South Shore Line

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commuter rail service electric railway interurban railway

The South Shore Line is an electric commuter rail service connecting Chicago with communities in northern Indiana, including Gary.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail service → electric railway → interurban railway →
commuterRailNetwork	Chicago metropolitan area →
connects	Chicago, Illinois → Gary, Indiana → Michigan City, Indiana → South Bend, Indiana →
connectsWith	Chicago Transit Authority → Metra Electric District →
country	United States →
electrification	overhead line →
electrificationVoltage	1500 V DC →
fareSystem	zone-based →
formerOperator	Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad →
hasDailyRidership	tens of thousands of passengers →
hasLineLength	approximately 90 miles →
hasRollingStockType	electric multiple unit →
hasServicePattern	all-stop local trains → limited-stop trains →
hasStation	East Chicago station → Gary Metro Center → Hegewisch station → Michigan City 11th Street station → South Bend Airport station →
hasWebsite	https://www.mysouthshoreline.com/ →
headquartersLocation	Chesterton, Indiana →
locale	Illinois → Indiana →
notableFor	being one of the last surviving interurban railways in the United States →
openingDate	1908 →
operator	Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District →
owner	Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District →
primaryPowerSource	electricity →
primaryUse	commuter transport →
railwaySignalling	wayside signals →
regionServed	Calumet Region →
servesCity	Chicago → Gary, Indiana →
servesRegion	Northern Indiana →
serviceType	commuter rail → regional rail →
terminus	Millennium Station → South Bend International Airport →
ticketingMethod	onboard collection → station ticket machines →
trackGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gary, Indiana → Hegewisch, Chicago →	servedBy
Metra Electric District line →	connectsWith
Hyde Park (Chicago) ("Metra South Shore Line") →	hasPublicTransit
Michigan City, Indiana ("South Shore Line commuter rail") →	hasTransportation
South Shore Line ("Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District") →	operator
Notre Dame, Indiana ("South Shore Line (nearby in South Bend)") →	servedByRail
Hyde Park, Chicago →	transportServedBy