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Not to be confused with the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad.

South Shore Line
Silver single-level electric passenger train passing through grassand
A South Shore Line train west of Michigan City, Indiana
Overview
LocaleChicago, Illinois to South Bend, Indiana
Termini
Stations19
Websitemysouthshoreline.com
Service
TypeCommuter rail, Interurban
Services1
Operator(s)Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Daily ridership6,300 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Ridership1,406,900 (2023)[2]
History
Opened1903
Technical
Line length90 miles (140 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
Route map
Map South Shore Line highlighted in red
Legend
0 mi
 Millennium Station Metra
0.8 mi
1.3 km
 Van Buren Street
1.4 mi
2.3 km
 Museum Campus/11th Street
IC West Line to Addison
Amtrak to Union Station
2.7 mi
4.3 km
 McCormick Place
(events
only)
51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park)
Metra trains only
7.0 mi
11.3 km
 57th Street
Chicago "L"
Jackson Park branch
7.9 mi
12.7 km
 63rd Street
Metra Electric
to South Chicago
Calumet to Chicago
Kensington/115th Street
Metra trains only
Red to Howard (planned)
Metra Electric
to University Park & Blue Island
130th (planned)
I-94.svg
I-94
Bishop Ford Freeway
Calumet River
19.0 mi
30.6 km
 Hegewisch
Illinois
Indiana
West Lake Corridor (2025)
20.8 mi
33.5 km
 Hammond Gateway
maintenance and
storage facility
 Hammond
Grand Calumet River
 South Hammond
I-80.svgI-94.svg I-80 / I-94
Little Calumet River
 Munster Ridge Road
Munster/Dyer Main Street
Grand Calumet River
23.4 mi
37.7 km
 East Chicago
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
Grand Calumet River Branch
28.0 mi
45.1 km
 Gary/Chicago Airport Gary/Chicago International Airport
Calumet
to Valparaiso
 Ambridge
30.9 mi
49.7 km
 Gary Metro Center
Indiana Toll Road jct.svg Indiana Toll Road
34.7 mi
55.8 km
 Miller
38.9 mi
62.6 km
 Portage/Ogden Dunes
Portage Burns Waterway
 Bailly
Dune Acres
46.0 mi
74 km
 Dune Park
Tremont
Kemil Road
50.4 mi
81.1 km
 Beverly Shores
Willard Avenue
Amtrak
Left arrow to Chicago
to Pontiac, Port Huron Right arrow
55.8 mi
89.8 km
 11th Street
57.5 mi
92.5 km
 Carroll Avenue
Carroll Avenue
Yard and Shops
Trail Creek
Amtrak
Left arrow to Chicago
to Grand Rapids Right arrow
I-94.svg I-94
Galena River
 LaLumiere
Indiana Toll Road jct.svg Indiana Toll Road
 Rolling Prairie
74.6 mi
120.1 km
 Hudson Lake
Central Time
Eastern Time
CSB&NI
to Michigan City
 New Carlisle
CSB&NI Ry
to South Bend
Planned realignment
90.1 mi
145 km
 South Bend Airport South Bend International Airport
Amtrak
to Chicago Union Station
 South Bend Amtrak
Amtrak to New York City,
Boston & Washington, D.C.
 South Bend
St. Joseph River
South Bend Terminal Yard
Key
 South Shore Line
West Lake Corridor
Metra Electric District Metra
This diagram:

The South Shore Line (reporting mark NICD) is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend International Airport in South Bend, Indiana, United States. The name refers to both the physical line and the service operated over that route. The line was built in 1901–1908 by predecessors of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, which continues to operate freight service. Passenger operation was assumed by the NICTD in 1989, who also purchased the track in 1990. The South Shore Line is one of the last surviving interurban trains in the United States. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,406,900, or about 6,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

Route

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Departing South Bend Airport, the South Shore Line heads south alongside Bendix Drive, then west along Westmoor Street, before connecting with the tracks that ran to its former terminus. Between that point and Hudson Lake, Indiana, the South Shore Line runs parallel to Norfolk Southern's Chicago Rail Line, also used by Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited, on the north side of the tracks. Just before Hudson Lake, the line crosses from St. Joseph County into LaPorte County and enters the Central Time Zone.

