CN railway in Thornhill

[aab1501]

I'm wondering how busy CN railway in Thornhill is,
that is the stretch of it along Steeles,
what is the average number of trains passing by,
does someone know or could refer me to a source...
Thanks!
Alex

 

[RedRocket191]

This line in CN's main Toronto bypass - the York Subdivision. It begins at CN Pickering Junction, just east of Pickering GO station and runs 25.0 miles to MacMillian Yard in Vaughan. From there, the Halton subdivision runs 11.0 miles to CN Halwest, where it meets to Weston subdivision to run to through Brampton and Georgetown. This line is what keeps freight trains out of the downtown core, so it sees fairly heavy freight traffic. In fact, these two lines rank in the top five busiest rail lines in the country.

There is some discussion about routing CP trains along this corridor to free up space for passenger rail on the North Toronto subdivision, but nothing concrete has come down the pipe.

 

[BMO]

i live right near these tracks close to Yonge, and honestly this railway corridor is prime for transit in the future it connects to all the major Norht /south routes leading in and out of the city of Toronto, and as well it pases right by York U, in the future they could even add a small spur towards York U for better connectivity.

 

[Disparishun]

i live right near these tracks close to Yonge, and honestly this railway corridor is prime for transit in the future it connects to all the major Norht /south routes leading in and out of the city of Toronto, and as well it pases right by York U, in the future they could even add a small spur towards York U for better connectivity.

I'm a bit dubious. Freight routes are needed. With the 407 Transitway not far away, BRT (and, if successful, eventually upgraded to some sort of LRT) is surely as adequate, and also will connect the Yonge and Spadina extensions, etc.

 

[RedRocket191]

On of the advantages that the 407 transitway will have is the ability for the vehicles to leave the highway and provide door-to-door service to destinations deeper into the community. The bus could use the 407 to get to Unionville, for example, then snake it's way to Markville Mall and old Markham for a one-seat ride from York University.

 

[aab1501]

Thank you all for the input