I am confused, how do line length and/or terminus impact PPDPH assuming the requisite trainsets and platforms can be acquired? If you look at Option 3, 19km, which is more or less what we got in the end (Table 2.2, 2.4), the only way to hit 15,000 passengers per hour with the added condition of...

Probably outdated so take it with a grain of salt, but here is Metrolinx's case analysis from 2012: Pdf page 20: "TABLE 2.4 SUMMARY STATISTICS BY OPTION" https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1663237573/Documents/Metrolinx/Benefits_Case-Eglinton_Crosstown.pdf It's still unclear how they...

Here is an example: https://www.crosslinxtransit.ca/who-we-are/#:~:text=Crosstown%20Quick%20Facts:,per%20hour%20in%20each%20direction. 750 for a 3 car trainset, 20 times an hour (3 minute frequency) is needed to hit the max planned capacity of 15,000 passengers per hour per direction (or ~250...

The truth is, nobody knows for sure what will happen when the Line 5 opens in 2025/2026, and how fast ridership will grow as people get used to a (hopefully) reliable and fast crosstown transit option. As Reece Martin and many other people have predicted, the ridership estimates for Eglinton...

They don't have enough cars to run three car trainsets with a decent frequency and the platforms are not fully ready for 90 metre trains. They would need to place an order for new rolling stock which would take years. In Metrolinx time, that would be 3-5 years.

One thing that has been briefly mentioned in the past, but worth mentioning again is the dubious claim that the Flexity Freedom (Line 5 Eglinton) cars have a max capacity of 251 per 5 module train around 30 metres in length. Two trains per trainset for Line 5 would be a total of ~60 metres and...

The REM's rolling stock is clearly heavy rail. Nearly 3 metres wide, 19 metres long. Roughly matches up with Type B Metro rolling stock in China. Based on single car dimensions alone the REM would be considered a heavy rail full metro and not a MCS medium capacity rail system or light metro...

21 minutes for the under and above ground section respectively for a total of ~42 minutes with no passengers but with a simulated dwell time for passenger movement, correct me if I am wrong. I can't help but expect the real world conditions to be slower than 42 minutes in testing. 21 minutes to...

And they didn't even lie about "60% faster" (https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-lrt). If you check on google maps how long it takes to travel between Mount Dennis LRT Station and Kennedy LRT Station, it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to make the trip or 75...

(https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/sheppard-line-4-subway-extension-proposed.20503/page-385) I calculated the actual travel time to be about 50 minutes from Mount Dennis to Kennedy. York University to Union on Line 1 (under ideal conditions) is scheduled to take 38 minutes for 19km. There...

Seconded, I calculated the actual travel time to be around 50 minutes from Mount Dennis to Kennedy, much slower than the 38 minutes advertised. Assuming same speeds as Line 2 (which is already faster than Line 1), and 20 km/h or no traffic bus speeds on the surface section (Google Maps).

Highly regretting that I did not tell my whole extended family to bet on Line 5 Eglinton opening after November 1st...

Is the whole Queens Quay-Lakeshore Road/Boulevard situation an example of the Mandela Effect? Although that would require us to be alive at the time Queens Quay was first built.

This shot is very cool. I cannot for the life of me find any source stating Queens Quay used to be called Lake Shore Boulevard East. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Do you mean Mount Dennis and Caledonia? Kennedy is already being used by the Stouffville Line.

Substantial completion certification is expected to take 14 days after RSD 30 day completion. I think November 16th is a best case scenario. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ttc/comm/communicationfile-193597.pdf

Northern Light makes a good point here. It was a lucky coincidence that the new bridge and old tunnel were already done/planned prior to REM construction. However, it's still really impressive the cost per km for effectively doubling the rail rapid transit network in Montreal with automated...

Ineffectual refers to the kind of failure that happens due to lack of effort or competence. I invite anyone to please present one single source that shows active signal priority will be implemented on any bus, streetcar or LRT line. The comments were tantamount to political pandering with no...

Hot take, the Mayor deserves to lose re-election solely because she has refused to use her strong mayor powers to enact active transit signal priority for streetcars (and Line 5 and 6), much less successfully advocated this issue to the city council or TTC chair. She has been mayor since July...

I don't want to encourage anyone to mildly profit or lose off this information... but for Line 6 Finch West which is rumoured to be starting RSD on September 20th: CityNews reporter said: "If everything works as planned, the line could open possibly as early as November" (Line 6) Since...