Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

[Student99]

Or that bagel place. I walked into the Bay Concourse multiple times and thought I had a stroke...

? Bagel Stop already returned and has been open in the new York Concourse for a couple of years now.

 

[AnotherCanuck]

? Bagel Stop already returned and has been open in the new York Concourse for a couple of years now.

Yeah, but it’s just not the same without the lacklustre ventilation allowing the smell of burnt toast to permeate through the concourse...

 

[Northern Light]

Yeah, that would be nice but I doubt it - the chain seems to be contracting. Having a DQ would be nice too.

AoD

Gag! That's McDs level dreadful. That stuff they pass off as ice cream.....ugh.

How about a quality gelato place instead?

 

[Richard White]

Gag! That's McDs level dreadful. That stuff they pass off as ice cream.....ugh.

How about a quality gelato place instead?

An outpost of Summers Ice Cream perhaps?

 

[FC_]

Couple shots from last night from the east wing and Bay route.

 

[Richard White]

Couple shots from last night from the east wing and Bay route.View attachment 232346View attachment 232347View attachment 232348View attachment 232349View attachment 232350View attachment 232351View attachment 232352View attachment 232353

As someone who traverses this section of the station daily they are really making a noticeable push to get the Bay Concourse open.

 

[ShonTron]

Yeah, but it’s just not the same without the lacklustre ventilation allowing the smell of burnt toast to permeate through the concourse...

Paging Dr. Penfield...

 

[Richard White]

Not related to THIS Union revitalization but, Verster got a very on point question about the lack of escalators and super narrow platforms at Union as well as crowding at the recent Feb 5 town hall. He then mentioned that they will be redoing the platforms 2-3 at a time after the Southern Expansion is done. Will be interesting . . .

So they will be redoing the subway platform which is official listed as Platforms 1 and 2? The whole reason they started at Platform 3 was because of possible confusion with the subway station.

As for the escalators there is a very good reason for not having them at Union. Years ago there was a very serious incident when a train disembarked at Union during Rush Hour. An escalator malfunctioned, sped up and sent alot of people to hospital. After the incident escalators were removed system wide.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Not related to THIS Union revitalization but, Verster got a very on point question about the lack of escalators and super narrow platforms at Union as well as crowding at the recent Feb 5 town hall. He then mentioned that they will be redoing the platforms 2-3 at a time after the Southern Expansion is done. Will be interesting . . .

Which will mean construction will continue at the station for the forseeable future.

As to removing escalators - what is *so* special about Union Station? Other stations around the world didn't seem to have trouble to such an extent with this century old technology.

AoD

 

[Adjei]

Which will mean construction will continue at the station for the forseeable future.

As to removing escalators - what is *so* special about Union Station? Other stations around the world didn't seem to have trouble to such an extent with this century old technology.

AoD

Yeah what's so special about Union? Many cities around the world have managed to figure out how to get escalators to the platform without any fuss.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

Yeah what's so special about Union? Many cities around the world have managed to figure out how to get escalators to the platform without any fuss.

How many of them are open at both ends with a partially open roof over them though? I think someone said something about them having problems with snow rain and ice and also salt as well.

 

[Woodbridge_Heights]

How many of them are open at both ends with a partially open roof over them though? I think someone said something about them having problems with snow rain and ice and also salt as well.

And they had to chance to fully cover all the tracks/platforms but instead choose to retain the bush shed.

 

[Adjei]

And they had to chance to fully cover all the tracks/platforms but instead choose to retain the bush shed.

One of the most misguided decisions recently made in this city...

 

[11th]

So they will be redoing the subway platform which is official listed as Platforms 1 and 2? The whole reason they started at Platform 3 was because of possible confusion with the subway station.

As for the escalators there is a very good reason for not having them at Union. Years ago there was a very serious incident when a train disembarked at Union during Rush Hour. An escalator malfunctioned, sped up and sent alot of people to hospital. After the incident escalators were removed system wide.

The station concourse is climate controlled, and the platforms aren't. Doors are needed to separate the two areas. Doors directly after escalator landings is a big no, due to safety concerns.
A solution maybe to install air curtains at those escalators access.

 

[Richard White]

The station concourse is climate controlled, and the platforms aren't. Doors are needed to separate the two areas. Doors directly after escalator landings is a big no, due to safety concerns.
A solution maybe to install air curtains at those escalators access.

Union is also high volume so escalators are a bad idea. For smaller low volume stations like in the burbs it is fine but at the busiest station in the network not so much.