GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[reaperexpress]

Woodbine racetrack station is well situated because:
- it is next to Hwy 27 (with grade separated ramps), connecting it to the Route 927 express service between Humber College and Kipling Stn
- It is close to the airport, providing a far more convenient transfer point to the airport than Weston for passengers from Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown and Brampton, and potentially Via passengers from London, St Marys and Stratford
- It is directly off the end of Line 6, and the development is reserving space for an LRT extension to the station
- Etobicoke North station needs to be demolished to make room for the 4th track and Woodbine racetrack has both space and private funding for a 4-track station
- There is a very large development north of the station (including a casino) that will be served by a local bus service directly from the station (unlike Etobicoke North whose bus connection is a block away)
- It would be a better terminus for the Bolton GO bus than Malton, allowing the route to use the new Hwy 427 extension and stop at Humber College along the way

 

[Islington Express Bus]

And what about the people served by the current station? We'll be left behind. Using Weston is not an option as the parking lot there already over capacity and not a single bus route from northern Etobicoke serves it without a transfer.

 

[reaperexpress]

And what about the people served by the current station? We'll be left behind. Using Weston is not an option as the parking lot there already over capacity and not a single bus route from northern Etobicoke serves it without a transfer.

Using Etobicoke North station isn't a practical option for most people either. It's a park and ride lot in an industrial park with no direct bus service, and most trains don't stop there since it only has a single platform (hence the need to relocate to a spot that actually has room for 4 tracks and platforms). The number of people who will gain service at Hwy 27 is far more than the number of people who will lose service at Kipling. Building a station at Hwy 27 also doesn't prevent an additional station from being added somewhere between Hwy 27 and Weston, such as at Islington which seems to be a better location than Kipling anyway.

 

[Islington Express Bus]

Yeah I've been a big fan of relocating the station to Islington.

 

[ARG1]

Yeah I've been a big fan of relocating the station to Islington.

Username checks out?

 

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[Bordercollie]

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The bridge deck is missing.

 

[Allandale25]

The bridge deck is missing.

For which bridge?

 

[Allandale25]

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Great shots. Looking forward to the 4th track going in.

 

[Coolibop]

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So far Metrolinx hasn't done much about the graffiti that I've seen along these panels I understand they've paid extra for...let's see if they can easily remove, or bother...

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Long Branch GO today, crews working on site.

 

[ProjectEnd]

From a couple days ago when we still had that white stuff:

 

[Bojaxs]

From a couple days ago when we still had that white stuff:

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Are you guys able to just write down the location or brief description of the photos you're posting? I tried google mapping "Woods" and I still couldn't locate this project. I have no idea which project I'm looking at.

EDIT: Figured out it's Dundas & Logan.

 

[Johnny Au]

Are you guys able to just write down the location or brief description of the photos you're posting? I tried google mapping "Woods" and I still couldn't locate this project. I have no idea which project I'm looking at.

Looks like your post is the final post of 2024.

 

[Bojaxs]

Looks like your post is the final post of 2024.

Wasn't intentional. I assure you. I can hear the fireworks going off, and I'm sitting here, still perplexed as to which GO train project I'm looking at.

EDIT: Also looking forward to photos of the New Year's Eve crush at Union station.