goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
Do these renderings imply metrolinx expects level boarding to be implemented by the time this station opens?
Toronto Ontario Line: Exhibition Station | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | HDR
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Frankietls
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Sadly no, the project agreement only requires passive protection for future level boarding (see document). That's why there is an extra 3 steps stair at the bottom of the escalators.
Whoever did the rendering must have positioned the trains too low.
Willybru21
Active Member
You can actually see a slope up from the GO side to the Ontario Line side (which will presumably be the same height the GO platforms will be in the future if they are raised for level boarding).
The slope begins from the left side of the stairs.
The slope begins from the left side of the stairs.
Willybru21
Active Member
Where are all these renderings coming from?
goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
We have a new insider on UT it seems
fanoftoronto
Active Member
What's stopping them from building all new GO platforms to the level boarding height?
It's always bothered me that even new and renovated stations have steps down to the train platform level.
goodcitywhenfinished
Active Member
I would imagine it is because the bid for Go Expansion was still out and it was unclear what rolling stock would eventually be used.
Although I don't understand why Exhibition and all of the post-2022 stations are being built to current platform height spec even when the winning bid, OnExpress, has stated their intention to use existing bilevels with Electric locos.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Cheers to a good leak!
Frankietls
New Member
I do have access and will leak interesting info in other areas too. Just have to pace it out, hopefully not to be picked up by BlogTO and end up doxing myself.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
The trains themselves. They need to replace the steps at the doors with ones that can adjust to both heights (with level boarding the step fills the gap between the train and the platform). To my knowledge, they haven't done this upgrade to enough (or maybe even any yet) of the bilevel cars. So until that has happened, they have to keep building the stations to the current boarding height. No idea why it hasn't happened yet though.
Chris R.
Senior Member
Hamilton LRT pleassse. I know not this thread, but we're dying over here. I'll leave it at that.
Frankietls
New Member
Sorry to disappoint you, by other areas I mean within the OL project.
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Man, come on, at least read a little bit of this page. I’m not even going to redirect you to a specific post, just read what you’ve missed on this page.
generalcanada
Senior Member
ah didnt see frankie was the one who said its only protected for. I saw that comment i assumed it was someone else who said that
We already know all stations are protected for.
kotsy
Senior Member
Piling is well underway at the portal site. They've also added a fence with blue cover on top of the barriers along the north side of the GO corridor between the platform and Dufferin Bridge. Eventually they will start to build a retaining wall north of here.
