Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District

Next Monday through Friday, the last two eastbound trains serving South Bend Airport will be replaced by buses from Carroll Avenue to South Bend.

"We want to know from the folks who are not riding the service what factors they take into account for making that choice to ride or to not ride," said NICTD's Kelly Wenger.

"So it's going to require some additional taking up some work that was already completed and then putting in the proper isolation and then putting the track back in," Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland told the NICTD Board on Wednesday.

On Friday, westbound trains will drop off passengers at 18th Street at 4:53, 5:22 and 5:47 p.m. Eastbound trains will pick up passengers there at 11:21 p.m. and 12:51 a.m.

South Shore Line fares are going up. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Board approved a 10-percent fare hike Wednesday.

Work on the West Lake Corridor commuter rail branch is set to clear a major hurdle next week.

Westbound trains will drop off passengers at 18th Street at 5:18 and 6:50 p.m. Eastbound trains will pick up passengers there at 10:25 p.m., 11:30 p.m. and 12:50 a.m.

Some South Shore trains will make an extra stop for the upcoming Beyoncé concerts at Soldier Field.

South Shore and Metra Electric trains will be replaced by buses in downtown Chicago for the next two weekends. On May 3-4, and again on May 10-11, trains will only go as far as 18th Street.

South Shore Line riders have a chance to weigh in on proposed fare hikes. The railroad is looking to raise fares by 10 percent, starting July 1.