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=== West Lake Corridor ===

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NICTD planned to apply for federal funding for a preliminary engineering study and environmental survey of a Hammond-to-Lowell leg in 2009. {{As of|2008}}, that leg had a projected price tag of $551 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benman|first=Keith|title=Study: Valpo-to-Munster SS line would add few riders|url=http://nwitimes.com/news/local/article_334bb5c1-5cd9-5efc-b8af-e145ac985c9a.html|date=December 17, 2008|newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana|access-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> {{As of|2019}}, the cost has increased to $665 million. NICTD was awarded funding in the spring of 2020 and the line broke ground in October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zorn |first1=Tim |title=South Shore West Lake expansion project breaks ground; 4-year construction cost estimated at $945M |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-munster-west-lake-groundbreaking-st-1029-20201028-y4cgpvtb6vasvf6dhjqv3ckk7u-story.html |access-date=22 November 2020 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> The project is estimated to open to revenue service in May 2025.<ref>{{citeCite newsweb |last1date=Carden |first1=Dan2023-07-24 |title=WestProgress Lakecontinues commuteron railDouble lineTrack, constructionWest couldLake begin in OctoberCorridor |url=https://www.mdjonlinelakeshorepublicmedia.com/neighbor_newspapers/extraorg/local-news/west2023-lake07-commuter24/progress-railcontinues-lineon-constructiondouble-couldtrack-beginwest-inlake-october/article_286fadd5-1d4b-5871-882c-3a98a9e07ddc.htmlcorridor |access-date=18 July 20202024-07-13 |agencywebsite=NWILakeshore TimesPublic Media{{!}}{{Dead link|date=MayPublic 2024Broadcasting |bot=InternetArchiveBotfor Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland |fix-attemptedlanguage=yes en}}</ref>

The new line will run through Munster to [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], with a possible later extension to [[St. John, Indiana|St. John]], and trains will run as shuttles between Hammond and Dyer during off-peak hours.<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.nictdwestlake.com/assets/documents/DEIS_Alternatives.pdf|title=West Lake Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Chapter 2: Alternatives Considered)|last1=Simón|first1=Marisol R.|last2=Noland|first2=Michael|date=December 2, 2016|publisher=NICTD|last3=Federal Transit Administration|last4=USDoT|last5=US Army Corps of Engineers|access-date=July 16, 2017|author-link3=Federal Transit Administration|author-link4=United States Department of Transportation|author-link5=United States Army Corps of Engineers}}</ref> The alignment of the new branch leaves the old [[CSS&SB]] main immediately before the current [[Hammond station (South Shore Line)|Hammond station]]. Hence, the NICTD has decided to build a new station in Hammond to serve both branches.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nictdwestlake.com/faqs/|title=Frequently Asked Questions|date=2017|website=West Lake Corridor|access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref>