ear2ear
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- Using the last point as background info, keep in mind that once the new line is in place, every second train will be turning back south (completely empty) from Finch. So not only is the ridership at Finch significantly decreased, you also have a nice, fresh train to go south which serves existing ridership already. This alone makes "overcrowding" issues non-issue for at least a few years until further intensification south of North York Centre. This should be great news to anyone who gets stranded at southern stations because of a 5 minute delay at Finch that causes a train to depart from Finch at full capacity already. This scenario will most likely not happen anymore with these new changes in place.
This is a great point. The overcrowding argument seems like a boogeyman tactic to lobby for projects in other areas of Toronto.