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Uncle Teddy said:
Is it going to be connected to the GO line from the start? That would help somewhat I suppose.
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Given the subway will run about 130 hours a week, and GO only has 10 hours a week when GO Trains arrive at Downsview from the north (and another 15 hours a week when they arrive from the south), it's going to be pretty quiet almost all the time.
 
nfitz said:
Given the subway will run about 130 hours a week, and GO only has 10 hours a week when GO Trains arrive at Downsview from the north (and another 15 hours a week when they arrive from the south), it's going to be pretty quiet almost all the time.
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Are they not making improvements to the Barrie line right now that will allow for hourly frequencies? They're putting in a passing track somewhere, aren't they? Not saying that it will get that frequency, but at least the track layout won't be the deciding factor.
 
gweed123 said:
Are they not making improvements to the Barrie line right now that will allow for hourly frequencies? They're putting in a passing track somewhere, aren't they? Not saying that it will get that frequency, but at least the track layout won't be the deciding factor.
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Ultimately, surely.

But I don't think it's starting next year, so I think innsertnamehere is correct, that it's going to sit empty for a while.
 
even once GO gets hourly off peak service it will still have a trickle of people using the station. 5-10 people an hour getting of a half empty GO train is not a heavily used subway station.
 
innsertnamehere said:
even once GO gets hourly off peak service it will still have a trickle of people using the station. 5-10 people an hour getting of a half empty GO train is not a heavily used subway station.
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True enough. GO forecasts only 50 people a day boarding at this station in 2031. 5-10 an hour may be optimistic off-peak!
 
They've also proposed using the Barrie line as a preferred method of running trains to Bolton, to optimize Metrolinx's use of the lines it owns (ie. Barrie corridor, without overcrowding the Georgetown South through Weston.
http://www.metrolinx.com/en/regionalplanning/projectevaluation/studies/Bolton_Commuter_Rail_Feasibility_Study_2010_EN.pdf
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Also, keep in mind the current York University GO station will close upon the subway opening (which is causing much issue with faculty and staffers at york).
 
DKsan said:
Also, keep in mind the current York University GO station will close upon the subway opening (which is causing much issue with faculty and staffers at york).
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Sure about that? I've looked at two long-range Metrolinx planning documents today that both assume that it stays open.
 
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