Allandale25
Senior Member
^ Finally? The SSE is under construction.
I hope they'll look into the prospects of moving Line 4 to Ontario Line rolling stock. That would allow elevation, as well as more flexible routing options, which may make it economically viable for the subway to reach the eastern end of Scarbrough. Terminating this line at Sheppard still leaves the eastern half of Scarborough without any higher-order transit.
However, I don't know how wise it is to build this without extending the OL to Sheppard. As is, the Ontario Line still would leave the Yonge Line over capacity north of Eglinton.
Bringing the Sheppard line to Scarborough - finally transit in Scarborough is getting a little bit better
^ Finally? The SSE is under construction.
Not to be completed for another 7yrs at earliest
Before that it'll be the Eglinton crosstown which started in like 2010, it's now 2023 before it'll be fully up and running
Last time Scarborough got a new station was what? The Danforth line
I haven't even mentioned about anything east of McCowan getting a station - which is still a lot of Scarborough left
The contract to build the Sheppard West LRT was less than a year away and without a doubt it would already have been operational for 2-3 years now. The grass median under the Stouffville line on Sheppard is there because that is where the tracks would have gone.When I see things like this - architecture firm Aedas (now AHR) showing off their design for the Sheppard MSF - I do wonder just how close the LRT came to being a reality...
Hmmm? Assuming they'll be using the existing heavy rail rolling stock.
Again with this nonsense about changing out a line for no reason whatsoever. It's not going to happen as it makes no sense from an operational point of view, financial one or the inconvenience it would cause to everyone. It is not something that can be done over the weekend or overnight and would take years and you would have to rebuild all of line 4 if you were to change from anything other than the TTC subway stock.I hope they'll look into the prospects of moving Line 4 to Ontario Line rolling stock. That would allow elevation, as well as more flexible routing options, which may make it economically viable for the subway to reach the eastern end of Scarbrough. Terminating this line at Sheppard still leaves the eastern half of Scarborough without any higher-order transit.
We can avoid this by using shorter subway cars that are still compatible with the TTC rolling stock, which should enable greater maneuverability, and perhaps elevation.Again with this nonsense about changing out a line for no reason whatsoever. It's not going to happen as it makes no sense from an operational point of view, financial one or the inconvenience it would cause to everyone. It is not something that can be done over the weekend or overnight and would take years and you would have to rebuild all of line 4 if you were to change from anything other than the TTC subway stock.
Close the gap between Yonge and Sheppard West.Sheppard Subway mentioned in the budget (PDF here):
- Advancing planning work for the Sheppard Subway Extension that will connect the existing
terminus at Don Mills Station (TTC’s Line 4) with the future Scarborough Subway Extension,
delivering smarter, better and faster transit- Extending the Sheppard Subway
Ontario is advancing planning work for the Sheppard Subway Extension that would connect
the existing terminus at Don Mills Station (TTC’s Line 4) with the future Scarborough Subway
Extension. The Sheppard Subway Extension would deliver smarter, better and faster transit
by connecting existing and future transit lines.
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Again with this nonsense about changing out a line for no reason whatsoever. It's not going to happen as it makes no sense from an operational point of view, financial one or the inconvenience it would cause to everyone. It is not something that can be done over the weekend or overnight and would take years and you would have to rebuild all of line 4 if you were to change from anything other than the TTC subway stock.