reaperexpress
Senior Member
If there was a times saving, cutting UPE stops would make sense. But really - 2 minutes?
This isn't about speed. This is about trains being so over-crowded at times with commuters, that people travelling to the airport can't get on and have to wait.
The obvious immediate solution is pricing changes, especially for Weston and Bloor to Union trips.
I wonder how severe the crowding has been since the introduction of free transfers, given that it applies to GO trips but not UP Express trips. Trips from Weston to Union would probably benefit a lot from a free transfer to a TTC bus (e.g. at Weston) or subway (e.g. at Union), which may have already shifted some commuter demand from UP onto GO.
And just to clarify when I say that Weston should be removed from the UP Express when Mount Dennis opens, that also means removing the platform edge to allow trains to pass through the station at 120 km/h, rather than the current 16 km/h.
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