Alcohol will be
prohibited on South Shore trains after 7 p.m. on Friday, July 10, during
Taste of Chicago, and on all trains on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, the
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District announced today.
The alcohol
prohibitions will be in effect during Taste of Chicago.
Glass bottles,
moreover, are never permitted on South Shore trains, NICTD added.
“As with all
special event dates, passengers should anticipate an increased NICTD Transit
Police presence during the Taste,” NICTD said. “Passengers should expect
crowded conditions on most trains over the next several days of the Taste of
Chicago.”
The South Shore
will add cars to off-peak weekday trains when possible as well as provide
some extra service where manpower and equipment are available.
It will also run an
extra eastbound train on Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12.
The Saturday train
will depart Millennium Station at 4:25 p.m. and Van Buren Street at 4:28
p.m. The Sunday train will depart Millenium Station at 6 p.m. and Van Buren
at 6:03 p.m.
Both trains will
run non-stop to Hegewisch, and make all stops terminating in Michigan City.
The extra trains
will not serve Hudson Lake or South Bend.