Hammond Station Platform – March 15, 2024

The South Shore Line advises passengers that platform work in conjunction with the West https://www.nictdwestlake.com/ Lake Corridor Project will be ongoing at Hammond Station and will impact platform availability, effective Friday, March 15, 2024.  Beginning March 15, the eastern half of the Hammond platform will be closed.Passengers must enter/exit the Hammond platform via the west entrance only.Train

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Board Meeting Notice – Monday, March 25, 2024

Dial 1-312-626-6799Webinar ID 881 8729 1474Passcode: 347987 MEETING NOTICEMonday, March 25, 2024 Executive Session – 10:00 A.M. The Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District will meet in Executive Session on Monday, March 25. 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Office of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation

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Overnight Busing Gary Metro-Carroll Ave.

In order to accommodate dispatch system testing, beginning tonight, March 11, 2024, the South Shore Line will bus weekday eastbound train passengers between 10 p.m. – 3 a.m. to stations between Gary Metro Center and Carroll Ave. The temporary overnight busing is expected to last several weeks. The busing in addition to ongoing temporary busing

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 16, 2024

In order to accommodate an expected increase in ridership due to the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade and dyeing of the river, the South Shore Line will offer additional capacity and extra passenger trains on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Extra westbound capacity to Millennium Station 3/16/24 Westbound Tr 502 and Tr 504 will operate with

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Hegewisch Station Platform – March 11, 2024

The South Shore Line advises passengers that track construction at Hegewisch Station is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 11, 2024, and will temporarily impact platform availability. Beginning March 11 after rush hour, the Track 1 platform at Hegewisch will be closed for several weeks to accommodate the construction.For the duration of this closure, all

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March Monthly Tickets

As a reminder, the South Shore Line’s Buy One Get One free monthly ticket promotion continues to be extended through June 2024 due to ongoing busing and construction related to the Double Track NWI Project.  All monthly tickets purchased for the month of March 2024 will remain valid for April 2024. Passengers purchasing a paper March

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Chicago Dental Society – McCormick Service Feb. 22-24, 2024

To accommodate passengers attending the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting taking place Feb. 22-24 at McCormick Place, the South Shore Line will be offering select weekday train stops at McCormick Place Station on Thursday, Feb. 22, and Friday, Feb. 23. In addition to regular SSL weekend service to McCormick Place, the following weekday trains will

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Overnight Busing, Gary-Carroll Ave. – Feb 7, 2024

In order to accommodate overhead wire work in relation to the Double Track NWI project, the South Shore Line will bus eastbound train passengers between 10 p.m. – 3 a.m. overnight tonight, Feb. 7, 2024, to stations between Gary Metro Center and Carroll Ave. This is in addition to ongoing temporary busing between Gary Metro Center and Dune

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Overnight Busing, Gary-Carroll Ave. Feb. 2, 2024

In order to accommodate overhead wire work in relation to the Double Track NWI project, the South Shore Line will bus eastbound train passengers between 10 p.m. – 3 a.m. overnight Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to stations between Gary Metro Center and Carroll Ave. This is in addition to ongoing temporary busing between Gary Metro

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