The South Shore
will add an extra westbound train to Chicago departing Portage/Ogden Dunes
at 9:57 a.m. Saturday and running on westbound Train 606’s schedule, to
service folks interested in attending Lollapalooza in Grant Park, the
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District said.
The South Shore
will also operate an eastbound extra departing Millennium Station at 10:50
p.m., serving Van Buren at 10:52 p.m., running non-stop to Hegewisch and
then making all regular stops to Michigan City. This eastbound extra will
not serve South Bend or Hudson Lake.
And NICTD is
reminding passengers that alcohol is prohibited on South Shore trains after
7 p.m. today and Friday; and on all trains on Saturday and Sunday. Glass
bottles are prohibited at all times.
More: bikes will
not be permitted on South Shore trains on Saturday and Sunday. “The South
Shore will need all available seats to provide service to passengers
attending Lollapalooza in Grant Park,” NICTD said.
Bike will be
prohibited as well on the weekend of Aug. 20-21 during the Air & Water Show.
Visit
www.nictd.com for a complete list of
schedules and fares.