The South Shore Line will be busing two separate routes for weekday (Monday-Friday) passengers while we upgrade our track and segments of overhead wire between Dune Park and South Bend. This temporary busing is scheduled for Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, 2019. On Wednesday, July 24, through Friday, July 26, additional busing of mid-day trains to Dune Park will take place.
Please note that bus service to and from Hudson Lake will not be available July 22-26. Hudson Lake passengers are encouraged to board at the Carroll Ave. station.
The following trains operating exclusively between South Bend and Michigan City are canceled during busing: Westbound Trains 422 & 424 Eastbound Train 401
JULY 22-26: Weekday Trains #6, #14, #7, #18, #9, #20, #11, #17, #22, and #19 – Carroll Ave to South Bend Weekday train service between Carroll Ave. and South Bend will be suspended, with buses arriving and departing with passengers to match our published Monday-Friday train schedule between Carroll Ave. and South Bend.
WESTBOUND: South Bend passengers will board buses located just north of the train platform at the South Bend International Airport. Passengers will disembark the bus at Carroll Ave. and board their normally scheduled trains for the balance of their westbound trips.
EASTBOUND: South Bend passengers will disembark their trains at Carroll Ave. and board a bus for the remainder of their eastbound trips, with the exception of Trains #7 and #9 on July 24-26. During those dates, those passengers will board buses at Dune Park for the balance of their eastbound trips.
NOTE: No bikes will be transported via bus for Trains 6 and 11 during this time.
JULY 24-26: Weekday mid-day trains: #7, #116, #107, #18, #9, #118, #109 – Dune Park to Carroll Ave Weekday train service for mid-day trains between Dune Park and Carroll Ave. will be suspended, with buses arriving and departing with passengers to match our published Monday-Friday train schedule between Dune Park and Carroll Ave. Buses will continue to service Beverly Shores and 11th Street stations.
WESTBOUND: Carroll Ave. passengers will board buses located near the Carroll Ave. Station. Passengers will disembark the bus at Dune Park and board their normally scheduled trains for the balance of their westbound trips. From July 24-26, Train #18 passengers will board buses from South Bend to Dune Park, where they will board their normally scheduled trains for the remainder of their westbound trips.
EASTBOUND: Passengers will disembark their trains at Dune Park and board buses for the remainder of their eastbound trips.