GenerationLee
Senior Member
Yeah, it is. This are will be nearly unrecognizable in a decade or two, which I'm not complaining about.
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Totti
New Member
May 3rd, 2025
kev1n1m
Active Member
Time to switch to the right side on LSE trains headed into downtown. Had been watching the berm and rail construction for the past year on the left side.
kotsy
Senior Member
Smiffy
New Member
Before I joined UT and started watching this thread, I had no idea foundation work could take so long!
kotsy
Senior Member
Same haha. It can be frustratingly slow for people like us that just want to see progression.
xmyth_
Senior Member
Wondering how much this extends to the area. I’ve been watching as Metrolinx builds out the track from the DVP to Cherry st but unsure what project thread it belongs to. It’s not related to Corktown Station, only barely touches the river work on Lower Don Lands. So does the track extension qualify for East Harbour because of its need as a hub? Or is it specific to JUST Ontario Line (do we just have a general thread for that?)
kotsy
Senior Member
This is general Ontario Line thread. I put everything that isn't tied to a station in here as well as station related photos.
Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
To join the Downtown Relief Line Facebook advocacy group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10757265438 To wit: The Metrolinx Transit green paper is online It does mention an E-W downtown subway. Comments are, as always, invited. I'm considering starting a Downtown Relief Line...
I assume you're talking about the portal area construction where foundation & excavation work has been progressing. There hasn't been any new track laid here, at least for the OL.
generalcanada
Senior Member
Hes probably talking about the don yard, maybe even the moved RH trackThis is general Ontario Line thread. I put everything that isn't tied to a station in here as well as station related photos.
Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
To join the Downtown Relief Line Facebook advocacy group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10757265438 To wit: The Metrolinx Transit green paper is online It does mention an E-W downtown subway. Comments are, as always, invited. I'm considering starting a Downtown Relief Line...urbantoronto.ca
I assume you're talking about the portal area construction where foundation & excavation work has been progressing. There hasn't been any new track laid here, at least for the OL.
kotsy
Senior Member
In that case, it's better off here:
GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
Making a new thread on various GO construction project and keep the other for service only. First off, track 2 for the Georgetown line from south of Dupont to North of St Clair has been removed. Only the Diamond's remains as well crossing Old Weston Rd. A switch has been cut into track 1...
or here
Union Station Rail Corridor Improvements
GO Transit Begins Work On Union Station Rail Corridor Ontario Government Invests $37.6 Million To Help Modernize Station's Track And Signal System TORONTO, July 31 /CNW/ - Work has begun to upgrade Union Station's track and signal system to prepare for expected GO Transit ridership...
BermudaTO37
Active Member
Hahaha. I am not the only one. Thanks for validating that I am not insane.
BestInShow
New Member
Is the plan for this hub to still open as a GO Transit stop prior to the completion of the Ontario Line?
The hub’s wiki page suggests it will open as a GO stop in 2028, but none of the recent announcements make any mention to that.
The hub’s wiki page suggests it will open as a GO stop in 2028, but none of the recent announcements make any mention to that.
generalcanada
Senior Member
It will definitely be open for GO train use long before the ontario line.
Amare
Senior Member
The way Metrolinx operates, I doubt it. Just look at Mount Dennis, the GO Train/UPX side has been ready for eons but Metrolinx wont open that side of the station because the Crosstown is still under construction.
So if that's an indication, they wont open East Harbour until the Ontario line is complete.
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
There are no transit connections in the area now so the station would serve little more than hundreds of locals. Opening it without at least the subway or streetcar would be a monumental misstep.
In the most recent budget, the Broadview streetcar extension is optimistically listed for 2030 completion; it has neither funded nor fully designed so I don’t expect it to meet that target.