Leo_Chan
Senior Member
That’s a lot of fares to cover, even with the $1.50 discount.
It’s a shuttle bus vs 2 subway stops. The shuttle bus waits for the trains to arrive but the subway comes every 2-5 minutes, so extra waiting may be required.
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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It’s a shuttle bus vs 2 subway stops. The shuttle bus waits for the trains to arrive but the subway comes every 2-5 minutes, so extra waiting may be required.
robmausser
Senior Member
They should make a walkway with an entrance from Steeles and have the Steeles TTC bus stop at it.
canarob
Senior Member
Good news on the planned June 2018 weekend service for Stouffville. I'm really hoping this is service for the entire line and that mid-day and evening service is extended to at least Mount Joy as part of these changes.
Reno eagle
New Member
Hello members,
My apologies if this is the incorrect forum. I am looking for TTC and Go Transit proposed/official expansion plans for the next 5-10 years.
Where can I source that information?
Many many thanks!
Ed
My apologies if this is the incorrect forum. I am looking for TTC and Go Transit proposed/official expansion plans for the next 5-10 years.
Where can I source that information?
Many many thanks!
Ed
TransitBart
Senior Member
So are we. If you find them, let us know. This is not facetious. (Well, maybe a little.)
crs1026
Senior Member
Google RER BCA for the plan. As noted, believing it will ever actually happen requires faith. I don’t recall the year 2024 taking that much profile in the Da Vinci Codes, but that’s the magic date for ML.
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TOareaFan
Superstar
Comes out in dribbles in different documents and press events at different times.
The line I follow closest, for example, is going to have evening and weekend trains by March 31, 2017 according to the 2016 Ontario budget.
It will also see the conversion of its current 10 car GO trains to 12 car trains by the end of 2017 (this was announced during a very rare press conference by the Minister of Transportation on a GO platform in 2015).
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Really no single source for that kind of info.
TTC is fairly simple. GO has a lot more going on.
Spadina subway extension opens in less than a month.
Eglinton Crosstown - 2021
Finch LRT - 2022
Scarborough Subway - 2026
Go is going to have a lot of phased upgrades over the next 10 years, and a lot of projects with no specific date.
GO extensions
Niagara - phased between 2019 and 2023
Bowmanville - unspecified, probably 2024 or 2025
RER service is the upgrading of go service to 15 minute frequencies running all day, most with in service dates of 2024 / 2025.
RER will run on the following stretches:
Lakeshore West - Aldershot to Union
Lakeshore East - Oshawa to Union
Stouffville - Unionville to Union
Barrie - Aurora to Union
Kitchener - Bramalea to Union
There are additionally some new all day services planned on hourly frequencies, as follows. Again, the only dates mentioned are 2024/2025, though these could come earlier.
Hamilton - hourly express from Oakville service all day to Union
Stouffville - from Mount Joy to Union
Barrie - From Barrie to Union
Kitchener is supposed to be getting some sort of all day service as well, though it is a much more complicated process, with unspecified dates and exact service levels. It is expected to be done a bit later, probably 2026 or so.
There is also the Hurontario LRT in Mississauga, which is a major project but isn't GO or TTC. I think it is supposed to be done in 2023.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ Good summary but for the Hurontario LRT for Mississauga and Brampton, I believe they are saying it'll be done in 2022.
For Kitchener Line GO service west of Bramalea, they are calling it the Kitchener Extension and a frieght bypass is needed between Bramalea and Milton. The last capital report allocated $2.2B for it.
For Kitchener Line GO service west of Bramalea, they are calling it the Kitchener Extension and a frieght bypass is needed between Bramalea and Milton. The last capital report allocated $2.2B for it.
reaperexpress
Senior Member
According to my research, about 3 minutes.
from https://ontariotrafficman.wordpress.com/2017/03/12/torontos-latest-abandoned-station/:
Also note that each station stop adds about 2 minutes to the trip time, so although keeping York University station open would save 3 minutes for the 200 trips per day between YorkU and the north, it would add 2 minutes to the 16,000 trips per day that are simply passing through.
The shuttle bus only connects to 5 trains on weekdays and none on weekends. At the very least, the train trips without a shuttle connection should bypass the station.
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Reno eagle
New Member
Much appreciated - I will have a look !
Reno eagle
New Member
For the interested forum members RER RCA document dated June 2016. But lengthy but good information...
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&sour...uAK0QFgg5MAI&usg=AOvVaw2R-RnW1oT5RwZNduq-654C
jys
Active Member
In addition to what the others posted,
www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/projects_by_region.aspx
smallspy
Senior Member
Nitpick: GO schedules approximately 3 minutes for each station stop (that's decelerating from cruising speed, stopping, disembarking and embarking all passengers, and accelerating back up to speed) where the track speed is 80mph. As the track speed drops the amount of time required to schedule a stop decreases as well.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.