From Hudson Lake, the South Shore continues straight west to Michigan City. In Michigan City, the track runs parallel to 11th Street from Michigan Boulevard to Tennessee Street, where it crosses over to Tenth Street. There, the railroad has an at-grade diamond with Amtrak's Michigan Services, after which it runs until Sheridan Avenue on the west side of Michigan City, Leaving Michigan City, the track travels through Indiana Dunes State Park, crosses over the Chicago Line and runs parallel to it, this time on the south side, past Long Lake. At Gary, Indiana, the route heads west to service the Gary Airport, at times running parallel to the Indiana Toll Road, as far as Hammond, Indiana. Just west of Hammond Gateway station, the route crosses into Illinois and Chicago city limits, at which point the track curves northwest, through the Hegewisch neighborhood and, after crossing the Bishop Ford Freeway and the Calumet River, converges with the Metra Electric line south of Kensington/115th Street station. The South Shore Line then runs over the Metra Electric from Kensington/115th Street the rest of the way to Millennium Station.

The line is quadruple tracked along the section shared with the Metra Electric line from Millennium Station to Kensington/115th Street, double-tracked from Kensington/115th Street to the yard at Michigan City, and single-tracked from there to South Bend Airport.

Service

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The most recent service update was on August 20, 2024, when NICTD published an updated schedule incorporating passenger feedback regarding new double-track service.[3]

Weekday schedule

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In the westbound direction, 26 trains terminate at Millennium Station. Six of these trips run the whole length of the line from South Bend Airport, while all other trips originate at other stops in Michigan City and Gary (8 trains from Carroll Avenue, 5 trains from 11th Street, and 7 trains from Miller). Some trips are "express" and do not make certain station stops; while mainly concentrated in the morning peak, some trips in the afternoon are also express.

In the eastbound direction, 27 trains originate at Millennium Station. Six trains continue all the way to South Bend Airport, while 6 trains terminate at Miller and the remainder terminate at either Carroll Avenue or 11th Street.

In addition to service at Millennium Station, there are three trains that run only between Carroll Avenue and South Bend Airport, with eastbound service in the early morning and westbound service in the late evening.

Weekend and holiday schedule

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On weekends and holidays, there are nine trains to and from Millennium Station. In the westbound direction, four trains originate at Carroll Avenue while all others originate at South Bend Airport; however, in the eastbound direction, all but three trains terminate at South Bend Airport.

Additionally, three shuttle trains run between Carroll Avenue and South Bend Airport in the westbound direction, but only two trains are scheduled for eastbound service.[4]

History

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Private operation

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Main article: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad § History

The South Shore Line was constructed between 1901 and 1908 by the Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway (reorganized as the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway [CLS&SB] in 1904). Revenue service between Michigan City and South Bend began on July 1, 1908.[5] The CLS&SB leased the Kensington and Eastern Railroad on April 4, 1909, giving it access to Chicago. That year the full line to Kensington on the Illinois Central was completed, and beginning on June 2, 1912, the electric cars were coupled to IC steam locomotives and run to downtown Chicago.[6]

A Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend limited train near the Indiana Dunes in the 1920s

The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend entered bankruptcy in 1925 and was bought by Samuel Insull's Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS&SB).[7] The line continued to handle both freight and passengers. Under Insull, the CSS&SB embarked on a major rehabilitation program. This included new ballast and ties, 100-pound (45 kg) rail in place of 70-pound (32 kg) rail, brush clearance, and an overhaul of the line's block signals.[8] In 1949, the company acquired three Little Joe electric locomotives for freight service. These locomotives had originally been constructed for the Soviet Union, but changing attitudes due to the Cold War prevented them from being delivered. Although the exact same type as the Milwaukee Joes, the South Shore bought them before the Milwaukee did. These locomotives continued in freight service on the CSS&SB until 1983. No. 803, is preserved in operating condition at the Illinois Railway Museum.

The power system was changed from 6600 volts AC to 1500 volts DC on July 28, 1926, allowing trains to operate directly to the Illinois Central Railroad's Randolph Street Terminal (now Millennium Station) without an engine change. Trains began running to Randolph Street on August 29.[9] That same year, the original line between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor was abandoned.[6]

The Chicago South Shore and South Bend turned a profit during World War II due to the industrial nature of Northern Indiana. However, highway competition and suburban growth led to ridership declines. By the 1950s all interurban lines were seeing a decline in rail travel as automobile use increased.[10] On September 16, 1956, a street running section in East Chicago was removed with the building of a new alignment alongside the Indiana Toll Road.[11] A truncation to west of downtown South Bend removed street trackage in that city from July 1, 1970.[6]

A Pullman Company electric interurban unit heading west toward Michigan City in 1980.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway acquired the CSS&SB on January 3, 1967 and continued the operation of passenger services.[12] The Chicago South Shore and South Bend was one of six railroads with long-distance passenger services to decline joining Amtrak in 1971 and in 1976, they asked the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to abandon passenger service. The ICC gave the state of Indiana a chance to reply and subsequently, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) was formed in 1977 to subsidize service.

