News   Dec 09, 2025
Innovative Estonian Cultural Centre Advances in The Annex
 140     0 
News   Dec 09, 2025
Resubmission Seeks 49 Storeys for Upcoming Concord Park Place Phase
 735     5 
News   Dec 09, 2025
News Roundup for December 9, 2025
 434     0 

Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

Didn't they say that the full service testing period would last for three months? If so, even if it started today this line will not open until August.

EDIT: Actually, the testing period is supposed to be 30 days but Metrolinx said that they will announce the opening date three months in advance.
 
Cyrobyte said:
EDIT: Actually, the testing period is supposed to be 30 days but Metrolinx said that they will announce the opening date three months in advance.
Click to expand...
When was the last time they confirmed that timeline? I mean based on what they have to do it would seem to make sense that that 3 month window would make a logical point where they are confident of the opening date, but I thought that in 2023 they promised to give us updates every two months and I don't recall that happening more than once or twice since then.
 
Cyrobyte said:
It’s not opening this year.
Click to expand...
I wouldn't make such absolute statements without a supporting reference. There's no evidence of this.
nfitz said:
If the name is unfamiliar to some, it will grow on people. In a century or so, they'd think it weird to be called anything else.

The city's "naming" is hardly consistent with common usage. It never was. I wouldn't take that too seriously.


I wouldn't make such absolute statements without a supporting reference. There's no evidence of this.
Click to expand...
Evidence: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024?
 
A 6264 said:
I wouldn't make such absolute statements without a supporting reference. There's no evidence of this.

Evidence: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024?
Click to expand...
The drivers are trained and the TTC is doing their final prep work to take over operations. Barring something absolutely catastrophic it's opening this year.
Steve X said:
I was driving along Eglinton early in the morning today. Not a sign of any train activities. If they aren't fully simulating service soon, there is no hope for a September opening.
Click to expand...
given my experience with the opening prep in Waterloo, they are likely giving everything a onceover before Revenue Service Demonstration to ensure everything is optimal. Some of the things they did in Waterloo was do all the regular routine maintenance on the vehicles, often ahead of when it would normally be scheduled, and run the vehicle trucks through the wheel lathe to bring the wheels back to their optimal profile. Basically eliminate as many possible points of failure ahead of the start of RSD
 
jordanmkasla2009 said:
The drivers are trained and the TTC is doing their final prep work to take over operations. Barring something absolutely catastrophic it's opening this year.

given my experience with the opening prep in Waterloo, they are likely giving everything a onceover before Revenue Service Demonstration to ensure everything is optimal. Some of the things they did in Waterloo was do all the regular routine maintenance on the vehicles, often ahead of when it would normally be scheduled, and run the vehicle trucks through the wheel lathe to bring the wheels back to their optimal profile. Basically eliminate as many possible points of failure ahead of the start of RSD
Click to expand...
Do you recall approximately how long it took to get everything up to optimal condition?
 
jordanmkasla2009 said:
The drivers are trained and the TTC is doing their final prep work to take over operations. Barring something absolutely catastrophic it's opening this year.
Click to expand...
This is not quite true - not all of the drivers are trained. The final classes of drivers are still undergoing training.

jordanmkasla2009 said:
given my experience with the opening prep in Waterloo, they are likely giving everything a onceover before Revenue Service Demonstration to ensure everything is optimal. Some of the things they did in Waterloo was do all the regular routine maintenance on the vehicles, often ahead of when it would normally be scheduled, and run the vehicle trucks through the wheel lathe to bring the wheels back to their optimal profile. Basically eliminate as many possible points of failure ahead of the start of RSD
Click to expand...
I would not ascribe K-W's experience to being equivalent to the TTC's. The two systems are vastly different from an operational standpoint. And they have different sets of historic standards for their own sets of reasons.

Dan
 
smallspy said:
This is not quite true - not all of the drivers are trained. The final classes of drivers are still undergoing training.


I would not ascribe K-W's experience to being equivalent to the TTC's. The two systems are vastly different from an operational standpoint. And they have different sets of historic standards for their own sets of reasons.

Dan
Click to expand...
I'm guessing the final class needs to be trained before revenue demonstration can begin?
 
Do any of the underground Line 5 stations have kiosks in them in the paid fare zones? Like Gateway stores?
Is Gateway still responsible for the stores in the existing subway? I know they had financial difficulties in 2022.

I think the plans for Mt Dennis showed something - but I can’t find it now.
 
Today I took the Eglinton bus across from Kennedy to Eglinton to see what I could see. Between 3 and this afternoon, I saw three trains with solo drivers. The first one had left Kennedy sometime after the bus I was on and passed us, the bus only caught up to it when the driver stopped at O'conor to grab a coffee from a Tim Hortons in the Golden Mile Mall, the second one passed us around Sunnybrook, and a third passed us aroinf the same point heading towards Kenedy. A few other times, the first one was stopped at a stop for alight but passed the bus and other traffic without stopping and got way ahead of it. Also I notice at every stop they would open all of the doors on the platform side for a few seconds before closing them and waiting to go ahead with the next light..
 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top