GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[Metroscapes]

Go route 17 somewhat does this but the route goes between Waterloo and Hamilton, with express variants I think

Yes, the problem is it does not connect with central Kitchener, and you'd have to connect with a local bus (15min frequency on weekday core, 30 min on weekends) that does not take Presto or other open payment.

 

[reaperexpress]

Yes, the problem is it does not connect with central Kitchener, and you'd have to connect with a local bus (15min frequency on weekday core, 30 min on weekends) that does not take Presto or other open payment.

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Even if there were a non-stop bus from Kitchener station to Guelph station it would take more than twice as long as the train. It's a 35+ minute drive, versus a 17-minute train trip.

This is part of the reason it's disappointing that Metrolinx doesn't have a short-term goal to introduce hourly shuttle train service from Kitchener to Guelph in the meantime while they're waiting for the Silver grade separation to be built.

Two of the three necessary infrastructure pieces were already completed last year (2nd track in Breslau and 2nd platform in Guelph). All that's missing is the track connection from the new Guelph station platform to the mainline toward Kitchener. The travel time is 17 minutes each way, so a single train could provide an hourly service on its own, meeting other (Via/CN) trains at the new Breslau passing track.

 

[Metroscapes]

Even if there were a non-stop bus from Kitchener station to Guelph station it would take more than twice as long as the train. It's a 35+ minute drive, versus a 17-minute train trip.
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This is part of the reason it's disappointing that Metrolinx doesn't have a short-term goal to introduce hourly shuttle train service from Kitchener to Guelph in the meantime while they're waiting for the Silver grade separation to be built.

Two of the three necessary infrastructure pieces were already completed last year (2nd track in Breslau and 2nd platform in Guelph). All that's missing is the track connection from the new Guelph station platform to the mainline toward Kitchener. The travel time is 17 minutes each way, so a single train could provide an hourly service on its own, meeting other (Via/CN) trains at the new Breslau passing track.

Yes, but my message was prompted by forthcoming bridge replacements between Kitchener and Guelph. Ultimately, such a route should be in place for any other disruptions and augmenting offpeak service. Getting to Kitchener has been long treated as an offshoot of Milton corridor service as if Guelph was far flung to the north.

 

[vistaway]

Some of the work on the Etobicoke Creek bridge done last weekend (looking north):

 

[Allandale25]

Some of the work on the Etobicoke Creek bridge done last weekend (looking north):
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Time lapse video here by Michael Lindsay:

Why was there no service on the Lakeshore West line this past weekend? Metrolinx was replacing multiple spans of the 100+ year old Etobicoke Creek Bridge near Long Branch station. The time lapse… | Michael Lindsay

Why was there no service on the Lakeshore West line this past weekend? Metrolinx was replacing multiple spans of the 100+ year old Etobicoke Creek Bridge near Long Branch station. The time lapse video below shows you that this was a truly round the clock effort - with hourly check ins between...

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[drum118]

Dec 7
Finally caught up to my backlog with a lot more up on my site

Sunlight was against me for a dead on shot. This is what track 3 bridge first haft looks like before been place on Dec 13-14. They may do the first haft of track 1 & 2 on Dec 20-21 with the other haft on Dec 27-28 or only one track one weekend and the other track the next week since the exist deck bridge is for two tracks in the first place from what I have heard.

The east tunnel is ready to be place under the Long Branch Corridor