Public operation

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Southbound NICTD South Shore train, led by car No. 109, seen entering the 55th–56th–57th Street station in Hyde Park (Chicago)

In the late 1980s, the Chicago South Shore and South Bend went bankrupt and on December 29, 1989, passenger service was assumed by NICTD.[13] In December 1990, the track was sold to NICTD and freight service was taken over by the new Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, a subsidiary of short line operator Anacostia & Pacific. On November 21, 1992, the line's South Bend terminus moved from the Amtrak station to the airport.[14] On July 5, 1994, NICTD closed the Ambridge, Kemil Road, Willard Avenue, LaLumiere, Rolling Prairie, and New Carlisle flag stops. A seventh station, Dune Acres, closed around the same time once parking was expanded at nearby Dune Park.[15]

1925 broadside advertising the South Shore Line railroad between South Bend, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois to highlight attractions on the line, such as the beaches at Dunes State Park.

The railroad began a 3-year project in 2009 to replace all catenary on its line between Michigan City and Gary, some of which was nearly 90 years old. The project cost $18 million and caused service disruptions on weekends while new wires were strung.[16]

The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE), replaced a bridge on the South Shore Line across 130th Street, Torrence Avenue, and Norfolk Southern tracks in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago as a part of a four-year project lasting from 2011 to 2015.[17][18] The 2,350 ton bridge would be put in place in August 2012.[19]

In 2015 NICTD began an express service between South Bend and Chicago. Targeted at business travelers, the train makes just two intermediate stops: Dune Park and East Chicago. The total scheduled travel time is 1 hour 55 minutes, more than thirty minutes faster than existing services.[20]

In July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, NICTD implemented "mask optional cars" for riders choosing not to wear masks, as Indiana did not have a statewide mask mandate.[21] This received a controversial reception at the time, as it was alleged at the time to not help slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease, and the "mask optional" car was also the only car with bike racks.[22][23] On November 14, 2020, the "mask optional cars" were discontinued, requiring all passengers to wear a mask.[24][25]

Rolling stock

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Current

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South Shore Line
In service1982–present
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Constructed1982–1983, 1992, 2001
Number built68
FormationMarried-pair
Fleet numbers1–48, 201–210, 101–110
Capacity93[26]
OperatorsCSS&SB, NICTD
Lines servedSouth Shore Line
Specifications
Car body constructionstainless steel
Car length85 ft (25.91 m)[26]
Width10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)[26]
Height15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)[26]
Wheel diameter36 in (914 mm)[26]
Wheelbase8 ft 2+1⁄2 in (2.502 m)[26]
Maximum speed79 mph (127 km/h)[26]
Weight118,000 lb (54,000 kg)[26] (empty)
Traction systemIGBT-VVVF (Toshiba)[27]
Traction motors3-phase AC induction motor (Toshiba)[27]
HVACElectric heating, Air conditioning
Electric system(s)Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classificationBo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’
AAR wheel arrangementB-B+B-B
BogiesND-312[26]
Coupling systemTomlinson
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
A bi-level unit in service in 2009.
A bi-level unit at Millennium Station in 2017.

The South Shore Line operates with a fleet of 82 rail cars built between 1982 and 2009 by Nippon Sharyo. The fleet consists of 58 single-level self-propelled cars, 10 single-level unpowered trailers, and 14 bilevel self-propelled cars.[28] The single level fleet's design shares commonalities with MARC's locomotive-hauled MARC II fleet, which were also built by Nippon Sharyo.[29] An additional 26 cars are planned to be acquired, replacing those to be transferred to West Lake Corridor services.[30] Several Highliner 2s from Metra Electric have already been acquired.[31]

Numbers Model Built Builder notes
1–48 Single-level electric multiple unit 1982–83, 1992 Nippon Sharyo
201–210 Trailer 1992
101–110 Single-level electric multiple unit 2001
301–314 Highliner II 2009
1201–1226 Highliner II 2005–2006 Ex Metra Electric

Retired

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A CLS&SB wood-bodied interurban car at a siding
CSS&SB no. 102, built by Pullman in 1926, street-running in South Bend in 1962
CSS&SB no. 31, built by Standard Steel Car in 1929, at Randolph Street in 1968

