South Shore Line
A South Shore Line train west ofMichigan City, Indiana
Overview
Locale	Chicago, Illinois, toSouth Bend, Indiana
Termini	Millennium Station South Bend Airport
Stations	19
Website	mysouthshoreline.com
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Daily ridership	6,500 (weekdays, Q2 2025)[1]
Ridership	1,766,600 (2024)[2]
History
Opened	1903
Technical
Line length	90 miles (140 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Route map South Shore Line highlighted in red Show interactive map Legend 0mi Millennium Station Metra│NICTD 0.8 mi 1.3 km Van Buren Street 1.4 mi 2.3 km Museum Campus/​11th Street 2.2 mi 3.5 km 18th Street (events only) Amtrak toUnion Station 2.7 mi 4.3 km McCormick Place (events only) I-55 (End) 7.0 mi 11.3 km 57th Street 7.9 mi 12.7 km 63rd Street Metra toSouth Chicago Amtrak toUnion Station toMichigan,Miami,NYC,Boston I-90 /Chicago Skyway I-94 14.5 mi 23.3 km Kensington/​115th Street (bypassed) Metra toBlue Island toUniversity Park Amtrak toCarbondale toNew Orleans I-94 Grand Calumet River 19.0 mi 30.6 km Hegewisch Illinois Indiana border West Lake Corridor 20.7 mi 33.3 km Hammond Gateway West Lake Corridor toMunster/Dyer Main Street 20.9 mi 33.6 km Hammond CSX Transportation Grand Calumet River 23.4 mi 37.7 km East Chicago Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal Grand Calumet River Branch Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad CSX Transportation 28.0 mi 45.1 km Gary/​Chicago Airport Norfolk Southern Railway Ambridge 30.9 mi 49.7 km Gary Metro Center I-90 /Indiana Toll Road EJ&E Railway 34.7 mi 55.8 km Miller CSX Transportation Amtrak toChicago 38.9 mi 62.6 km Portage/​Ogden Dunes Little Calumet River Amtrak toMichigan,Miami,NYC,Boston toBurns Harbor Bailly Dune Acres 46.0 mi 74 km Dune Park Tremont Kemil Road 50.4 mi 81.1 km Beverly Shores Willard Avenue Amtrak toChicago toPontiac,Port Huron 55.8 mi 89.8 km 11th Street Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad 57.5 mi 92.5 km Carroll Avenue Carroll Avenue Yard and Shops Trail Creek Amtrak toChicago toGrand Rapids I-94 Galena River LaLumiere I-80 /I-90 /Indiana Toll Road Rolling Prairie Amtrak toChicago 74.6 mi 120.1 km Hudson Lake Central Time Eastern Time CSB&NI Ry to Michigan City New Carlisle Olive Lydick CSB&NI Ry to South Bend Planned realignment 90.1 mi 145 km South Bend Airport South Bend ( 1970-1992) Amtrak toNew York City, Boston, andMiami South Bend (1921-1970) St. Joseph River South Bend Terminal Yard Key South Shore Line West Lake Corridor Metra Electric District Other lines This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

TheSouth Shore Line (reporting markNICD) is anelectrically poweredcommuter rail line operated by theNorthern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) betweenMillennium Station in downtownChicago, Illinois, and theSouth Bend Airport station inSouth Bend, Indiana, United States. The name refers to both the physical line and the service operated over that route. It primarily serves the Indiana portion of theChicago metropolitan area.

The line was built in 1901–1908 by predecessors of theChicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, which continues to operatefreight 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 survivinginterurban trains in the United States. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 1,766,600, or about 6,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2025.

DepartingSouth 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 andHudson Lake, Indiana, the South Shore Line runs parallel toNorfolk Southern'sChicago Rail Line, also used byAmtrak'sLake Shore Limited andFloridian, on the north side of the tracks. Just before Hudson Lake, the line crosses from St. Joseph County intoLaPorte County and enters the Central Time Zone.

