generalcanada
Senior Member
while I cant say for sure if thats the timeline, I do know that it was promised that 2-way service wouldnt start until after electrification was done. something to do with the diesel engines.
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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
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emphurent
Active Member
Some more Guelph progress... Can't be said enough how much the full length canopy makes the station feel much more substantial.
cplchanb
Senior Member
Theyll canopy over the existing platform once this one is finished right? or will they have center platform for both directions?
drum118
Superstar
April 20
More up on my Site for Agincourt as noted in my last posting
With this now mostly completed, it will be a few months before I do one more trip to the station and cross it off my following list and depending when the east platform goes into service.
More up on my Site for Agincourt as noted in my last posting
With this now mostly completed, it will be a few months before I do one more trip to the station and cross it off my following list and depending when the east platform goes into service.
drum118
Superstar
April 20
More up on my site for Milliken Station
As I stated in my last posting on the 20th, the east platform is ready to be put into service with riders using the stairs and elevator from the parking lot to/from it. Once work is done for the Steeles entrances, there will be 2 more stairs and elevators to get to either of the 2 platforms
One or 2 more trips before I close the book on this project.
More up on my site for Milliken Station
As I stated in my last posting on the 20th, the east platform is ready to be put into service with riders using the stairs and elevator from the parking lot to/from it. Once work is done for the Steeles entrances, there will be 2 more stairs and elevators to get to either of the 2 platforms
One or 2 more trips before I close the book on this project.
Metroscapes
Active Member
Thanks for the updates Drum. I plan to walk the line from Kennedy, I was going to do it this winter but the ongoing construction at Agincourt and Milliken held me back. We're into growing season when I do ravine and shoreline walks, so I'll probably push this to the fall now.April 20
More up on my Site for Agincourt as noted in my last posting
With this now mostly completed, it will be a few months before I do one more trip to the station and cross it off my following list and depending when the east platform goes into service.
cplchanb
Senior Member
looks like from the last photo the need to realign a section of platform track. hopefully not as big of a job vs the crosstown fiasco lol
drum118
Superstar
That will be taken care when the missing section is install as well the full realignment of the west track when the east platform goes into service in the next month or 2. That used to be the mainline before construction started. The track work for the northbound south of the platform not completed.
The bridge track been in place since first installed to allow the building of the east platform.
smallspy
Senior Member
Hairball
Active Member
April 20
More up on my site for Milliken Station
As I stated in my last posting on the 20th, the east platform is ready to be put into service with riders using the stairs and elevator from the parking lot to/from it. Once work is done for the Steeles entrances, there will be 2 more stairs and elevators to get to either of the 2 platforms
One or 2 more trips before I close the book on this project.
Thanks for the posts! I take the Stouffville line occasionally so it's nice to see these become actual train stations instead of just a piece asphalt with some bus platforms. Now if only the all the day service comes back soon... and the 2nd track is actually completed. I don't think people realize how much this would change things in this area if we get actual real regular all day service.
crs1026
Superstar
Has there been any sign of mobilization tofinish the creek bridges?
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drum118
Superstar
Looking at the google Map, it shows the piers are in place and something long on the west side where the new bridge is to go in. This is for both bridges to the south. Not much for the bridge under CP tracks
They are doing track work between CP and the first pier. No idea how old the 2023 map is and always wonder about this until now.
drum118
Superstar
Once there is all day service with 15-30 minute service along with fare integration, the GO system will offer a better way to travel than we can do today.
Northern Light
Superstar
Close-up images from the above link:
Image 1: from the southern limit of new track:
Image 2 from the southern limit of the above, southward:
Image 3, to the twin track to the south:
Total gap between complete tracks ~ 150M
Hairball
Active Member
Yeah, it will definitely be much more convenient, hourly train service off peak isn't exactly ideal but it's something. But if it actually becomes every 15 minutes they really need to start grade separating the tracks across road crossings in Markham. I live nearish to the tracks and even at all day service at 1 hour I feel like I end up encountering the train pretty regularly on the roads because it's basically 2 trains an hour, meaning one will cross every 30 minutes. At 15 minutes you're talking about one train crossing every 7.5 minutes. Traffic is bad enough here and while more GO service has benefits, it won't help with local traffic.