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.
June 26, 2017
Hillcrest Road grade crossing (entrance to Town of Ogden Dunes and Portage/Ogden Dunes Station) will close on July 10, 2017 for approximately 10 days. South Shore maintenance crews will be reconstructing the grade crossing.
June 25, 2017
To accommodate an expected increase in ridership for the Pride Parade, the South Shore will operate extra passenger trains on Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Westbound
We plan to operate two extra westbound trains departing Portage/Ogden Dunes and stations west on the scheduled departure time of Trains 502 and 606.
June 15, 2017
Hohman Ave. will close for reconstruction between Hoffman St. and Huehn St. in Hammond.
June 9, 2017
During Blues Fest and Spring Awakening in Chicago, alcohol is prohibited on all South Shore Line trains after 7:00 pm on June 9 and all trains on June 10-11. Glass containers are prohibited at all times.
June 9, 2017
A 2.5% across the board capital fare increase approved by the NICTD Board last year will take effect on July 1. Click here for a complete list of new fares.
The South Shore Line weekday train schedule will change on July 1, 2017. The new schedule affects the following trains:
June 2, 2017
LAPORTE — LaPorte County government is paying its entire share of the cost for the proposed upgrades to the South Shore commuter line with cash up front, and Michigan City's $12.1 million share received preliminary approval this week. The estimated $290 million project still hinges on the federal government approving funding for one-half the entire cost. The LaPorte County Council unanimously decided Tuesday to take $5 million out of the county's major bridge fund and the remaining $1.1 million from the county's emergency reserve fund to cover its portion of the expense.
June 1, 2017
St. Joseph County and South Bend have averaged modest population growth each of the past four years, but they’ve trailed the state of Indiana’s growth rate, according to recently released Census Bureau estimates. City, county and business leaders say they have a prime opportunity to change that by double-tracking part of the South Shore Line, which would eliminate the need for the passenger line to wait for oncoming freight trains, and realigning the South Shore’s approach to South Bend International Airport. They say the work, when finished in 2020, will reduce the South Bend-to-Chicago trip from its current 2.5 hours to 90 minutes, and possibly down to 75 minutes on a special limited-stop trip each weekday morning and evening.
June 1, 2017
About ten years ago I biked with a friend from Chicago to Hammond, Indiana—a 30-mile ride that was made especially easy by a strong tailwind. We could take the train back, my friend assured me, which was a relief because I'd been having knee problems and wasn't up for a return cycling trip. Unfortunately, she turned out to be wrong: when we wheeled into the station we found signs clearly stating that bikes were allowed on trains only if they were packed into boxes. The station didn't sell boxes, and even if it had, we didn't have the right tools with us to disassemble our bikes. It was a long trip back, riding into a wind that seemed to grow stronger with every turn of our pedals.