From Hudson Lake, the South Shore continues straight west toMichigan 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'sMichigan Services, after which it runs until Sheridan Avenue on the west side of Michigan City, Leaving Michigan City, the track travels throughIndiana Dunes State Park, crosses over the Chicago Line and runs parallel to it, this time on the south side, pastLong Lake. AtGary, Indiana, the route heads west to service theGary Airport, at times running parallel to theIndiana Toll Road, as far asHammond, Indiana. Just west of Hammond Gateway station, the route crosses into Illinois and Chicago city limits, at which point the track curves northwest, through theHegewisch neighborhood and, after crossing theBishop Ford Freeway and theCalumet River, converges with theMetra Electric District south ofKensington/115th Street station. The South Shore Line then runs over the Metra Electric from Kensington/115th Street the rest of the way toMillennium Station.

The line isquadruple 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.

The most recent revision to the schedule took effect on July 1, 2025^[3]. More changes are expected in the future as the West Lake Corridor and Millennium Station fourth main track projects are completed.

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 fromCarroll Avenue, 5 trains from11th Street, and 7 trains fromMiller). 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.

On weekends and holidays, there are ten 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 two trains terminate at South Bend Airport.

Three early morning shuttle trains run between Carroll Avenue and South Bend Airport in the eastbound direction. There are no westbound South Bend-Carroll Ave shuttles on weekends.

Occasionally,McCormick Place and18th Street are served asflag stops for special events at McCormick Place convention center and Soldier Field.

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

The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend entered bankruptcy in 1925 and was bought bySamuel Insull'sChicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (CSS&SB).^[6] 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'sblock signals.^[7] In 1949, the company acquired threeLittle Joe electric locomotives for freight service. These locomotives had originally been constructed for theSoviet Union, but changing attitudes due to theCold 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 theIllinois Railway Museum.

The power system was changed from 6600 voltsAC to 1500 voltsDC on July 28, 1926, allowing trains to operate directly to theIllinois Central Railroad's Randolph Street Terminal (now Millennium Station) without anengine change. Trains began running to Randolph Street on August 29.^[8] That same year, the original line between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor was abandoned.^[5]

The Chicago South Shore and South Bend turned a profit duringWorld 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.^[9] On September 16, 1956, astreet running section inEast Chicago was removed with the building of a new alignment alongside theIndiana Toll Road.^[10] A truncation to west of downtownSouth Bend removed street trackage in that city from July 1, 1970.^[5]

TheChesapeake and Ohio Railway acquired the CSS&SB on January 3, 1967, and continued the operation of passenger services.^[11] The Chicago South Shore and South Bend was one of six railroads with long-distance passenger services to decline joiningAmtrak in 1971 and in 1976, they asked theInterstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to abandon passenger service. The ICC gave the state ofIndiana a chance to reply and subsequently, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) was formed in 1977 to subsidize service.

In the late 1980s, the Chicago South Shore and South Bend went bankrupt and on December 29, 1989, passenger service was assumed by NICTD.^[12] In December 1990, the track was sold to NICTD and freight service was taken over by the newChicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, a subsidiary ofshort line operatorAnacostia & Pacific. On November 21, 1992, the line's South Bend terminus moved from theAmtrak station to theairport.^[13] On July 5, 1994, NICTD closed theAmbridge,Kemil Road,Willard Avenue,LaLumiere,Rolling Prairie, andNew Carlisleflag stops. A seventh station,Dune Acres, closed around the same time once parking was expanded at nearbyDune Park.^[14]

The railroad began a 3-year project in 2009 to replace allcatenary on its line betweenMichigan City andGary, some of which was nearly 90 years old. The project cost $18 million and caused service disruptions on weekends while new wires were strung.^[15]

TheChicago 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 theHegewisch neighborhood of Chicago as a part of a four-year project lasting from 2011 to 2015.^[16][17] The 2,350 ton bridge would be put in place in August 2012.^[18]

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.^[19]

In July 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemic, NICTD implemented "mask optional cars" for riders choosingnot to wear masks, as Indiana did not have a statewide mask mandate.^[20] This received a controversial reception at the time, as it was alleged at the time to not help slow down the spread of thecoronavirus disease, and the "mask optional" car was also the only car with bike racks.^[21][22] On November 14, 2020, the "mask optional cars" were discontinued, requiring all passengers to wear a mask.^[23][24]

Since 2005, there has been an ongoing debate pertaining to plans to relocate trackage off the streets ofMichigan City.^[25] 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.^[26] 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.^[27]

