GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[Willybru21]

Sorry, what’s the third “Eglinton?” There’s the TTC and GO stations, but the other one?

Be thankful you’re not in Chicago, where there are three L stations named “Chicago.”

Eglinton GO, Eglinton Line 1, Eglinton West Line 1 (soon to be renamed to Cedarvale), and Eglinton Line 10 on Hurontario.

 

[drum118]

Yeah, looking at Google maps, I see what you're saying. I wonder if the Province has put any thought into moving the provincial sign shop. Although I doubt that would solve the issue with Etobicoke North and the tunnels. Islington would probably be a better location. Somewhere just south of Lowe's Pl?

What's the deal with Resource Rd. and the 401 tunnels?

The easy way to deal with Etobicoke North is build a parking structure like it has been done to numerous GO stations and build a couple of tunnels and elevators for the relocation of the existing platform to the west.

At some point in time, the Finch LRT .line will go to the airport and how it will get there is another story, but the LRT could remain in a trench next to Hwy 27 before it has to be tunnel to the airport.

As for naming the station, it should be Rexdale, not Woodbine from my point of view.

 

[lenaitch]

True... The original Woodbine racetrack was moved to this site and the original renamed Greenwood. However, having two distant stations with the same name could create confusion! (I feel the same about East Harbour and West Harbour, which are no where near each other)

Sort of. Both the old and new racetracks operated simultaneously for several years under the names New Woodbine and Old Woodbine, then Old Woodbine became known as Greenwood. New Woodbine was all thoroughbred and Old Woodbine was both thoroughbred and standardbred.

 

[reaperexpress]

Woodbine racetrack station is well situated because:
- it is next to Hwy 27 (with grade separated ramps), connecting it to the Route 927 express service between Humber College and Kipling Stn
- It is close to the airport, providing a far more convenient transfer point to the airport than Weston for passengers from Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown and Brampton, and potentially Via passengers from London, St Marys and Stratford
- It is directly off the end of Line 6, and the development is reserving space for an LRT extension to the station
- Etobicoke North station needs to be demolished to make room for the 4th track and Woodbine racetrack has both space and private funding for a 4-track station
- There is a very large development north of the station (including a casino) that will be served by a local bus service directly from the station (unlike Etobicoke North whose bus connection is a block away)
- It would be a better terminus for the Bolton GO bus than Malton, allowing the route to use the new Hwy 427 extension and stop at Humber College along the way

 

[Islington Express Bus]

And what about the people served by the current station? We'll be left behind. Using Weston is not an option as the parking lot there already over capacity and not a single bus route from northern Etobicoke serves it without a transfer.

 

[reaperexpress]

And what about the people served by the current station? We'll be left behind. Using Weston is not an option as the parking lot there already over capacity and not a single bus route from northern Etobicoke serves it without a transfer.

Using Etobicoke North station isn't a practical option for most people either. It's a park and ride lot in an industrial park with no direct bus service, and most trains don't stop there since it only has a single platform (hence the need to relocate to a spot that actually has room for 4 tracks and platforms). The number of people who will gain service at Hwy 27 is far more than the number of people who will lose service at Kipling. Building a station at Hwy 27 also doesn't prevent an additional station from being added somewhere between Hwy 27 and Weston, such as at Islington which seems to be a better location than Kipling anyway.

 

[Islington Express Bus]

Yeah I've been a big fan of relocating the station to Islington.

 

[ARG1]

Yeah I've been a big fan of relocating the station to Islington.

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[Bordercollie]

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The bridge deck is missing.

 

[Allandale25]

The bridge deck is missing.

For which bridge?

 

[Allandale25]

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Great shots. Looking forward to the 4th track going in.

 

[Coolibop]

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So far Metrolinx hasn't done much about the graffiti that I've seen along these panels I understand they've paid extra for...let's see if they can easily remove, or bother...

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Long Branch GO today, crews working on site.