[Bureaucromancer]

If that's the case then there must be a plan to upgrade the crossing at Blackbridge Road. The only "4 way" stop involing a railway I've ever been to.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.451...-x5jQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu

Black Bridge Road, Townline Road and New Bridge Structure

www.cambridge.ca

 

[reaperexpress]

A transit speed up of 56 minutes to 17 minutes is fairly transformative. There will be major economic impacts for even intra-regional travel.

To be fair, the 56-minute number includes a transfer at Aberfoyle. If they ran a direct bus route it would probably be scheduled to take about 25-35 minutes.

The problem with a bus is of course that it would be a lot less predictable than the train due to potential traffic, which would require much longer scheduled transfer times to trains in Guelph to avoid missed connections. GO typically schedules buses to arrive 15 minutes before the train, but if the Cambridge-Guelph service is a train it could be scheduled with connections as tight as 5 minutes in Guelph.

Even if the train is approved, they should introduce a direct bus service in the interim to grow ridership along the corridor.

 

[robmausser]

To be fair, the 56-minute number includes a transfer at Aberfoyle. If they ran a direct bus route it would probably be scheduled to take about 25-35 minutes.
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The problem with a bus is of course that it would be a lot less predictable than the train due to potential traffic, which would require much longer scheduled transfer times to trains in Guelph to avoid missed connections. GO typically schedules buses to arrive 15 minutes before the train, but if the Cambridge-Guelph service is a train it could be scheduled with connections as tight as 5 minutes in Guelph.

Also trains are cool af, so theres that disadvantage of a bus too.

 

[Garuda]

Black Bridge Road, Townline Road and New Bridge Structure

www.cambridge.ca

Interesting. Great to see this happening. Although I'm going to miss this quirky crossing.