founded october 6 2008 headquarters 166 lincolnway service area valparaiso to chicago service type express bus service alliance city of valparaiso routes 1 stops 4 destinations valparaiso downtown chicago stations 1 valparaiso village station fleet 5 daily ridership 121 operator the free enterprise system 1 chief executive taylor wegrzyn transportation manager website chicagodash.com chicago dash is an express bus service between chicago illinois and valparaiso indiana . it is jointly run by the city of valparaiso and the valparaiso redevelopment commission with substantial financial support from the northwest indiana regional development authority . it was launched on october 6 2008 . 2 contents 1 history and current operations 2 tickets 3 service times 4 valparaiso village station 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history and current operations edit chicago dash travels between valparaiso s village station and downtown chicago illinois . there are currently three stops in chicago michigan randolph near millennium park at the lasalle street wacker drive intersection and in front of 333 s. franklin st. there is currently one stop in valparaiso at 58 s. campbell street . 3 the service is rush hour only it makes four trips from valparaiso to chicago in the morning and four trips from chicago to valparaiso in the evening . the chicago dash began in 2008 as a way for residents of the greater valparaiso area to commute to work in downtown chicago . historically jobs in downtown chicago have offered higher salaries than those found in northwest indiana . prior to the dash those wishing to work in chicago had to either drive to the nictd south shore train station in chesterton indiana a 20 minute drive from valpo or drive themselves to chicago . in may 2009 v line introduced a shuttle service between dune park south shore line station and the village station later in the evening to supplement chicago dash and provide additional commuting options . 4 it was scheduled to remain in place for the remainder of 2009 . as of february 1 2010 the shuttle service has been canceled . the shuttle was eliminated due to low ridership . 5 in may 2009 chicago dash launched a special summer saturday service . the bus left the village station at 10 00 am and arrived at the water tower place at 12 05 pm making stops at the millennium park and navy pier . the bus left the water tower place at 6 00 pm arriving at the village station at 8 00 pm . 6 on august 17 2009 chicago dash extended its saturday service into the fall and added a second bus . its schedule was designed to attract valparaiso university students who may have been interested in going to the city in the evening . the new bus left the village station at 3 00 pm and returned in midnight making the same stops as the other bus . 7 the weekend route made a stop at valparaiso university s harre union at 9 15 am and 2 15 pm before arriving at the village station . this section of the route was essentially a free shuttle service once they reached the village station passengers had half an hour to buy tickets to go the rest of the way . 8 on the same date chicago dash added a third bus to the weekday service . it left the village station at 7 15 am arriving at millennium park at 8 20 am . it left chicago at 3 40 pm . on august 31 2009 a third am and pm departure time was added . on november 12 2009 chicago dash decided to cancel the second saturday bus citing low ridership . on december 27 2009 saturday service was canceled completely . 9 10 valparaiso officials have considered adding a stop at hobart . 11 during the spring of 2010 hobart officials conducted surveys of hobart population to determine whether or not there is enough interest in the stop . 12 the city of hobart is currently in the process of finalizing the lease for the prospective stop and a test run is currently slated to occur some time in october 13 in 2013 the chicago dash rolled out a new bus tracking system . users can download the free app on their android or apple device by searching for doublemap in the app store . once downloaded users can track where the buses are in real time . the app also works for the city s v line bus service . alternatively the app can be viewed through the city s website . 14 also in 2013 the chicago dash added a fourth departure time to its schedule . the added bus was placed to leave valpo at 6 20am and leave michigan randolph at 4 25pm in the evening . tickets edit one way chicago dash tickets are 8.00 . riders can also buy 10 ride passes 70.00 and monthly passes 230.00 . monthly passes are sold based on the calendar month . 15 tickets can be purchased at the village station before departures or on the bus using exact change only . the chicago dash accepts visa mastercard wageworks fta farechecks and personal checks . service times edit departs valpo village station bus number bus 1 bus 2 bus 3 bus 4 valpo village station 6 00am 6 20am 6 40am 7 15am 333 . s franklin chicago 7 15am 7 40am 8 00am 8 36am lasalle wacker chicago 7 24am 7 48am 8 09am 8 45am michigan randolph chicago 7 31am 7 56am 8 15am 8 56am departs chicago bus number bus 1 bus 2 bus 3 bus 4 michigan randolph chicago 4 10pm 4 25pm 4 40pm 5 25pm lasalle wacker chicago 4 17pm 4 33pm 4 52pm 5 42pm 333 s franklin chicago 4 33pm 4 43pm 5 05pm 5 55pm valpo village station 5 50pm 6 05pm 6 20pm 7 15pm valparaiso village station edit valparaiso village station serves as chicago dash s valparaiso station . it is located just west of the franklin house 58 south campbell street . the glass bus station includes a heated waiting room a ticket counter and bicycle storage . the station is open thirty minutes prior to boarding and remains open until all buses leave . chicago dash riders can transfer in the evening to v line s yellow line route at lincolnway and campbell intersection less than a block north of the station building and to brown line route at indiana campbell intersection south of the building near northfolk southern railroad tracks . riders can also transfer to red line route friday sunday at the same location as the yellow line route . see also edit v line references edit inaugural valparaiso bus to chicago a hit citytalk newsletter fall 2008 issue valparaiso in official website station maps . ci.valparaiso.in.us . retrieved 2014 02 18 . 1 archived june 8 2009 at the wayback machine . 2 archived february 16 2010 at the wayback machine . https web.archive.org web 20090606122736 http chicagodash.com schedule schedule.htm . archived from the original on june 6 2009 . retrieved july 30 2009 . missing or empty title help 3 dead link 4 dead link 5 dead link 6 dead link valparaiso invites hobart to hop on chicago dash indiana economic digest indiana . indiana economic digest . 2009 08 30 . retrieved 2014 02 18 . wieland phil 2010 01 27 . survey gauges hobart interest in commuter bus route . nwitimes.com . retrieved 2014 02 18 . laverty deborah 2010 09 06 . plans for chicago commuter bus advance . nwitimes.com . retrieved 2014 02 18 . valparaiso in official website bus tracker chicago dash . ci.valparaiso.in.us . retrieved 2014 02 18 . 7 archived october 30 2009 at the wayback machine . external links edit chicago dash s official website new chicago dash buses arrive v t e public transportation in northern indiana passenger rail amtrak wolverine cardinal lake shore limited capitol limited commuter rail south shore line urban bus systems east chicago transit fort wayne citilink gary public transportation corporation interurban trolley michigan city transit south bend transpo v line intercity bus express bus chicago dash greyhound coach usa defunct services valpo local hammond transit system easygo chicago retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chicago dash & oldid 739054021 categories bus transportation in indianavalparaiso indianatransportation in porter county indianahidden categories articles with wayback machine linkspages 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