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.^[28] NICTD and the city continued to work on obtaining the funds needed.^[29] In 2011 NICTD accepted bids for a $1 million study, expected to take 18 months.^[30] 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.^[31]

As part of the Double Track Northwest Indiana project, NICTD added a second track along about 26.6 miles (42.8 km) from Gary to Michigan City during the 2020s.^[32] Work on the Double Track project commenced in 2021,^[33] and the Michigan City realignment was completed as part of the project.^[34] Street running ended on February 27, 2022, and buses temporarily replaced trains within this section.^[35][36] Service betweenDune Park andCarroll Avenue resumed on October 25, 2023.^[37] Service on the remaining closed section between Gary and Dune Park restarted on April 9, 2024,^[38][39] with a new schedule taking advantage of the double track beginning on May 14.^[32][40][41] The Double Track project cost $649 million in total.^[33][41]

Monon Corridor
Legend
0mi Millennium Station Metra│NICTD 0.8 mi 1.3 km Van Buren Street 1.4 mi 2.3 km Museum Campus/​11th Street 2.2 mi 3.5 km 18th Street (events only) Amtrak toUnion Station 2.7 mi 4.3 km McCormick Place (events only) I-55 (End) 7.0 mi 11.3 km 57th Street 7.9 mi 12.7 km 63rd Street Metra toSouth Chicago Amtrak toUnion Station toMichigan,Miami,NYC,Boston I-90 /Chicago Skyway I-94 14.5 mi 23.3 km Kensington/​115th Street (bypassed) Metra toBlue Island toUniversity Park Amtrak toCarbondale toNew Orleans I-94 Grand Calumet River 19.0 mi 30.6 km Hegewisch Illinois Indiana border reroute peak hours 20.7 mi 33.3 km Hammond Gateway Lakeshore Corridor toSouth Bend Airport CSX Transportation Maintenance and storage facility Grand Calumet River I:Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad N:Norfolk Southern Railway 21.9 mi 35.2 km Downtown Hammond (proposed) 24.1 mi 38.8 km South Hammond I-80 /I-94 Little Calumet River 25.3 mi 40.7 km Munster Ridge Road Amtrak toChicago CN South Bend Subdivision 28.1 mi 45.2 km Munster/Dyer Main Street 0.6 miles (1 km) toDyer Amtrak toNew York
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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^[update], that leg had a projected price tag of $551 million.^[42] As of 2019^[update], the cost has increased to $665 million. NICTD was awarded funding in the spring of 2020 and the line broke ground in October 2020.^[43] The project was originally estimated to open to revenue service in May 2025,^[44][45] but construction is currently expected to be finished by the end of 2025.^[46]

The new line will run through Munster toDyer, with a possible later extension toSt. John, and trains will run as shuttles between Hammond and Dyer during off-peak hours.^[47] The alignment of the new branch leaves the oldCSS&SB main immediately before the originalHammond station. Hence, the NICTD built theHammond Gateway station to serve both branches,^[48] which opened in October 2024.^[49][50]

South Shore Line
In service	1982–present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Constructed	1982–1983, 1992, 2001
Number built	68
Formation	Married-pair
Fleet numbers	1–48, 201–210, 101–110
Capacity	93[51]
Operators	CSS&SB, NICTD
Lines served	South Shore Line
Specifications
Car body construction	stainless steel
Car length	85 ft (25.91 m)[51]
Width	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)[51]
Height	15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)[51]
Wheel diameter	36 in (914 mm)[51]
Wheelbase	8 ft2+1⁄2 in (2.502 m)[51]
Maximum speed	79 mph (127 km/h)[51]
Weight	118,000 lb (54,000 kg)[51] (empty)
Traction system	IGBT-VVVF (Toshiba)[52]
Traction motors	3-phase AC induction motor (Toshiba)[52]
HVAC	Electric heating,Air conditioning
Electric system(s)	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Current collection	Pantograph
UIC classification	Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’
AAR wheel arrangement	B-B+B-B
Bogies	ND-312[51]
Coupling system	Tomlinson
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge

