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Service Advisory NOTICE: This page provides information on schedule changes; planned service delays and changes in service caused by scheduled maintenance or construction projects. NICTD will also attempt to provide information on major service disruptions. However, please tune to the radio stations listed on our home page or those that subscribe to Shadow Traffic for information on service delays. Service Advisory updated 05/12/2008 01:10 PM
Effective:
March 17, 2008 The South Shore will honor the Senior Ride Free program between Hegewisch and Chicago effective March 17, 2008. If
you qualify for the program and are riding to or from an
Indiana station you will be charged the reduced fare between
Hegewisch and the Indiana station. Here’s
a description of the program qualifications adapted from
Metra’s On the Bi-Level special edition dated February 2008: To minimize problems and ensure that free rides are given only to eligible seniors, the RTA Reduced Fare Card will be the only valid form of identification accepted by NICTD for the Seniors Ride Free program. Seniors
who want to ride free must apply for the RTA Reduced Fare Card
if they do not already have one.
The RTA accepts applications at more than 200 locations
across the RTA region including the RTA Customer Service
Center at 165 N. Jefferson Blvd.
To find the location nearest you, contact the RTA
Travel Information Center at 836-7000 (from any area code in
the six-county region) or for TTY call 312-836-4949.
A list of centers is also available on the RTA’s
website, www.rtachicago.com. To
meet the eligibility requirements for the reduced fare card,
senior citizens must be within three weeks of the date of
their 65th birthday.
For the Seniors Ride Free program, you must also be a
resident of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will counties
in Illinois. Seniors
living outside the RTA service area are not eligible for the
Seniors Ride Free program. Posted: 3-7-08 Effective:
November 19, 2007 Metra has temporarily closed the stairway to Jackson St. from the Van Buren Street Station center platform. The City of Chicago requested the closure as part of the Jackson St. bridge construction project. The main entrances to and from Van Buren St. Station remain open. Posted: 11-19-07 CSX Railroad is prohibiting cars from parking along their right of way north of Hudson St. between Hohman Ave. and Calumet Ave. Violators will be towed by DC Towing located at 908 150th St., Hammond, phone 219-852-0921. Hammond weekday commuter parking is limited and is typically fully occupied before the end of the morning rush hour. DO NOT PARK ALONG THE CSX RAILROAD. Additional parking is available at Hegewisch and East Chicago stations. Click here for directions to Hegewisch and East Chicago stations. Posted: 5-1-07 TEMPORARY OVERFLOW PARKING IN EAST CHICAGO The South Shore has two temporary overflow parking sites available at East Chicago. One is located in the parking lot of the former Roxanna Elementary School located west Indianapolis Blvd. off Roxanna Drive. The other is located in the front half of the Knights of Columbus parking lot located on Indianapolis Blvd north of the Toll Road. Click here for a location map. Posted: 4-10-07 Effective:
January 16, 2006 A new City of Chicago ordinance prohibits smoking in enclosed or semi-enclosed public places. This means no smoking on downtown terminal train platforms or within 15 feet of entrances to any Metra station in the City of Chicago. For a pdf version of this notice click here. Thank you for your cooperation. Posted: 1-13-06 The South Shore asks all customers to be aware of their surroundings. Let your conductor or transit police officer know if you see any suspicious activity or unattended packages. Call the Transit Police at 219-398-6000. The South Shore has implemented TRANSIT WATCH. TRANSIT WATCH is a nationwide safety and security awareness program patterned after the highly popular neighborhood watch program. It is intended to encourage the active participation of transit passengers and employees in maintaining a safe transit environment. For a copy of the TRANSIT WATCH brochure please click here. Posted: 3-14-04 |
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