Lakeshore Corridor

Departing South Bend International Airport, the South Shore Line's Lakeshore Corridor 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 Lakeshore Corridor runs parallel to Norfolk Southern's Chicago Rail Line, also used by Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited and Floridian, on the north side of the tracks. Just before Hudson Lake, the route crosses from St. Joseph County into LaPorte County and enters the Central Time Zone.

From Hudson Lake, the Lakeshore Corridor 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, the Lakeshore Corridor 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 District at a junction south of 115th Street/Kensington station. The Lakeshore Corridor then runs over the Metra Electric Line the rest of the way to Millennium Station.

The Lakeshore Corridor is quadruple tracked along the section shared with the Metra Electric line from Millennium Station to 115th Street/Kensington, double-tracked from Kensington to Michigan City, and single-tracked from there to South Bend International Airport. The Monon Corridor is single-tracked with a passing loop between Hammond and Munster.

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 and its predecessor, the Illinois 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. This non-compete clause will cease to exist when Illinois' NITA Act comes into effect in late 2026, allowing passengers to use South Shore Line trains to travel to and from stations shared with Metra.^[1]

South Shore Line trains make the following station stops:^[2]

State	Fare zone	Location	Station	Mile (km)[3]	Avg. weekday ridership (2019)[3]	Connections and notes
IL	1	Chicago	Millennium Station	0.0 (0)	4,227	Metra: Metra Electric Chicago "L": Red (at Lake), Green Brown Orange Pink Purple (at Washington/​Wabash) CTA buses:  4   X4   6   19   20   26   60   N66   124   143   147   148   151   157  Pace: 855 VALPOtransit: ChicaGo Dash
			Van Buren Street	0.8 (1.3)	977	Metra: Metra Electric CTA buses:  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 buses:  1   3   4   X4   12   130   146
			McCormick Place (special events only)	2.7 (4.3)	0	Metra: Metra Electric CTA buses:  3   21
			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 buses:  15   28   55   171
			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 buses:  63
			115th Street/​Kensington	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 buses:  30  Pace: 358, 364
		Burnham	Burnham	19 (31)		Closed by 1959.
IN	4	Hammond	Hammond Gateway	20.8 (33.5)	1,345	South Shore Line: Monon Corridor GPTC: R6
		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, E2, E3 GPTC: R1
			Calumet	24 (39)		Closed by 1959.
		Hammond	Cudahy	25 (40)
	5	Gary	Gary/​Chicago Airport	28.0 (45.1)	80	GPTC: R1 Originally named Clark Road.
			Ambridge	29.2 (47.0)		Closed July 5, 1994
			Buchanan Street[4]	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
	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
		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	Michigan City Transit: 1, 2, 3
			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 Greyhound Lines Coach USA
			South Bend			Current Amtrak station; South Shore service withdrawn November 21, 1992
	South Bend			Closed 1970; located in downtown South Bend

The most recent schedule revision took effect on March 31, 2026, with the opening of the Monon Corridor.

In the westbound direction, 26 trains terminate at Millennium Station. Six of these trips run the whole length of the line from South Bend International 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 International 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 International 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 International Airport; however, in the eastbound direction, all but two trains terminate at South Bend International Airport.

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

Occasionally, McCormick Place and 18th Street are served as flag stops for special events at McCormick Place convention center and Soldier Field.