Temporary busing between South Bend, Carroll Ave. & Gary Metro Center: May 10-21, 2021

May 8, 2021

 To help facilitate pre-construction Double Track third-party utility work and South Shore Line track work, temporary busing is scheduled to occur between Gary Metro Center, Carroll Ave., and South Bend International Airport stations, effective Monday, May 10 through Friday, May 21, including the weekend of May 15-16.

 Passengers are advised that no bikes will be transported via bus.

Service to Beverly Shores and Hudson Lake is suspended during busing.

Michigan City 11th Street Station is temporarily closed as of May 1.

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Special Meeting Notice – Monday May 10, 2021

May 6, 2021

Board of Trustees Special Meeting – 10:30 A.M.

The Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 10:30 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. Members of the Board of Trustees may participate in the meeting electronically.

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SERVICE ADVISORY – Temporary busing between Carroll Ave. & Gary Metro Center: May 3-8, 2021

April 30, 2021

The South Shore Line is periodically busing passengers between various stations to help facilitate pre-construction third-party utility work and the Double Track NWI construction project (https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/).   

The next busing segment is scheduled to occur between Carroll Ave. and Gary Metro Center stations, effective Monday, May 3 through Saturday, May 8, 2021. 

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NICTD Special Board Meeting-Tuesday, May 4th

April 30, 2021

MEETING NOTICE: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 

Board of Trustees Executive Session – 1:30 P.M.

The Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District will hold an executive session on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Office of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, 33 East U.S. Hwy. 12, Chesterton, Indiana.  Members of the Board of Trustees may participate in the executive session electronically. The purpose of the executive session is to have a discussion of strategy with respect to:

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Service Advisory – Temporary Busing Between Dune Park & Gary Metro Center

April 19, 2021

Temporary Busing: April 20-23, 2021 and April 27-29, 2021

The South Shore Line announces plans to periodically bus passengers between various stations to help facilitate pre-construction third-party utility work and the Double Track NWI construction project (https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/), which will substantially decrease travel times to and from Chicago.

The first of these busing segments will occur between Dune Park and Gary Metro Center stations, effective from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 20-23, 2021 and April 27-29, 2021.

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Service Advisory – May Monthly Ticket Update

April 14, 2021

The South Shore Line announces it will continue its “Buy 1 Get 1 Free” promotion to include May monthly tickets. All monthly tickets purchased for the month of May 2021 will remain valid throughout June. 

Passengers purchasing a paper May monthly ticket should plan to keep that ticket and use it through June, and passengers purchasing a digital May monthly ticket via the mobile app will see a June ticket uploaded to their accounts prior to June 1.  

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Service Advisory – Michigan City 11th Street Station Closure

April 13, 2021

The South Shore Line advises passengers that the Michigan City 11th Street Station and parking lots will be CLOSED for an extended period of time effective Saturday, May 1, 2021. 

The 11th Street Station closure will be in effect to help facilitate pre-construction third-party utility work and the Double Track NWI construction project (https://www.doubletrack-nwi.com/), which will substantially decrease travel times to and from Chicago.  

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SERVICE ADVISORY UPDATE April 12, 2021: EB Train 203 resumes regular service

April 12, 2021

Effective immediately, eastbound Train 203, departing Millennium Station at 6:10a and arriving at Gary Metro Center at 7:07a, will return to its regularly scheduled operations.

Tr 203 had previously been canceled Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week due to track construction at East Chicago Station that impacted track availability.

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Good Friday/Easter

March 26, 2021
The South Shore Line will operate a regular weekday train schedule on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. All ticket offices will observe regular weekday hours.
 
Further, all ticket offices will observe regular weekend hours on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
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