Pullman and the Standard Steel Car Company delivered electric multiple units to the CSS&SB between 1926 and 1929. Many were lengthened in the 1940s and 1950s.[32]

Numbers Model Built Builder Notes
1–11 62-seat coach 1908 Niles Two cars scrapped prior to 1923; the remainder scrapped in 1929[33]
12–15 Built as trailers. Rebuilt in 1915 with motors. Baggage compartments added in 1925. Scrapped in summer of 1929.[33]
60–61 48-seat suburban car Kuhlman 60 wrecked prior to 1918. 61 scrapped in 1927[33]
62–63 1903 Brill Originally Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway cars 1 and 2[33]
64 1918 Kuhlman Built as a replacement for car 60[33]
70–71 54-seat coach 1908 Niles 71 rebuilt as CSS&SB 401 in 1927. 70 used as a yard office and scrapped in 1935.[33]
72–74 46-seat combine Rebuilt with larger baggage compartments. 73 wrecked in 1909 and rebuilt to work motor 1126 in 1927; undergoing restoration.[34] 72 rebuilt to line car 1101 in 1927. 74 used as trainmen's room at South Bend and scrapped in 1941.[33]
75–77 54-seat coach Scrapped in summer of 1929[33]
101–110 52-seat coach Kuhlman Two cars rebuilt into CSS&SB 222 and 224 in 1927. The remainder were scrapped in 1929.[33]
111–112 60-seat open vestibule car [data missing] [data missing] Purchased in 1917. Formerly AT&SF cars.[33]
113–114 56-seat open vestibule car [data missing] [data missing]
1–10 56-seat coach smoker 1926 Pullman
11–15 80-seat coach Lengthened in 1942–46
16–25 1927 Lengthened in 1945–47
26–29 1929 Standard Steel Lengthened in 1948
30–37; 39 48-seat coach smoker
38 56-seat coach
40 48-seat coach smoker 1938 Rebuilt from trailer no. 213
100–109 64–68 seat coach–baggage 1926 Pullman Lengthened in 1943–44 and modernized in 1949–50
110–111 64-seat coach–baggage 1951 Standard Steel Rebuilt from coaches nos. 10 and 29
201–206 80-seat coach trailer 1927 Pullman Lengthened in 1946–48
207–210 50-seat coach smoker trailer
211–212 1929
351–352 16-seat parlor–observation–buffet trailer 1927 Originally 20 fixed chairs; rebuilt with 16 rotating chairs in 1929; rebuilt as coaches in 1942
353–354 56-seat coach trailer 1938–39 Standard Steel Rebuilt from parlors built in 1929

Fare policies

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The South Shore Line uses a zone-based fare system, with prices based on the distance traveled and stations' proximity to Millennium Station. There are a total of eleven zones (1–11). Tickets may be purchased at stations, online, and through the South Shore mobile app. Ticket options include one-way, 10-ride, 25-ride, and monthly passes. One-way tickets may also be purchased on trains, but will incur a $1.00 penalty fee if a ticket agent was present at the departure station. Children aged 13 years and under, seniors aged 65 and over, passengers with disabilities, students, active-duty military personnel, and those holding RTA Reduced Fare Permits are eligible for reduced fares. NICTD accepts cash aboard trains, cash and checks at ticket offices, and credit cards online and at Millennium Station's ticket office. Most stations have ticket machines which only accept credit cards.[35] For travel to Hegewisch station (zone 3), fares are set by Metra.[36]

Expansions and realignments under construction

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Michigan City realignment

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South Shore train at the 11th Street stop in Michigan City, Indiana

Since 2005, there has been an ongoing debate pertaining to plans to relocate trackage off the streets of Michigan City.[37] In July 2009, NICTD announced its intention to relocate the Michigan City track south of its current location in order to smooth out the curves, cut down the number of grade crossings, increase speed and reduce maintenance costs.[38] The plan also calls for the replacement of both current stations with a single new station located a block west of the current 11th Street boarding location (between Franklin and Washington streets) with a modern, high-level platform and parking lot. The plan would require a demolition of residential and retail buildings currently located on the south side of 11th Street.[39]

The relocation effort faced a setback in March 2010 when NICTD announced that it was short necessary funds to complete the preliminary engineering study. Unless the funding was found, the relocation would have been postponed indefinitely since, without the engineering study, NICTD would not be able to get state and federal funds necessary to complete the relocation.[40] NICTD and the city continued to work on obtaining the funds needed.[41] In 2011 NICTD accepted bids for a $1 million study, expected to take 18 months.[42] The study was completed in October 2013. The preferred alternative identified by the study preserved an alignment similar to the current route but relocated the tracks alongside the street. It proposed replacing the two existing stations with a new station near the center of Michigan City.[43] The realignment was completed as a part of the double track project from Gary to Michigan City.[44]

