TTC: Other Items (catch all)

[nfitz]

Last Sunday night my daughter took the subway from Vaughan to Queens Park. She sent me a photo of the station in Vaughan and there wasn’t another person anywhere. Just a hugely massive, expensive station with nobody.

That's not my experience at Vaughan. Looking at the 2022 ridership, Vaughan is 21,186 a day. That's almost the same as Dundas West, and more than Coxwell, Woodbine, Museum, Warden, Lansdowne, Jane, and other stations.

Mind you, I've seen Kennedy look abandoned - because the train is already in the station, and people are on it, waiting to leave.

 

[drum118]

July 10
Eglinton
Very short distance to the crossover from here now

That a long way to the south end now from the north end

Bloor
They need to get rid of the remaining slats

 

[drum118]

Last Sunday night my daughter took the subway from Vaughan to Queens Park. She sent me a photo of the station in Vaughan and there wasn’t another person anywhere. Just a hugely massive, expensive station with nobody.

Should go to the 407 station and see the same thing

 

[Undead]

Last Sunday night my daughter took the subway from Vaughan to Queens Park. She sent me a photo of the station in Vaughan and there wasn’t another person anywhere. Just a hugely massive, expensive station with nobody.

That's not my experience at Vaughan. Looking at the 2022 ridership, Vaughan is 21,186 a day. That's almost the same as Dundas West, and more than Coxwell, Woodbine, Museum, Warden, Lansdowne, Jane, and other stations.

Mind you, I've seen Kennedy look abandoned - because the train is already in the station, and people are on it, waiting to leave.

Should go to the 407 station and see the same thing

I take the north end of line 1 during peak a few times a week and it's usually pretty busy. There is the occasional lighter day when only about 3/4 of the seats are occupied.

 

[crs1026]

Hmmm. I remember the days when the University line was empty on weekends, so much so that it was shut down at times to save money.
Does that mean we shouldn't have built it?
If you find the TYSSE stations empty... just plant the seeds in your brain for when you tell your grandchildren about "the good old days".

- Paul

 

[KevinT]

Bloor
They need to get rid of the remaining slats

I would argue that they need to restore the missing slats.

 

[drum118]

I would argue that they need to restore the missing slats.

Too much labour time and cost to remove, store, clean and replace. Then they do not match the rest of them, They also catch and hold break dust. One reason they are not over Line 1 track anymore after testing the first train with dust flying everywhere..

 

[Northern Light]

I would argue that they need to restore the missing slats.

I would agree, but would add, those slats are not in the new design.......and the station will be an unholy mess by late next year I would think......

 

[Mind_the_gap]

Word on CPTDB is the white lights on the new batch of Novas are being replaced post-delivery to blue lights. What happened to the recall?

 

[APTA-2048]

Word on CPTDB is the white lights on the new batch of Novas are being replaced post-delivery to blue lights. What happened to the recall?

The TTC probably decided to ignore it. I have a feeling it was more of an issue for Nova Bus having the blue lights on during delivery and of course to show that they took action on their part.

So it was up to the TTC to take action. They obviously never replaced the blue lights on the existing fleet, and the New Flyer hybrids came with blue lights. So probably for consistency's sake, they'll swap out the white lights on the Nova Bus hybrids for blue ones.

 

[Northern Light]

Word on CPTDB is the white lights on the new batch of Novas are being replaced post-delivery to blue lights. What happened to the recall?

@APTA-2048 's answer seems sound, but perhaps @smallspy might have something to add.

The recall is still on the TC website and I can't find any news on the subject post March with a cursory search.

 

[max]

Hmmm. I remember the days when the University line was empty on weekends, so much so that it was shut down at times to save money.
Does that mean we shouldn't have built it?
If you find the TYSSE stations empty... just plant the seeds in your brain for when you tell your grandchildren about "the good old days".

- Paul

I'm all in on closing the TYSSE extension on weekends to save money. Thanks for the excellent suggestion!

 

[ARG1]

I'm all in on closing the TYSSE extension on weekends to save money. Thanks for the excellent suggestion!

Meanwhile I'm riding the TYSSE on a saturday, and most of the seats are taken the moment I get on at H407.

 

[DSCToronto]

Meanwhile I'm riding the TYSSE on a saturday, and most of the seats are taken the moment I get on at H407.

Which is exactly why anecdotal reports of "my train was empty/full" are really of little value!

 

[drum118]

506 Carlton returns to Gerrard and Coxwell

July 14, 2023

Starting Mon., July 17, the 506 Carlton streetcar will return to service along Gerrard St. E. and Coxwell Ave., following completion of streetcar track replacement, three weeks ahead of schedule.

The intersection at Coxwell Ave. and Lower Gerrard St. E. / Eastwood Rd. closed to all traffic in June, while TTC crews worked to install new streetcar tracks, and to realign overhead cabling. This followed replacement of water main infrastructure in the area by Toronto Water.

“This is a tremendous example of how the TTC carefully plans and executes major infrastructure work,” said TTC Chair Jon Burnside. “The incredible team of engineers and repair crews completely rebuilt the Gerrard and Coxwell streetcar tracks, re-established and aligned new overhead cables, tested and commissioned the resumption of service in less than a month. It’s a large piece of work delivered ahead of schedule.”

New streetcar tracks for the intersection were precision-built, pre-configured and staged at the TTC’s Hillcrest Complex, which enabled engineers to excavate and replace the old rail infrastructure efficiently, with the least disruption to local residents and businesses.

“Our employees dedicate themselves to getting our customers to and from their destinations safely and on time,” said TTC CEO Rick Leary. “That also means going above and beyond to ensure our system is in a state of good repair, and to resume services as quickly as possible when major work, like track replacement, is required.”

The 506 Carlton streetcar will service stops both ways along Gerrard St. E., and south on Coxwell Ave. to Queen St. E.

The 506C bus replacement will continue to operate between Castle Frank and Victoria Park stations, with stops along Parliament St., Gerrard St. E., Greenwood, Danforth and Coxwell avenues, Upper Gerrard St. E., and Victoria Park Ave.

The TTC is committed to keeping customers informed about work and events that impact service and about alternate routes. For the most up-to-date information, visit www.ttc.ca, follow @TTCNotices on Twitter or sign up for eAlerts.

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