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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Confirmed at the TTC Board meeting that Line 5 WILL open this Sunday, February 8 (under a phased opening)
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Similar sign at Don Mills and Eglinton (I assume they're at all station stops)
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Brian Weatherhead ("BW"), CTV News Jamaal Myers ("JM") 7:25 BW: "We understand there's some emergency breaking issues on the Eglinton West line, uh, random emergency breaking. Is this going to slow down the opening or change the opening in any way?" 7:45 JM: "Yes, so the TTC again is the...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Apparently maybe per WearyInspection5396's comment: "As of right now that’s what we’re preparing for, however we’ve been told in no uncertain terms that they can pull the plug on that any minute if there’s a new problem, or if the weather is going to be bad. Management is currently working on...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    The traffic at Leslie and Eglinton kills the 34's commute time. This Line will instantly make that stretch of the commute better, TSP or not. If Laird station is the stopping point instead of Don Valley station (which it seems to be, as all the extra operations seem to be at Laird), then east...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    A concerning comment from a Line 5 operator: "Line 5 op here: I’d like to point out that when they do open the line, plans are to have significantly reduced trains and operating hours. The biggest kink they haven’t been able to figure out and what made the testing run as long as it did is...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Going to echo what @A 6264 said a couple pages ago: We're 11 days away from the supposed opening date, yet no one at the TTC wants to confirm if it's actually gonna open or not; wtf is going on? How comfortable does CEO Mandeep Lali need to be to make an official announcement already?
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    You'd think so, yet delays keep happening with seemingly no consequence
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Yes “We are working it out right now. The key thing is, you will get an update at the end of January as to where the Eglinton Crosstown where it’s at,” the mayor said.
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    There are 9 stations between Don Valley and Cedarvale. 22 minutes / 9 stations = 2m 20s per station (i.e., travelling + dwell time). That seems pretty good. Most people coming from the east will get off at Eglinton. There are 5 stations between Don Valley and Eglinton. 2.33 minutes * 5...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I am looking forward to not being stuck in traffic at Leslie. That intersection is single-handedly responsible for making my commute way longer than it needs to be
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    100% agree with your first sentence. Impossible to know how a December launch would've gone What I will say is that I won't be disappointed if: i) the surface section feels faster than Line 6; and/or ii) the underground section feels as fast as a subway. I will be disappointed if neither of...
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Let's see what the TTC has done with its 42 day extension. Delaying a December 28 opening better have been worth it, but all our expectations are low after seeing how they've handled Line 6
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    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Hopefully the TTC is willing to open this Line mid-board period if Feb 8 is missed, just like they did with Line 6

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