Either short or long one needs to be built. It took me 15 minutes this morning to get a southbound train at Bloor. And an incredibly packed train at that. First picture shows what the platform looks like as a packed train leaves the station.
Were there any service disruptions this morning?
Yes, there were warnings of delays up to 30 minutes being issued from about 6:30 AM to 8:51 AM between Finch and Eglinton. Presumably this would mean a reduced number of trains further south, and fuller trains.Were there any service disruptions this morning?
Either way though any relief line is at least 10 years away from opening right?
Sure but if we don't start soon it'll only get worse. And all those condos going up along the entire length of Yonge are going to add to the problem.
Either short or long one needs to be built. It took me 15 minutes this morning to get a southbound train at Bloor. And an incredibly packed train at that. First picture shows what the platform looks like as a packed train leaves the station.
It is shocking how much density is being added around Eglinton as well and this is still pre-Crosstown days.Sure but if we don't start soon it'll only get worse. And all those condos going up along the entire length of Yonge are going to add to the problem.
Yep. One problem with focussing on the Relief Line is that there is a huge amount of development going on along Yonge, where the clearest transit option for downtown in the Yonge line. We desperately need the DRL, but we also need to work out how all the people in those Yonge condos (both north and south of Bloor) are going to get to and from downtown.It is shocking how much density is being added around Eglinton as well and this is still pre-Crosstown days.
Yep. One problem with focussing on the Relief Line is that there is a huge amount of development going on <i>along</i> Yonge, where the clearest transit option for downtown in the Yonge line. We desperately need the DRL, but we also need to work out how all the people in those Yonge condos (both north and south of Bloor) are going to get to and from downtown.
This is another reason I advocate for DRL LONG. The first thing we want is relief on Yonge as much as we can. The last thing we want is Eglinton-Yonge to become the next Bloor-Yonge upon the Crosstown's opening.
The crosstown might handle a quarter of the ridership of line 2, but Eglinton Station's platform width can only handle a quarter of Bloor-yonge.