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

[interchange42]

Where to begin..

You cannot put a train on top of the existing train shed without extensive modifications. With all the work recently done, I can't see that happening given the cost and disruption.

Also.. how would you build anything elevated in the downtown core without knocking down some buildings? I can't see property owners being ok with that.

Honestly, the best option would be to route it to Summerhill or build new terminals for it at Guildwood where VIA already stops.

I thumbed up Richard's post for the Summerhill reference, not the Guildwood one.

If this train is heading for Peterborough next, then stations along the CP North Toronto and Belleville subdivisions make a lot of sense. For those claiming that the service wouldn't work if it doesn't go direct to Union, well, Porter Airlines doesn't fly direct to Union either, and it seems to have garnered a loyal following.

If we can get CP freight rail diverted around the north of the city paralleling the CN line (not easily done, I know), and make the modifications needed to the North Toronto subdivision and subdivisions connected to it, then candidates for stops are close to Agincourt on the GO Stouffville line, a one-stop extension to the Ontario Line 3 at Don Mills Road, Yonge Line 1 at Summerhill, University Line 1 at Dupont, the Barrie GO line, then build a new link to the Kitchener corridor to connect Alto to Pearson and points west. Anything at Union is going to be just as difficult with the increased rail traffic headed its way. Let's take over more tracks through this city for passengers, and move the freight around it that does not need to go through it.

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[ComptoirGeneral]

They can also approach Union from the West as there's lots of capacity room in the Kitchener corridor.

Both the northern CN corridor and the Highway 407 transitway have some room to spare for a couple of tracks. Serve either the new Clark subway station or 407 Highway subway station, Pearson Airport (Malton with people-mover?), then Union.

Hmm, I never considered that but that would be a great way to link both Pearson and Union. I wonder what the time cost would be with taking that route.

the province would not object to the 407 BRT becoming a railway line provided GO can run service on it.

Oh myyy, what I wouldn't give to see this become a reality. It really would be a great form of promotion for people stuck in traffic along the highway to have to watch the ALTO and GO zoom past them LOL.

 

[jmi22]

Higher Capacity Union Station Coming as South Concourse Work Continues | UrbanToronto

In the heart of Downtown Toronto, ongoing work to expand and modernize Union Station has made significant progress since the start of Metrolinx's Union Station Enhancement Project. The rail hub's passenger platforms are undergoing major changes to improve passenger flow, rail capacity, and...

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New front page storey covering ongoing construction on the South Concourse and future plans for track consolidation. @WB62 makes a big appearance. Seems he makes better maps than Metrolinx LOL.