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Per the link: "This much-anticipated new line will provide customers with fast, reliable and convenient transit across Eglinton Avenue."
This misses the point. Finch as an LRT is fine. General sentiment regardless of pro-LRT or pro-subway has been more supportive of Line 6 being LRT. On the other hand, Line 5 is an abomination that was borne of political clownery and rubber stamp post-hoc rationalization consultant reports. You're awfully optimistic that both Lines can be fixed. But everyone's definition of 'fixed' is different. In a best case scenario, Line 6 would reach 34-36 minute travel times for an average speed of 18 km/h. There is no guarantee that this would happen, as it would require more than just stronger TSP. It is virtually impossible for it to go any faster in regular service due to its not-so grade separated median ROW.
I believe this website page for Line 6 came out about ~3 weeks prior to its opening date... lines up well with Feb 8 for Line 5
Line 5 Eglinton is 19 kilometres of light rail transit connecting customers along Eglinton Avenue from Mount Dennis Station in the west to Kennedy Station in the east.
Line 5 Eglinton offers seamless interchange connections to Line 1 (Yonge-University) at Cedarvale and Eglinton stations, Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth) at Kennedy Station along with GO Transit and UP Express connections at Mount Dennis and GO Transit at Kennedy. This much-anticipated new line will provide customers with fast, reliable and convenient transit across Eglinton Avenue.
What to know:
- Line 5 is 19 kilometres long and will take you from Mount Dennis to Kennedy stations and everywhere in between.
- Easy connections to TTC Line 1 and Line 2 subways, 68 TTC bus routes, GO Transit and UP Express!
- Onboard fare payment is not available. Tap your PRESTO, credit or debit card or your mobile wallet BEFORE boarding the vehicle.
- Vehicles are modern and accessible. They feature level boarding platforms, priority seating and clear audio-visual announcements. Plus, underground stations include elevators from street to track level, wide fare gates, tactile guidance and more.
The fully accessible Line 5 will improve the quality and reliability of TTC service along this busy corridor, supporting the growth of surrounding neighbourhoods and communities.
Check in for more details, including our opening date, over the next few weeks.
Yes lines up pretty well for February 8... We just need the official City of Toronto and TTC announcement to confirm that. The city is going to go wild once that is announced.
If Line 5 opens with the trams having to wait behind any traffic/pedestrian signals or left turning vehicles we must burn down Metrolinx.
Get your torches ready...
Let's have the same energy in case the line 2 replacement/scrapping doesn't happen on time / as planned.
This will most likely happen, and then they will say they will study to fix it in months, which will end up taking years, or eternity...
Let's see what the TTC has done with its 42 day extension. Delaying a December 28 opening better have been worth it, but all our expectations are low after seeing how they've handled Line 6
Line 5 Eglinton is 19 kilometres of light rail transit connecting customers along Eglinton Avenue from Mount Dennis Station in the west to Kennedy Station in the east.
Line 5 Eglinton offers seamless interchange connections to Line 1 (Yonge-University) at Cedarvale and Eglinton stations, Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth) at Kennedy Station along with GO Transit and UP Express connections at Mount Dennis and GO Transit at Kennedy. This much-anticipated new line will provide customers with fast, reliable and convenient transit across Eglinton Avenue.
What to know:
- Line 5 is 19 kilometres long and will take you from Mount Dennis to Kennedy stations and everywhere in between.
- Easy connections to TTC Line 1 and Line 2 subways, 68 TTC bus routes, GO Transit and UP Express!
- Onboard fare payment is not available. Tap your PRESTO, credit or debit card or your mobile wallet BEFORE boarding the vehicle.
- Vehicles are modern and accessible. They feature level boarding platforms, priority seating and clear audio-visual announcements. Plus, underground stations include elevators from street to track level, wide fare gates, tactile guidance and more.
The fully accessible Line 5 will improve the quality and reliability of TTC service along this busy corridor, supporting the growth of surrounding neighbourhoods and communities.
Check in for more details, including our opening date, over the next few weeks.
We're never going to know what would have happened on December 28. This feels like you're pre-writing yourself an excuse to be disappointed even if the launch actually goes okay.
100% agree with your first sentence. Impossible to know how a December launch would've gone