The South Shore Line operates with a fleet of 82 rail cars built between 1982 and 2009 byNippon Sharyo. The fleet consists of 58 single-level self-propelled cars, 10 single-level unpowered trailers, and 14bilevel self-propelled cars.^[53] The single level fleet's design shares commonalities withMARC's locomotive-hauled MARC II fleet, which were also built by Nippon Sharyo.^[54] An additional 26 cars are planned to be acquired, replacing those to be transferred toWest Lake Corridor services.^[55] Several Highliner IIs from Metra Electric have already been acquired.^[56]

Pullman and theStandard Steel Car Company delivered electric multiple units to the CSS&SB between 1926 and 1929. Many were lengthened in the 1940s and 1950s.^[57]

The South Shore Line uses a zone-based fare system, with prices based on the distance traveled and stations' proximity toMillennium 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 holdingRTA 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 haveticket machines which only accept credit cards.^[60] For travel to Hegewisch station (zone 3), fares are set byMetra.^[61]

There are proposals to replace the South Bend terminus with a new station. Since 2006,^[62] plans had been made to explore relocating the station to the west end of theSouth Bend International Airport.^[63][64] Locally preferred alternatives were presented to the original proposal to relocate the station.^[64][65] In 2018, South Bend's mayorPete Buttigieg ordered a study of five possible locations for a new station serving South Bend.^[65] The South Bend Redevelopment Commission commissioned a study that December to further examine the cost of a station in downtown South Bend.^[66][67] In 2022, NICTD's board of trustees voted to issue arequest for proposals to move the station to the west side of the airport.^[68] As of 2025^[update], NICTD have moved forward with its plans to build a new station on the airport's west side, dubbing the project the "South Shore Line Airport Realignment". However, they have not ruled out the possibility of reestablishing service to downtown South Bend in the future.^[69]

At a legislative hearing in October 2008, NICTD officials said they would drop further study of aMunster-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.^[70] The Gary-to-Valparaiso route would utilize the partially abandoned formerPennsylvania 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.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was some discussion about the possibility of extending the line from South Bend east toElkhart County, Indiana.^[71][72] In 1988,Elkhart, Indiana Mayor James Perron pushed for the government to look into making long-term plans for an extension into his city.^[73]

There is also a proposal to possibly reestablish a station in New Carlisle.^[74]

The line operates over the tracks of theMetra Electric District from Millennium Station to Kensington-115th Street. Metra owns the track in this territory. Per a long-standingnon-compete clause with Metra and its predecessor, theIllinois Central Railroad, 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:^[75]

