Sunday schedules will be in effect on the Metra Electric Line July 19-20 and July 26-27, and the line will partially shut down for the second weekend, due to extensive construction work associated with the South Shore Line’s expansion plans.

On both weekends, Sunday schedules will be in effect on both Saturday and Sunday on the Metra Electric Line.

No trains will operate between the Millennium and 18th Street stations on the weekend of July 26-27. The Van Buren Street and Museum Campus/11th Street stations will be closed. Metra and NICTD trains will terminate and originate from the 18th Street Station, with buses replacing trains between Millennium Station and 18th.

Buses will shuttle riders via the McCormick Place busway between Millennium and 18th Street stations. The buses will not stop at Van Buren Street or Museum Campus/11th Street.

The shuttle buses cannot accommodate bicycles, and Metra recommends riders travel without heavy luggage.

For ADA customers and customers who have difficulty using stairs, Pace Paratransit vehicles will shuttle ADA riders via the McCormick Place busway between the Millennium and McCormick Place stations. These vehicles will not stop at the Van Buren Street, Museum Campus or 18th Street stations.

Customer service agents will be at 18th Street, Millennium and McCormick Place stations to make sure passengers safely transfer between trains and the buses.

The construction project is part of the $650 million expansion of NICTD’s South Shore service and is necessary to expand capacity through the area north of 18th Street to accommodate additional South Shore trains. 

The work includes track realignments and upgrades to the catenary system that supplies power to the trains. When the project is completed, both Metra and South Shore riders should experience improved travel times through the area.