sixrings
Senior Member
Brutal is subjective. I lived in Calgary with constant minus 20 to minus 30 with a c train that ran every fifteen minutes with no heaters. I lived to see another day.
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Towered
Senior Member
MisterF
Senior Member
Calgary's stations offer quite a bit more protection from the elements than the Crosstown surface stops. They're more akin to Viva stations or even some of the open air subway stations like Rosedale. Even their open air stations like Franklin or Bridgeland have indoor space to wait for trains.
sixrings
Senior Member
The downtown stations for the elite had no shelters when I was there and people figured it out. It was nothing like VIVA. Anyways Buy a better jacket and maybe some mitts.
crs1026
Senior Member
As I keep saying....If you under-roof/shelter your stops, you will find yourself wondering why all the passengers are bunching up at one door, and why your dwell times are longer than expected......station design should encourage people to spread out the length of the platform. Doesn't have to be heated or winterproof, just something better than standing out in the wind/rain.
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rbt
Senior Member
Personally I find near-freezing rain to be one of the least pleasant experiences; and they get months of that crap. I'll take -10 and sunny anytime.
It's easy to put on a jacket for warmth, it's damn hard to keep the rain out in a strong wind.
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MisterF
Senior Member
"For the elite"?
Calgary's downtown stations are mostly covered and in addition to the roof structures also have smaller, enclosed shelters on the platforms. Like I said, more protection than the little half shelters being installed on Eglinton.
Aplus23
Active Member
Still excavating at Mt Pleasant
sixrings
Senior Member
I honestly remember freezing outside at the downtown locations. In Calgary the suburbs had enclosed stations. Maybe the downtown 15 years ago had stations full of sketchy people but I can't imagine I'd rather freeze than be beside someone sketchy."For the elite"?
Calgary's downtown stations are mostly covered and in addition to the roof structures also have smaller, enclosed shelters on the platforms. Like I said, more protection than the little half shelters being installed on Eglinton.
H4F33Z
Active Member
Can someone explain if it was structurally feasible to elevate the LRT over Leslie?
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The heaters in the stations and stops are working great today.
Tunafish13
Active Member
Kennedy station is really making progress
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
Question does somone on the Metrolinx baord own stock in gal;ss company? I'm just curious as to why there is so much glass in all of there designs and builds recently.
Steve X
Senior Member
It's just as much glass as the TYSSE stations. They just seen to have an one design fit all station on this Line. They reason why they use glass is to create an open and transparent place so people don't lurk behind walls creating a safer environment.
kotsy
Senior Member
Plus any station with more daylight in it is generally nicer to be in. At least some of them have daylight making its way down to platform level.