Allandale25
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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Northern Light
Superstar
From the above:
Proposed Station site/layout:
Station Amenities:
Bus Routes
Only 8 existing services, none frequent:
Seems like a lot to build 11 bays right off the bat; that's some incredible growth in transit modal share and service to justify that build out.
Edit to add, this is a direct link to the Initial Business Case:
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robmausser
Senior Member
VIA? On the CP corridor?
Northern Light
Superstar
My bad, speed reading.
They mention VIA serving the area, not this station.
Edited accordingly.
Towered
Superstar
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Should be a "Multi-use path", "Pedestrian Circulation", or sidewalk going directly to Trafalgar Road, maybe from the north platform to the road.
crs1026
Superstar
That would normally be de rigeur, and good futureproofing.....but.... have a look at the site and its surroundings on Google. Quite a hike to anything. This is a 99.999% auto based catchment location - at present, anyways.
Maybe when the multi-story garage gets added.
- Paul
afransen
Senior Member
Awesome TOD potential there... yikes.
JasonParis
Moderator
Hornby Station would seem to be the most sensible name. Especially as that was the name of the original hamlet.
afransen
Senior Member
Reading the IBC, I wonder why they don't put the station on the East side of Trafalgar to better centre the station for the planned development area (maximize the usable 800m walkshed). As it is now, much of the 800m walkshed is greenbelt land (presumably undevelopable.
crs1026
Superstar
^The most interesting detail for me was the two platforms with pulloff sidings on both main tracks. That looks well beyond the present one-way peak-service plan.
- Paul
- Paul
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ I saw that too and wondered what the purpose is. I assume it's got GO trains to pull into the station and let a CP train pass by? Wouldn't that cause an unscheduled delay at times for the GO train?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I mean it's a rural location. Not sure how you are expecting users to get there? This should take pressure off of the vastly overloaded Milton GO station.Ugh, more than 1000 parking spots...
Krypto98
Active Member
I think it's to future proof the area in case they want to quad track the corridor (pending CP approval)
W. K. Lis
Superstar
That's today. In ten, twenty, thirty plus years, there should, be not a multi-story garage, but SEVERAL high-rise, multi-use buildings surrounding it.