M II A II R II K
Senior Member
And once again people will be prompted to move further down.
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coopEng
Active Member
It will be worse, IMO, as you have two directions of trains on a single centre platform that isn't much wider than one of Bloor Yonge's side platforms. This station will quickly become the new death trap that is Bloor Yonge at rush hour.
muller877
Senior Member
Most people coming from the west will get on the Spadina line if they are heading to the Financial District. I would expect the eastbound trains to arrive at Yonge fairly empty.
Is there a crossover for Spadina north of Eglinton West? It doesn't make sense for trains to turn back at St Clair West after this is built.
Amare
Senior Member
Congrats to the TTC for making yet another boneheaded, and to put it bluntly, stupid decision. Why they came up with this half-baked "compromise" is beyond me.
Isnt this the same organization that came up with this chart below, but yet they seem intent on making the problem even worse at Eglinton:
Isnt this the same organization that came up with this chart below, but yet they seem intent on making the problem even worse at Eglinton:
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AlvinofDiaspar
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Amare
Senior Member
Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but my impression from reading the report is that Metrolinx (through the consortium) is responsible for the design of the interchange but it is subject to the TTC board approval. Ultimately, it lies with the TTC to express concerns with the design and clearly it appears they didnt.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Is Eglinton Station easier to triple platform compared to Bloor-Yonge Station?
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
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Streety McCarface
Senior Member
The fact that none of these transfer stations are being built with the spanish solution in mind baffles me. We already know ridership is going to be higher than Sheppard's but for some reason, we want people to fall on tracks and spend 3 minutes at a station offloading and another 2 minutes loading people.
Also, how the hell are they going to handle checking POP at this station?
aquateam
Active Member
Ah, I assumed that the long corridors for transfers were so they could install Presto gates or put fare inspectors
coopEng
Active Member
Not sure that will be true - if it was the case then why do a lot of people from the west continue to transfer at Bloor-Yonge today? Why is Eglinton any different than Bloor?
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
"Barrier free access" is important.Ah, I assumed that the long corridors for transfers were so they could install Presto gates or put fare inspectors
Yes, between Lawrence West and Glencairn.
muller877
Senior Member
there is an expectation that many people in the NW portion of Toronto that currently use the Bloor line will now migrate to the Crosstown LRT. A good example of this is all the people on the 35 bus. Once they get on the LRT they can either disembark at Eglinton West (a very quick transfer) or go to Eglinton Station (a longer walk) and get on the Yonge Line.
For those that currently get off at Queen or Dundas it would now be quicker to get off at St Clair West and go around the U (and get a seat). They might now be using Yonge & Bloor.
Regardless of their choice the good news is that fewer people will be transferring at Yonge & Bloor which will help the capacity of the station.
steveintoronto
Superstar
Anyone have a time comparison for Jane to Yonge of the two routes, and perhaps more relevant: Jane to the University-Spadina leg of Eglinton v. Bloor? Certainly the Jane bus is a slog, as are many west-end north of Bloor bus routes.
The travel time advantage that Muller points out, and steel on steel the entire distance could be considerably faster and less crowded.
Amare
Senior Member
While this is true, the TTC and Metrolinx seems intent on recreating the Bloor-Yonge experience again at Eglinton station (where things are already getting worse each day).