The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has approved a contract for engineering work to study moving the South Shore Line’s South Bend terminal.
South Shore trains now terminate near the passenger terminal of South Bend International Airport.
The engineering firm DLZ will study relocating the South Shore station to another location on the airport as well as a new route into the airfield. NICTD’s board of directors on Monday approved the $6 million engineering study.
South Shore management has said a new South Bend station would cut the travel time to Chicago. Trains take more than 10 minutes to travel two miles upon reaching the airport property.
The engineering study will eye moving the South Shore station to the west side of the airport. It is currently located on the east side.
The DLZ study is expected to be completed by March 2024 with a preliminary environmental study to be issued by September 2023.
NICTD President Michael Noland told the board extending the South Shore tracks into downtown South Bend remains a possibility if the City of South Bend wants to pursue it.
Tags: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, South Bend Indiana, South Shore commuter service, South Shore Line
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