The South Shore Line will operate a weekend/holiday train schedule in observance of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.
Due to ongoing holiday events, the following alcohol restrictions will be in place:
· Friday, Sept. 2: Alcohol is prohibited on all trains after 7 p.m.
· Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, Sept. 3-5: Alcohol is prohibited on all trains. Glass bottles are prohibited at all times.
In order to accommodate construction for the Double Track NWI project, the South Shore Line announces a long-term busing schedule for passengers between Gary Metro Center and Carroll Ave. stations. Train service between Gary Metro and Millennium and between Carroll Ave. and South Bend Airport will operate as normal.
To accommodate passengers attending the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) taking place Aug. 5-7 at McCormick Place, the South Shore Line will be offering select weekday train stops at McCormick Place Station on Friday, Aug. 5.
The South Shore Line announces that it will again offer a “Buy 1 Get 1 Free” promotion, applicable for September monthly tickets. All monthly tickets purchased for the month of September 2022 will remain valid throughout October 2022.
In order to accommodate construction related to the Double Track NWI project, the South Shore Line will bus weekday passengers to stations between Carroll Ave. and Gary/Chicago Airport (Clark Rd.), effective Monday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 5. The Gary busing is in addition to ongoing busing between Carroll Ave. and Dune Park stations.
The following South Shore Line service updates will be in effect to accommodate passengers attending Lollapalooza, taking place Thursday, July 28, through Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Grant Park.
To accommodate passengers attending The Weeknd concert taking place at 6:30 p.m. July 24, 2022, at Soldier Field, the South Shore Line plans to stop select trains at Metra’s 18th Street Station, which connects passengers directly to the Soldier Field entrance via a pedestrian walkway. As 18th St. Station is not a regularly scheduled stop, SSL passengers utilizing 18th St. for this event should purchase tickets for Museum Campus/11th Street.
Executive Session – 10:00 A.M.
The Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District will meet in Executive Session on Monday, August 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Office of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, 33 East U.S. Hwy. 12, Chesterton, Indiana. Pursuant to Resolution 21-10, members of the Board of Trustees and necessary staff may participate in the meeting electronically. The purpose of the meeting is discussion of strategy with respect to:
CHESTERTON, Indiana – The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD), operator of the South Shore Line railroad, will temporarily close the Calumet Trail in both directions in the immediate vicinity of Dune Park Station in Chesterton beginning on July 25, 2022 for a duration of 28 days. The expected reopening date is Monday, August 22, 2022.
