jamincan
Active Member
Aren't they supposed to be cleaning up the old train shed as well? That could actually make quite a big difference.
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3rd in Can/US after Penn Station and Grand Central; and there is a good chance that by 2020 it will have more users than Grand Central even without REX type service.
I know its not always the best source but based on the numbers from Wikipedia, its already at #2 with 200,000 passengers per day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Toronto)#cite_note-makeover-0
vs 300,000 at Penn station
and 140,000 at Grand Central
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
Those Wiki numbers are just commutter rail. Toss in underground and IIRC Grand Central's real number was about 350,000 to 400,000 passengers using the station. Lots of transfers between underground lines.
TTC only adds about 70,000 to Union (LRT and Subway).
Also, the LIRR project will boost Grand Central's commutter numbers significantly in 2016.
Here's the numbers for NYC's busiest subways;
http://www.visualnews.com/2012/03/28/stopping-traffic-the-busiest-nyc-subway-stops/?view=infographic
If you add Grand Central's subway & commuter rail numbers it would be a little under 300,000.
The Bloor-Yonge subway station would take that honor as it serves over 400,000 people per day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloor-Yonge_(TTC)
Is that copper that will oxidize?
This number is 80% (or more) in transfers.
My gut feel (I have no numbers) tells me that stations like Times Square and Herald Square may be in the 500,000 to 1 million passengers per day if you counted transfers the same way as TTC has for Bloor/Yonge. Only a small percentage of the people corridors actually seem to leave the station.
So what are we getting when all is said and done in 2016 or so? More glass would make the place less dire.The patent allowed for glass roof panels over the platforms, and this is what the original designs for Toronto's station called for. These were deleted from the plans before construction started.