West Lake Corridor

West Lake Corridor
West Lake Corridor, viewed from the parking entrance of the future Hammond Gateway station (June 2024)
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleLake County, Indiana, United States
Termini
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemSouth Shore Line
Operator(s)NICTD
Rolling stockNippon Sharyo NICTD EMUs
History
Planned openingMay 2025[1]
Technical
Line length9 mi (14 km)
Number of tracks1 + passing sidings
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary, 1500 V DC
Route map

0 mi
Millennium Station Metra
0.8 mi
1.3 km
Van Buren Street
1.4 mi
2.3 km
Museum Campus/11th Street
2.7 mi
4.3 km
McCormick Place
(events
only)
7.0 mi
11.3 km
57th Street
7.9 mi
12.7 km
63rd Street
Kensington/115th Street
Metra trains only
Red to Howard (planned)
130th (planned)
I-94.svg
I-94
Bishop Ford Freeway
19.0 mi
30.6 km
Hegewisch
reroute
Up arrow peak hours
Hammond Gateway
maintenance and
storage facility
Hammond
(closed)
Downtown Hammond
(future)
South Hammond
Munster Ridge Road
Munster/Dyer Main Street
Dyer Amtrak

The West Lake Corridor project, to be called the Monon Corridor upon opening,[2][3] is an under-construction commuter rail line in Lake County, Indiana. New South Shore Line services are planned to connect the towns of Munster and Dyer in Indiana with Hammond, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois.

  1. ^ Mills, Wes (July 7, 2023). "Progress continues on Double Track, West Lake Corridor". Lakeshore Public Media. Lakeshore Public Media. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Gallenberger, Michael (October 2, 2023). "First section of South Shore Line's Double Track to open in coming weeks". Lakeshore Public Media. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "NICTD: Regular train service set to resume between Dune Park and MC in two weeks, shortening bus rides". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2024.