Street running ended on February 27, 2022, and buses replaced trains within this section prior to the opening of the new alignment.[45][46] Service between Dune Park and Carroll Avenue resumed on October 25, 2023.[47] Service on the remaining closed section between Gary and Dune Park restarted on April 9, 2024, with a new schedule taking advantage of the double track beginning on May 14.[48]

West Lake Corridor

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Main article: West Lake Corridor

NICTD planned to apply for federal funding for a preliminary engineering study and environmental survey of a Hammond-to-Lowell leg in 2009. As of 2008, that leg had a projected price tag of $551 million.[49] As of 2019, the cost has increased to $665 million. NICTD was awarded funding in the spring of 2020 and the line broke ground in October 2020.[50] The project is estimated to open to revenue service in May 2025.[51][52]

The new line will run through Munster to Dyer, with a possible later extension to St. John, and trains will run as shuttles between Hammond and Dyer during off-peak hours.[53] The alignment of the new branch leaves the old CSS&SB main immediately before the original Hammond station. Hence, the NICTD built the Hammond Gateway station to serve both branches.[54]

Proposed expansions and realignments

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Valparaiso branch

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At a legislative hearing in October 2008, NICTD officials said they would drop further study of a Munster-to-Valparaiso route, and begin study of a Gary–Valparaiso route. At the hearing, NICTD officials said the projected cost of $673 million for the Munster-to-Valparaiso route as well as low projected ridership would have made it ineligible for federal funding and opted to study the Gary-to-Valparaiso route instead.[55] The Gary-to-Valparaiso route would utilize the partially abandoned former Pennsylvania Railroad line. NICTD officials contend the shorter length of a Gary-to-Valparaiso run and the chance to use existing tracks there may make it a lower-cost alternative to the Munster-to-Valparaiso route.

Extension to Elkhart

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In the 1980s and 1990s, there was some discussion about the possibility of extending the line from South Bend east to Elkhart County, Indiana.[56][57] In 1988, Elkhart, Indiana Mayor James Perron pushed for the government to look into making long-term plans for an extension into his city.[58]

Proposed new stations

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There are proposals to replace the South Bend terminus with a new station.

There is a proposal to reestablish a station in New Carlisle.[59]

Station listing

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The South Shore Line and the Metra system

The line operates over the tracks of the Metra Electric Line from Millennium Station to Kensington-115th Street. Metra owns the track in this territory. Per a long-standing non-compete clause with Metra, outbound South Shore Line trains to Indiana only stop at Metra Electric stations to receive passengers; inbound trains to Millennium Station only stop at Metra Electric stations to discharge passengers.

South Shore Line trains make the following station stops:[60]

