To show appreciation and say thank you for their service to the community, the South Shore Line (SSL) is inviting all first responders to ride the train free of charge on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11.
September 8, 2016
To accommodate passengers attending Chicago Bears REGULAR SEASON home games, the South Shore plans to stop select trains at 18th St. Station. In addition to our regular service to Museum Campus/11th St., the following trains will serve 18th St. Station for regular season games:
September 8, 2016
Calling all Bank of America Chicago Marathon runners and observers: The South Shore Line invites you to leave your vehicle at one of our convenient stations in Indiana and take the South Shore Line to Chicago for all Bank of America Chicago Marathon events.
September 1, 2016
July ridership declined 9.9% compared to last year. This year we carried 326,207 passengers. In July 2015 we carried 362,048. Thru July we have carried 2,018,308 passengers, a decline of 4.4% over last year.
August 14, 2016
The NICTD Board met on Friday May 20 and approved a 2.5% increase in monthly fares and a $0.25 increase in one way ticket prices per year effective July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.
August 14, 2016
Chesterton, IN. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) announced today that it received approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation to enter Project Development for its long anticipated project to double track the South Shore Line from Tennessee Street in Gary, Indiana, to the Michigan Blvd. in Michigan City, Indiana, a distance of approximately 25 miles.
August 1, 2016
You can find the full NICTD Strategic Business Plan here.
January 19, 2016
Last fall the NICTD Board of Trustees approved a pilot test of bikes on select weekend trains to debut in April 2016.