GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[drum118]

Will they still stop at Erin Mills?

They being doing that since day one opening.

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

They being doing that since day one opening.

I'm just saying I don't see the point in stopping at both.

 

[TOareaFan]

I'm just saying I don't see the point in stopping at both.

There had to be a reason....otherwise why build both?

 

[ShonTron]

Without much in the way of bus connections, and zero walkability to the Transitway stations, I don't see the point of GO Transit stopping at Winston Churchill.

 

[Markster]

Assuming that the transitway connecting them is complete, it costs virtually nothing to serve both. It's going to be rare for a while yet that the bus stops at both. Most runs will likely just drive past the station without stopping.
It's the process of getting off and on the 403 that adds all the extra travel time. But they're doing that for all runs going to Erin Mills station anyway, and this won't add any more on/offs.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

By 2018, all lines except Richmond Hill and Milton should have all day train service.

 

[drum118]

Without much in the way of bus connections, and zero walkability to the Transitway stations, I don't see the point of GO Transit stopping at Winston Churchill.

There are a few stations that are walkable, but you are right on the others. Erin Mills is the most non walkable follow by Cawthra. Winston is strictly a car stop as the 45 route has piss poor service in the first place, but is off set by 109 that will see 7 day service in Jan. Even Erin is the same Winston once 48 start servicing it as well 110.

Only saving a minute or 2 moving from Erin to Winston until the extension to 407 is built.

 

[KevinT]

Fun with numbers....the recent increase in KW line trains that went all the way to Kitchener was touted as a 50% increase in service......

That's hilarious because Kitchener train service went from 2 out and 2 back to 4 out and 4 back. If they were reducing it to its previous levels that would be a 50% cut, but as an increase it was 100%.

 

[TOareaFan]

That's hilarious because Kitchener train service went from 2 out and 2 back to 4 out and 4 back. If they were reducing it to its previous levels that would be a 50% cut, but as an increase it was 100%.

your right....and I do think they advertised it as a doubling (ie a 100% increase) notwithstanding my sloppy math above.

 

[micheal_can]

Can someone help me understand the difference between GO RER and Smartrack?

 

[APTA-2048]

Can someone help me understand the difference between GO RER and Smartrack?

At this point, there isn't much.

 

[micheal_can]

At this point, there isn't much.

So, was Tory just saying that someone else would build something already planned?

 

[mdrejhon]

So, was Tory just saying that someone else would build something already planned?

Tory wanted to enhance it with infill stations. The cost of extra GO stations to serve SmartTrack is, for example, coming out of city budget. In addition, thanks to densest infill stations, this route is going to be the first route to receive EMUs (such as a Stadler KISS or another train brand), while Lakeshore West will continue to have electric-locomotive-driven Bombardier BiLevels.

 

[innsertnamehere]

essentially all smarttrack is today is that the city is paying GO to build 6 additional GO stations in Toronto. Its not its own transit line, just a fancy branding of the city financing a few GO stations.

That and POTENTIAL fare integration with the TTC and GO, which is probably coming regardless of SmartTrack.

 

[Adjei]

Toronto got finessed.