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nfitz
Superstar
How many tracks will they lose with the new train station there?
smallspy
Senior Member
They were going to lose all of them.
But they've since walked back that plan with the building of the station between Queen and King.
Dan
nfitz
Superstar
I thought the new Liberty station between King and Queen (Sudbury and Dufferin) was in addition to Front/Spadina(Bathurst?). But I can't keep track of SlowTrack and all of the changes.
JasonParis
Moderator
Liberty Village is a different station. The one at The Well could still happen, likely in conjunction with whatever decking proposal eventually comes to fruition.
6ixGod
Active Member
nfitz
Superstar
Which is the other station between King and Queen then?
smallspy
Senior Member
As far as Metrolinx is concerned, the one at Spadina/across from The Well is off of the books.
That doesn't mean that other groups couldn't push for its construction. But they won't be getting any help from Metrolinx, at least not for the foreseeable future.
Dan
reaperexpress
Senior Member
That's odd considering the Spadina/Front station has a lot of potential to reduce crowding at Union, which would increase its throughput. But I guess if Mx is scaling back their GO Expansion plans then the capacity at Union would be less of a concern to them than when they were actually trying to achieve DB's proposed service levels.
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smallspy
Senior Member
I don't think that's really what they're thinking.
The expectation is that the offloading of capacity onto the Ontario Line is significant enough to push off a lot of the more drastic measures - such as that station at Spadina for just the Barrie trains - that were going to be required to improve flows through Union. And the stop at Liberty Village, although they have refused to acknowledge it, will also do some of the same, too.
Now, is the reality going to meet their expectations? To be honest my gut feeling is "no" based on how poorly overwrought the projections were/are for the Ontario Line. But hey, I will gladly eat my hat if I'm wrong on that.
Dan
WB62
Senior Member
Are you able to say other stuff that could’ve been scaled back relating to Union? More specifically platform related stuff
nfitz
Superstar
Spadina and Wellington? I don't see them building another tunnel anytime soon. Also there's surface transport there except Spadina, which isn't as useful for GO passengers heading to work.
Bathurst and Front isn't particularly much more useful either. King/Atlantic is where they need a station.
reaperexpress
Senior Member
I'm talking about the station at The Well. Spadina and Front
smallspy
Senior Member
Nothing has been scaled back recently. What you see now has been the plan for the last little bit.
If you go back further, with the resignalling and the double-berthing of trains, there were very few changes projected for the platforms other than building more vertical accesses.
Dan
cplchanb
Senior Member
wondering when or IF they will ever get to repainting the locos up to the current livery or will they drag it so far that they are either retired as is or another livery pops up....So - I like trains. This afternoon at the Bathurst yard, all seven tracks were occupied with GO Trains.
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Old and new locomotive colours:
More than a few GO Transit coaches..
