tsm1072
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Progress on the Kerr St Grade Separation. I believe the work by Dana is related to the fact that they are losing their current loading dock and a portion of the lawn in front of their building.
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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
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Allandale25
Senior Member
Getting closer.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Presentation deck from tonight's meeting "West Toronto Railpath Realignment & Extension"
Meeting on YouTube right now: https://www.metrolinxengage.com/en/Davenport-LIVE
Lots of great slides, but to get right to the timing:
Meeting on YouTube right now: https://www.metrolinxengage.com/en/Davenport-LIVE
Lots of great slides, but to get right to the timing:
Northern Light
Superstar
Select Slides from tonight's meeting presentation:
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crs1026
Superstar
That's frustrating for the community, I'm sure.... but it means the GO tracks aren't going to be finished before then, either.
- Paul
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ I didn't catch the construction phasing/timing portion, so I can't speak to the timeline above and if any closure lasts between construction commencing and substantial performance.
generalcanada
Senior Member
From the Ontario Line Shared Exhibition station design
- shifting Go train tracks by what looks to be a few metres. Curious as to why thats needed
- shared go/ontario line platform
- I cant tell if the north platform is shorter than the south or not, wouldnt it make sense if it was when acting as a terminus? if theres dedicated loading/unloading platforms?
- The Tunnel portal was moved from the garrison crossing and rail split to just before the station
- 2 of the 4 tracks are going to be "removed" and shifted upwards to meet the new tracks
- while work is being done on extensions and edits of the tunnel, a new temporary pedestrian bridge is going to be created
- shifting Go train tracks by what looks to be a few metres. Curious as to why thats needed
- shared go/ontario line platform
- I cant tell if the north platform is shorter than the south or not, wouldnt it make sense if it was when acting as a terminus? if theres dedicated loading/unloading platforms?
- The Tunnel portal was moved from the garrison crossing and rail split to just before the station
- 2 of the 4 tracks are going to be "removed" and shifted upwards to meet the new tracks
- while work is being done on extensions and edits of the tunnel, a new temporary pedestrian bridge is going to be created
ARG1
Senior Member
That is a very strange station layout. So about the platform length, I'm going to guess that the south one looks larger because of some on platform utilities that is shared with the GO platform, or its just poorly drawn. The zoomed in image clearly shows the platform being of equal length. As for the layout, this is interesting, and frankly not in a good way. A shared platform sounds nice on paper, until you realize that the shared platform is between Eastbound OL trains and Westbound GO trains, meaning that most people would not benefit from a cross platform connection, and you risk overcrowding the station platform and the stairs to the platform. I can't imagine passenger circulation being that great.
crs1026
Superstar
^Can't find a source link.... can you provide it?
It's a very bizarre layout. But so like ML to suddenly come up with a new idea and rush out with it before all the implications have been identified.
It makes sense to have all the tracks in parallel and at grade, with an enlarged underground passage (or two) providing the pathway for transfer as well as north-south access to the Exhibition grounds.
Once construction starts, FC afternoons are going to be so...... interesting.
- Paul
It's a very bizarre layout. But so like ML to suddenly come up with a new idea and rush out with it before all the implications have been identified.
It makes sense to have all the tracks in parallel and at grade, with an enlarged underground passage (or two) providing the pathway for transfer as well as north-south access to the Exhibition grounds.
Once construction starts, FC afternoons are going to be so...... interesting.
- Paul
generalcanada
Senior Member
The Ontario Line LIVE - Exhibition, King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina – April 29, 2021
On April 29, 2021, Metrolinx hosted a presentation and live Q&A focused on Exhibition, King-Bathurst and Queen-Spadina stations with over 90 people in attendance. During the virtual open house, we answered top-voted questions submitted by registrants, as well as live questions from participants...
generalcanada
Senior Member
hypothetically could they reverse the running of the trains so that lsw runs eastbound into the shared ontario line platform?
like the top 2 lines would be eastbound express/all stops
and the bottom 2 would be going westbound?
crs1026
Superstar
I too wondered whether they were planning something like that.
But that means turning the entire Oakville line upside down just to accommodate this one junction. And, it affects the routing of trains into Willowbrook and the VIA TMC. And it would have to integrate to how they plan to operate the USRC.
- Paul
generalcanada
Senior Member
Okay this makes sense now, I asked on the call if they want to sync up the go train line to be with the OL.
The answer was them specifically stating EVERY Go train will stop at exhibition.
This would explain why 2 tracks are being shifted with the Ontario line early works
So it would look like this adding a platform between the 2 groups of tracks, terrible mspaint drawing on the zoomed in image courtesy of me
Wonder if they are going to do kinda the same with the east harbour station?
The answer was them specifically stating EVERY Go train will stop at exhibition.
This would explain why 2 tracks are being shifted with the Ontario line early works
So it would look like this adding a platform between the 2 groups of tracks, terrible mspaint drawing on the zoomed in image courtesy of me
Wonder if they are going to do kinda the same with the east harbour station?
rbt
Senior Member
They could run Ontario Line trains on the left. Nearly all other platforms are center platforms so confusion issues would be limited.
They could also reverse the Ontario Line at just that station with a bit of a tunnel dance; it's a long enough run from Bathurst/King to have westbound Ontario line trains arrive at the south platform.
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