South Shore Line service updates – Notre Dame at Soldier Field

South Shore Line service updates – Notre Dame at Soldier Field

To accommodate passengers attending the Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin football game at 11 a.m. CT on Sept. 25, 2021, at Soldier Field, the South Shore Line plans to stop select trains at Metra’s 18th Street Station, which connects passengers directly to the Soldier Field entrance via a pedestrian walkway. As 18th Street Station is not a regularly scheduled stop, SSL passengers utilizing 18th St. for this game should purchase tickets for Museum Campus/11th Street.

Train seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Passengers are encouraged to arrive early at boarding stations. As a reminder, masks are required in all SSL stations and trains per federal mandate until Jan. 18, 2022.

Westbound service:

·        Westbound Train 502 (departing South Bend @ 7:45a ET), Tr 504 (departing South Bend @ 9:01a ET), and Tr 606 (departing Carroll Ave. @ 9:27a CT) will make 18th Street Station stops on Sept. 25. South Bend passengers traveling to Soldier Field are encouraged to utilize Tr 502 and Tr 504 to take advantage of extra capacity.

·        A westbound Extra train will depart Carroll Ave. at 8:30a CT, making all local stops including 18th St. Station.

Eastbound service:

·        For the return trip, an eastbound Extra train will depart Millennium Station at 3:30 p.m. (18th St. Station at 3:36 p.m.), run non-stop to Hegewisch and make all local stops terminating at the South Bend International Airport. The Extra train will not service Van Buren St. or Museum Campus.

·        Eastbound Tr 507 will depart 18th St. Station at 4:49 p.m.; eastbound Tr 509 will depart 18th St. at 6:28 p.m.

Please see schedule for full 18th St. Station stop times: