Bordercollie
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I was responding to the general forum. Not specifically to your comment.
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Northern Light
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You actually did reply specifically to my comment which is quoted in your post..............
Nomad_87
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Barrie's original extension in 1990 it was the same as London, a whopping 1 round trip per day. With the return in 2007 having 4 round trips
Nomad_87
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might as well go to Washago or Orillia while we're at it. (jk obv... unless...)
Jonny5
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There have been times in my life, even when fully employed, that an extra $10 in my pocket has outweighed the opportunity cost of extra time.
That opportunity cost has also declined with technology too, with portable entertainment available on any trip via a phone, laptop, tablet, etc..
There is also something to be said for the ability to get up and move somewhere else on a train car, or even to a different train car as you can on GO, rather than be trapped on a bus seat near some obnoxious person who starts eating their takeout fish curry beside you 5 seconds after leaving the station, followed by a 90 minute phone conversation where they talk as loud as possible, because "I'm on the bus so I have to yell in the phone so you are able to hear me."
dowlingm
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Either the plot thickens... or it doesn't mean anything
Bordercollie
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It would provide faster trip times to Sarnia using the Dundas sub and just let GO run the Northern line.
Possibly just have VIA run express and only stop at Stratford, Kitchener and Guelph.
You would need to schedule it to allow for transfers at London.
DirectionNorth
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Or have frequent GO service to London in the future.
innsertnamehere
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just kill VIA service entirely on the north line and run all VIA trains through Brantford. Run semi-frequent GO service on the north line with upgraded infrastructure.
VIA would do it in about 2 hours, GO in 2:45 or so with upgraded tracks probably. Pick whether you want the premium service with speed or the slower local.
VIA would do it in about 2 hours, GO in 2:45 or so with upgraded tracks probably. Pick whether you want the premium service with speed or the slower local.
denfromoakvillemilton
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The Richmond Hill Line is maligned by everyone. It gets decent ridership and this would help.
Northern Light
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That would make a Windsor-Kitchener trip impossible without a transfer at London.
I don't think it make sense to eliminate that possibility.
I want there to be connections from as many places as practical, to as many others as practical, and certainly between larger urban centres in SW Ontario in this case.
smallspy
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Not just YRT.....
This has been GO's ultimate goal for a long time now. They consider it a better way to pick up those people from the south end of Newmarket than the (now) Barrie Line.
Dan
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From what I recall the EA for Gormley and Bloomington stations also included a station at Aurora Road.
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So will they get going on Mulock or is that in development hell too?
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I guess Kingston and Peterborough are next up. Kingston is a direct shot from Oshawa and the Stouffville line will be extended from Uxbridge.
smallspy
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Mulock is on the EAs, and in all of the future plans. But there are no current plans to build it.
(Which seems short-sighted, I agree.)
Kingston is on a different set of tracks from Oshawa. And Uxbridge is also still held in the long-term plans, but not likely to be built for a long time.
That said, Brantford is still calling.....
Dan