Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

[DonValleyRainbow]

By the time it happens, they're probably Acela Express high speed trains

You have lots of faith, my friend.

 

[rbt]

They'll have to go non-stop to the border as the train will essentially be sterile US land.

Whole train or could you separate some of the cars out as still Canadian and have a customs agent do a quick walk-through at the border to confirm they're empty? A 10 minute sweep (they'll want to continue looking at the exterior and underneath) is a huge improvement over the current hour+ long process.

 

[mdrejhon]

You have lots of faith, my friend.

Still, I doubt customs preclearance will arrive in Hamilton before Empire corridor electrification and the Welland Canal grade separation.

2067, perhaps?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Still, I doubt customs preclearance will arrive in Hamilton before Empire corridor electrification and the Welland Canal grade separation.

2067, perhaps?

You'd be travelling by hyperloop at that point.

AoD

 

[Woodbridge_Heights]

matter reassembly teleportation will become common place in 2039.

 

[jcam]

matter reassembly teleportation will become common place in 2039.

I still don't like the idea that my original self would have to be destroyed in place of the copy that results from transport.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I still don't like the idea that my original self would have to be destroyed in place of the copy that results from transport.

If GO Transit is operating it, expect to get stuck in the matter stream and not receive a refund...err, I meant credited.

AoD

 

[jcam]

If GO Transit is operating it, expect to get stuck in the matter stream and not receive a refund...err, I meant credited.

AoD

Which reminds me, I need to get a refund for our UP tap ons at Weston from March break when we ended up Ubering to the airport because the wait time abruptly went from 4 minutes to 35 minutes. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

You'd be travelling by hyperloop at that point.

AoD

It's 2016 and we still don't have an electrified train corridor. I'm not hopeful on getting our shit together for a hyperloop system, even with lower capital costs.

 

[Le Gique]

New map of the station -- perhaps someone can post a proper image:

http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toro...nion Station/PDFs/union-station-directory.pdf

 

[TOareaFan]

seems a big map to display 3 open stores and 1 kiosk

 

[DSC]

seems a big map to display 3 open stores and 1 kiosk

Maps have to start somewhere and it is quite useful for orientation. As it is on www rather than on a wall (I think) it is easy to update it as things progress. You know UTers would not approve of no map so let's welcome one, bare-bones though it is!

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

New map of the station -- perhaps someone can post a proper image:

http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toronto/Facilities Management/Shared Content/Union Station/PDFs/union-station-directory.pdf

This is the cleanest map of Union I have seen to date. Kudos to the city.

 

[Richard White]

This is the cleanest map of Union I have seen to date. Kudos to the city.

I hope they have a map such as this when the station revitalization is completed. It would be useful with all the new stores and everything else going in. Does anyone have an update regarding the status of new restaurants and the like? I figured there would be more fast food as opposed to beverages by now. Uncle Tetsus, Starbucks and McCafe are not what I meant when I said fast food. By fast food I mean things like Mcdonalds, Chipotle, Fresh etc.

 

[innsertnamehere]

That stuff is going in on the lower level when it finally opens.