Tail end of a South Shore train
State Fare
zone 		Location Station Mile (km)[61] Avg. weekday
ridership (2019)[61] 		Connections and notes
IL 1 Chicago Millennium Station 0.0 (0) 4,227 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 4, X4, 6, 19, 20, 26, 60, N66, 124, 143, 147, 148, 151, 157
Chicago "L": Red (at Lake), Green Brown Orange Pink Purple (at Washington/​Wabash)
Bus interchange Pace Bus: 855 Plainfield–East Loop Express
Bus interchange VALPOtransit: ChicaGo Dash
Van Buren Street 0.8 (1.3) 977 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, X4, 6, 7, J14, 26, 28, 126, 130, 147, 148, 151
Museum Campus/11th Street 1.4 (2.3) 166 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, X4, 12, 130, 146
McCormick Place
(special events only) 		2.7 (4.3) 0 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 3 King Drive, 21 Cermak
53rd Street 6.5 (10.5) South Shore service withdrawn October 16, 1966, replaced by 57th Street
2 57th Street 7.0 (11.3) 271 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 15 Jeffery Local, 28 Stony Island, 55 Garfield, 171 U of Chicago/Hyde Park
63rd Street 7.9 (12.7) 3 Metra Metra: ■ Metra Electric
Bus interchange CTA Bus: 63 63rd
Kensington/115th Street 14.5 (23.3) South Shore service withdrawn February 15, 2012
3 Hegewisch 19.0 (30.6) 862 Bus interchange CTA Bus: 30 South Chicago
Bus interchange Pace: 358 Torrence, 364 159th Street
IN 4 Hammond Hammond Gateway 20.8 (33.5) 1,345
East Chicago East Chicago 23.4 (37.7) 1,493 Bus interchange East Chicago Transit: E1 Griffith Plaza, E2 Crosstown, E3 West Calumet
Bus interchange GPTC: R1 Lakeshore Connection
5 Gary Gary/Chicago Airport 28.0 (45.1) 80 Bus interchange GPTC: R1 Lakeshore Connection
Ambridge 29.2 (47.0) Closed July 5, 1994
Buchanan Street[62] Closed
Gary Metro Center 30.9 (49.7) 426 Bus interchange GPTC: R1, R3, BMX, L1, L2, L3, L5
Miller 34.7 (55.8) 339 Bus interchange GPTC: L2 Oak/County Line Rd
6 Ogden Dunes Portage/Ogden Dunes 38.9 (62.6) 237
Dune Acres Dune Acres 44.7 (71.9) Closed 1994
Porter Dune Park 46.0 (74.0) 474 Bus interchange V-Line: Orange Line
Porter County Tremont 47.0 (75.6) Closed June 2, 1986, replaced with Dune Park
7 Kemil Road Closed July 5, 1994
Beverly Shores Beverly Shores 50.4 (81.1) 47
8 Michigan City Willard Avenue Closed July 5, 1994
11th Street 55.8 (89.8) 102
Carroll Avenue 57.5 (92.5) 172 Bus interchange Michigan City Transit: 3
9 Smith LaLumiere Closed July 5, 1994
10 Rolling Prairie Rolling Prairie
Hudson Lake Hudson Lake 74.6 (120.1) 1
New Carlisle New Carlisle 76.3 (122.8) Closed July 5, 1994
11 South Bend South Bend Airport South_Bend_International_Airport 90.1 (145.0) 227 Bus interchange Transpo: 4 Lincolnway/Airport
Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines
Bus interchange Coach USA
South Bend Current Amtrak station, South Shore service withdrawn November 21, 1992
South Bend Closed 1970, located in downtown South Bend

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Shore Line Schedule Revision - Aug. 20, 2024". South Shore Line. August 15, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). South Shore Line. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "First car runs over new line". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. July 1, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (NICTD)". southshore.railfan.net.
  7. ^ Ogorek 2012, p. 9
  8. ^ Middleton 1998, pp. 6–7
  9. ^ Middleton 1998, p. 8
  10. ^ Economic Adjustment Study: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Corridor, Final Report; Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District,; March 1980; pg 1
  11. ^ "S. Shore on New Line". The Hammond Times. Hammond, Indiana. September 16, 1956. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  12. ^ "South Shore Line Switch Approved". Chicago Tribune. December 23, 1966. p. 2 Section 10.
  13. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. December 31, 2010. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  14. ^ Wieland, Phil (November 21, 1992). "New train terminal could have folks heading east, young". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  15. ^ Dodson, Paul (June 17, 1994). "South Shore Railroad Will Close 7 Flagstops". South Bend Tribune. p. B2. There was a train station on the Chain Lakes, near Lydick Indiana. The South Shore had discontinued the stop in 1936 and was later destroyed by fire. The station was located near the Chain-O-Lakes Conservation Club. During that time, in the mid-1930s the Northern Indiana Railroad, and the New York Central made stops in Lydick. The New York Central stopped making stops when it was absorbed into Penn Central in 1968. The Northern Indiana Railroad, however, abandoned the service in 1934. The entire Northern Indiana Railroad was abandoned in 1940 leaving only the South Shore, the last interurban railroad in the United States.
  16. ^ "NICTD Board Meeting Minutes July 31, 2009" (PDF). Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  17. ^ "Major grade separation underway in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Quinn says". Progressive Railroading. August 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "GS15a 130th & Torrence & Norfolk Southern Grade Separation" (PDF). CREATE. July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  19. ^ Lach, Jeanette (August 25, 2012). "Bridge weighing 2,350 tons put in place for South Shore". The Times. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  20. ^ Allen, Kevin (February 3, 2015). "Chicago express a major step for South Shore". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  21. ^ Gordon, Aaron (November 19, 2020). "Commuter Rail's Mask-Optional 'Dumb Ass Car' Emblematic of U.S.'s COVID-19 Response". www.vice.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  22. ^ Hoyer, Sharon (October 9, 2020). ""It's foolish": Experts say South Shore's Mask Optional Car could cause super-spreader event". Streetsblog Chicago.
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