Extra Westbound Service to Millennium Station on Saturday & Sunday
The South Shore will operate an extra westbound train to Millennium Station for the Air & Water Show. This extra will depart on westbound Train 606’s (9:57 a.m.) time from Portage/Ogden Dunes making all regular stops to Chicago.
The Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC) is beginning to renovate the Gary Metro Center. As part of this work we were required to temporarily remove our Ticket Vending Machines located on the 2nd floor of the Metro Center. We encourage South Shore passengers to use our convenient smartphone app as an easy to use alternative until the TVMs are reinstalled. Passengers may also pay with cash ONLY on the train.
During South Shore Line’s (SSL) Teacher Appreciation Week, essay applications will be accepted from educators for a chance to win free field trip transportation for their class.
To thank local educators for their hard work, SSL created Teachers Appreciation Week, where educators are invited to ride the SSL for free from August 7- August 13, on all off-peak weekday and all weekend trains. To ride, educators will need to present a valid school ID.
In addition to free rides, SSL is offering teachers a chance to win free transportation for their class for a field trip!
An extra westbound train will operate on Thursday, August 3rd and Friday, August 4th from Dune Park on westbound Train 14’s time.
To show appreciation for local educators, the South Shore Line (SSL) is welcoming local educators to ride the train for free from Monday, August 7, through Sunday, August 13, on all off-peak and weekend trains.
Changes to South Shore Eastbound Rush Hour Departure Times for Trains 117, 17 and 217 - Effective July 18, 2017
Based on the overwhelming reaction to the July 1 schedule change, the South Shore will be changing three popular trains to their pre-July 1 departure times from Millennium Station effective Tuesday, July 18. The departure times affect Trains 117, 17 and 217 and are highlighted in bold below. Click here for PDF version.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE BETWEEN HAMMOND STATION & FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES AND PIEROGI FEST
July 22-23 and July 28-30
Organizers of Northwest Indiana’s marquee summer festivals are providing a FREE shuttle bus service from South Shore Line’s Hammond Station to the Festival of the Lakes and Pierogi Fest. Avoid the hassle of navigating road construction detours, and take advantage of this great free service.
The SSL has scheduled an extra EB train departing Millennium Station at 5:10p, stopping at Van Buren at 5:13p, then making all station stops to Gary Metro Center. This train will not operate east of Gary Metro.
Passengers traveling east of Gary Metro are encouraged to board EB Train 117, which is scheduled to depart Millennium Station at 5:24p.
To accommodate early office departures the South Shore has scheduled extra eastbound departures on June 30 and July 3 – Departing Millennium Station at 2:00 pm and Van Buren Street at 2:03 pm, running non-stop to Hegewisch, and making local stops to Michigan City. These extras will not serve Hudson Lake or South Bend.
