innsertnamehere said:
IIRC the business case for the Niagara GO expansion had identified all-day service to Confederation.

30-minute service has only ever been rumoured for WH, with no formal documentation from Metrolinx. If it does happen, they may extend it to Confederation, but we'll see.
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West Harbour is rumoured to have 30 minute service sooner than later, but I believe even Metrolinx docs show 30 minute service at least during peak.
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During peak, yes. But 30-minute peak service is only 4 rush hour trains, the same level of service that Hamilton GO centre enjoys right now.

The latest update on Niagara Services is here:


It lists 3 options.

1. 4 peak-period trains
2. hourly service and 4 peak-period trains
3. 30 minute service all day to St Catharines

My understanding is that Metrolinx ruled out 3. as cost prohibitive and is instead pursuiing 1. or 2.

Given the minimal infrastructure investment for Confederation and the wording on the website, I wouldn't be surprised if it's literally 4 trains a day in peak periods.
 
Chris R. said:
West Harbour is rumoured to have 30 minute service sooner than later, but I believe even Metrolinx docs show 30 minute service at least during peak.
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This is taken from the full business case prepared by Metrolinx to secure Ministerial approval to proceed and guide the RFP. It is not necessarily the service plan that ONxpress will use.
 
Does anyone have the design drawings for this station? Kinda curious how the track alignment is going to work here. Are there two additional tracks being built for this island platform?
 
TheHonestMaple said:
Does anyone have the design drawings for this station? Kinda curious how the track alignment is going to work here. Are there two additional tracks being built for this island platform?
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There are total 4 track for the area with 2 north track for CN and 2 tracks for GO that used to be CN mainline on the south with the south track bridge being widen south for the centre platform as my photos show for it.

For the time being, an west switch will be cut into CN mainline for one of the 2 track that will connect to the 3rd track east of the station that runs to the Lewis yard and then connect to CN mainline.

At some future date, the 3rd track being built for West Harbour will be extended to the station that will split to service both tracks and see the removal of of the CN switch. The second station track will connect to the 3rd east track as well.

As for plans, I have asked that question a number of times and none have surface so far and if one does will it show how the original was be for the station before construction was awarded or as is? What I recalled seeing it in the beginning was a platform between the 2 centre tracks, but the current design is the best one as it keeps GO out of CN way partly today, and more so when the 3rd track is fully built between the 2 stations.

Something like this
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TheHonestMaple said:
Is there an official plan to build a third track between the two stations?
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That was the original plan, but the plan was changed last minute to remove that part and push it forward to a future upgrade. Likely because they didn't think it was necessary to bring the planned service to Confederation or because they decided to reduce planned opening frequencies.

Or in a dream world, they negotiated in enough service cheaper than building a third track.
 
Interesting. I also realized that the empty lot on the south side of the tracks is going to be a large GO parking lot, with access tunnels to the platform. If you visit the site you can see that they have already started that work. Should be a pretty large and nice station.
 
TheHonestMaple said:
Interesting. I also realized that the empty lot on the south side of the tracks is going to be a large GO parking lot, with access tunnels to the platform. If you visit the site you can see that they have already started that work. Should be a pretty large and nice station.
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I'm hoping they treat Confederation as the end of the line, so that West Harbour which I'm right beside will be better served and more stable.
 
Chris R. said:
That was the original plan, but the plan was changed last minute to remove that part and push it forward to a future upgrade. Likely because they didn't think it was necessary to bring the planned service to Confederation or because they decided to reduce planned opening frequencies.

Or in a dream world, they negotiated in enough service cheaper than building a third track.
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I expect the cost of installing the 3rd track increased. I wonder if a third track through some of Hamilton would trigger the need for some grade separations. There is a lot of busy at grade crossings between West Harbour and Confederation
 
tsm1072 said:
I expect the cost of installing the 3rd track increased. I wonder if a third track through some of Hamilton would trigger the need for some grade separations. There is a lot of busy at grade crossings between West Harbour and Confederation
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Apparently there really wouldn't be a "need" per se. It may be handy, but it's not actually a requirement.
 
From the Service Updates page on GO Transit:
Starting July 29, important construction work will begin at Confederation GO station to install new safety equipment including bollards in the parking lot. To do this we will have to close some areas of the parking lot and the bus loop. The work will be performed in two phases:

· Phase 1 of construction is expected to take one week and will not affect current bus service at the station.
· Phase 2 of construction is expected to begin August 12 and will affect the parking lot and bus service for approximately four weeks. During this phase, the bus stops will be temporarily relocated to the west side of the bus loop.

Here’s what you need to know:
• Work will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Please follow all directional signage and use caution when moving through construction areas.
• Updates will be provided as the work progresses.
• Schedules may be adjusted due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

Thank you for your patience while we perform this important work.

Confederation GO station is apart of the Niagara GO Expansion Project

Confederation Station is on track for completion in 2025 and will serve as the gateway to increased service to Niagara in the future. In combination with the ongoing pocket track installation near West Harbour GO, tracks will connect to the main Lakeshore West Line on the east side of the station eliminating the need for GO trains to reverse into the station. This will cut 20-minutes of travel time on trips to and from Niagara and facilitate rail service to Confederation GO Station and beyond.
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