State	Fare zone	Location	Station	Mile (km)[76]	Avg. weekday ridership (2019)[76]	Connections and notes
IL	1	Chicago	Millennium Station	0.0 (0)	4,227	Metra:■ Metra Electric CTA Bus: 4, X4, 6, 19, 20, 26, 60, N66, 124, 143, 147, 148, 151, 157 Chicago "L":Red(atLake),GreenBrownOrangePinkPurple(atWashington/​Wabash) Pace Bus: 855 Plainfield–East Loop Express VALPOtransit:ChicaGo Dash
			Van Buren Street	0.8 (1.3)	977	Metra:■ Metra Electric 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 Electric CTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, X4, 12, 130, 146
			McCormick Place (special events only)	2.7 (4.3)	0	Metra:■ Metra Electric 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 Electric CTA Bus: 15 Jeffery Local, 28 Stony Island, 55 Garfield, 171 U of Chicago/Hyde Park
			59th Street			South Shore service began by 1985, replacing 57th Street. South Shore service withdrawn by 2009.
			63rd Street	7.9 (12.7)	3	Metra:■ Metra Electric CTA Bus: 63 63rd
			Kensington/​115th Street	14.5 (23.3)		South Shore service withdrawn February 15, 2012
			124th Street	16 (26)		Closed by 1965.
			Parsons	16 (26)		Closed by 1956.
			Altgeld	16 (26)		Opened by 1948, closed by 1961.
			Calumet Harbor	17 (27)		Named Bridge prior to 1943. Closed by 1985.
			Ford City	17 (27)		Closed by 1959.
	3		Hegewisch	19.0 (30.6)	862	CTA Bus: 30 South Chicago Pace: 358 Torrence, 364 159th Street
		Burnham	Burnham	19 (31)		Closed by 1959.
IN	4	Hammond	Hammond Gateway	20.8 (33.5)	1,345
		East Chicago	White Oak Ave	22 (35)		Opened by 1941, closed by 1957.
			East Chicago	23.4 (37.7)	1,493	East Chicago Transit: E1 Griffith Plaza, E2 Crosstown, E3 West Calumet GPTC: R1 Lakeshore Connection
			Calumet	24 (39)		Closed by 1959.
		Hammond	Cudahy	25 (40)
	5	Gary	Gary/​Chicago Airport	28.0 (45.1)	80	GPTC: R1 Lakeshore Connection. Originally named Clark Road.
			Ambridge	29.2 (47.0)		Closed July 5, 1994
			Buchanan Street[77]	30 (48)		Closed by 1985.
			Gary Metro Center	30.9 (49.7)	426	GPTC: R1, R3, BMX, L1, L2, L3, L5
			Miller	34.7 (55.8)	339	GPTC: L2 Oak/County Line Rd
	6	Ogden Dunes	Portage/​Ogden Dunes	38.9 (62.6)	237
		Portage	Midwest (Wilson)	40 (64)		Named Wilson prior to 1961. Closed by 1985.
		Burns Harbor	Bailly	43 (69)		Named Baileytown prior to 1965. Closed by 1985.
		Dune Acres	Dune Acres	44.7 (71.9)		Closed 1994.
		Porter	Port Chester	46 (74)		Closed by 1985.
			Dune Park	46.0 (74.0)	474	V-Line: Orange Line
		Tremont	Tremont	47.0 (75.6)		Closed June 2, 1986, replaced with Dune Park
		Indiana Dunes	Mt. Vernon	50 (80)		Closed by 1948.
	7		Kemil Road			Opened by 1985. Closed July 5, 1994.
		Beverly Shores	Beverly Shores	50.4 (81.1)	47
		Town of Pines	Pines (Tamarack)	52 (84)		Named Tamarack prior to 1963. Closed by 1985.
		Michigan City	Lake Shore	54 (87)		Closed by 1963.
	8		Willard Avenue			Opened by 1985. Closed July 5, 1994.
			11th Street	55.8 (89.8)	102
			Carroll Avenue	57.5 (92.5)	172	Michigan City Transit: 3
		Springfield	Springville	62 (100)		Closed by 1985.
	9	Hesston	LaLumiere	65 (105)		Closed July 5, 1994. Spelling varied during the station's lifetime, also being listed in timetables as Lalumiere and Lalumier.
			Tee Lake	67 (108)		Closed by 1985.
			Smith	68 (109)
		LaPorte	Hillside	70 (110)		Closed by 1942.
	10	Rolling Prairie	Rolling Prairie	71 (114.2)		Closed July 5, 1994. Named Birchim prior to 1963.
			Liberty Bell	72 (116)		Closed by 1941.
			Sagunay	73 (117)		Closed by 1948.
			Lake Park	74 (119)		Closed by 1985.
		Hudson Lake	Hudson Lake	74.6 (120.1)	1
		New Carlisle	New Carlisle	76.3 (122.8)		Closed July 5, 1994
		Olive	Olive	79 (127)		Closed by 1948.
		Lydick	Lydick	83 (134)		Closed by 1985.
			Chain O'Lakes	84 (135)		Closed by 1985.
		Ardmore	Fisher	85 (137)		Closed by 1941.
		South Bend	Bendix Drive	88 (142)		Closed by 1970.
	11		South Bend Airport	90.1 (145.0)	227	Transpo: 4 Lincolnway/Airport Greyhound Lines Coach USA
			South Bend			CurrentAmtrak station, South Shore service withdrawn November 21, 1992
			South Bend			Closed 1970, located in downtown South Bend

Several passengers have died in collisions on the South Shore Line over the years. On June 19, 1909, twelve people died when two trains collided head-on; one of the carriages involved in the incident was later preserved.^[78] Another collision near Gary in April 1926 caused the death of one passenger.^[79] On January 18, 1993, a westbound train and an eastbound train collided on agauntlet track near Gary, killing seven people;^[80] theNational Transportation Safety Board determined that one train's engineer passed a red light, while the engineer of the other train had failed to stop in time.^[81] Three passengers died on June 18, 1998, when a train ran into a truck that was trapped on the tracks near aMidwest Steel factory.^[82][83]

• Proposed new South Shore Line station in South Bend

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