Service Advisory: Weekend Busing Substitution; No Service to Van Buren St. & Museum Campus

May 3-4 & May 10-11, 2025

South Shore Line passengers are advised busing substitution will be in place throughout the weekends of May 3-4 and May 10-11, 2025, due to construction.

During these weekends, SSL passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago will be transported via bus between Millennium Station and Metra’s 18^th Street Station (address: 18^th Street near Calumet Avenue). Millennium to 18^th Street is an approximate 10-minute bus ride. Train passengers traveling to and from 57th Street Station will not be impacted.

On May 3-4 and May 10-11, 2025, there will be NO SERVICE to Museum Campus and Van Buren Street stations. The buses will not stop at Van Buren Street or Museum Campus stations. Impacted passengers please plan trips accordingly to utilize either 18th Street Station or Millennium Station during these weekends. Please see attached timetable for SSL’s temporary special 18^th Street Station stops, in effect during busing.

IMPORTANT NOTE: 18^TH STREET STATION CONTAINS A LARGE FLIGHT OF STAIRS. PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING MOBILITY ISSUES AND DIFFICULTY USING STAIRS, WILL UTILIZE MCCORMICK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE BUSING: May 3-4 and May 10-11, passengers with disabilities will be shuttled between Millennium and McCormick Place on both weekends.

Agents will be available at 18th Street, Millennium and McCormick Place stations to ensure passengers safely transfer between trains and buses.

The construction project is part of the $650 million expansion of SSL service and is necessary to expand capacity through the area north of 18th Street to accommodate additional SSL trains. The work includes track realignments and upgrades to the catenary system that supplies power to the trains. The construction will ultimately result in increased train capacity on Metra.