dkazzed said:
It's going to take far more than the build out of Blatchford to increase Metro Line frequencies. The trains are primarily packed with NAIT students.
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And outside of that, it basically serves Kingsway, and not even that well. It's such a weird stub line that feels a bit pointless right now. In a lot of cases, even if you're near the Capital or Valley Line, it's quicker to transfer to a bus to get to the places the Metro Line exclusively serves via rail.
 
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EdwardEdm said:
I assume you're suggesting they run the Metro Line to the southern terminus of the Capital Line? They don't want to run trains more frequently than 5 minutes through University Ave. So until they do something about that, not likely.
Having said that, when the Metro Line ends up with 5 minute frequencies, having just a single track to turn back at HSS won't do. That is probably at least 10 years out.
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Originally I was suggesting an expansion similar to this—an extension going North to St Albert with an extension going southwest to Windemere. With the entire line expanding to two lanes.
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NathanielBorody said:
Originally I was suggesting an expansion similar to this—an extension going North to St Albert with an extension going southwest to Windemere. With the entire line expanding to two lanes.
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Only thing I'd change is having it split off after South Campus but yeah it's a no brainer.
 
EdwardEdm said:
I assume you're suggesting they run the Metro Line to the southern terminus of the Capital Line? They don't want to run trains more frequently than 5 minutes through University Ave. So until they do something about that, not likely.
Having said that, when the Metro Line ends up with 5 minute frequencies, having just a single track to turn back at HSS won't do. That is probably at least 10 years out.
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Having a new southern branch would be a good way to turn trains without having to use that existing pocket (which is not great because its off to the side as opposed to in the middle!)
 
NathanielBorody said:
Originally I was suggesting an expansion similar to this—an extension going North to St Albert with an extension going southwest to Windemere. With the entire line expanding to two lanes.
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I would absolutely die for a southern expansion like that on the Metro line! Ever since I was a kid I had dreams of a train running through the median of Terwillegar Drive! I don't know if that median would be the best route to run the train, but I still fantasize about it when I'm driving along Terwillegar Drive.
 
YEG imagineer said:
I would love to see a replacement train station directly parallel to Blatchford Gate.
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That would be a great idea, access to to the LRT and from what I've seen 121st will no longer be active once the Yellowhead is finished... maybe even tie in a new bus depot too using those westwood city lands.
 
The VIA rail station needs to be linked to the CN rail line, so based on that this idea doesn't really work. I think a more practical solution would be to have a shuttle bus connecting the VIA rail station with Blatchford Gate instead (once the road network within Blatchford is more complete). This shuttle only has to run a few times a week for arrival and departures, and could maybe be a "dial a bus" shuttle that's based out of the Westwood ETS garage nearby
 
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