The rendering image is a little deceptive with its wide angle perspective. The staircase width in reality is very much standard.
If the single elevators are out-of-service, they will still have help changing levels.
According to this diagram, GO and OL are in the same fare-paid zone. I don't think that's been done between GO and the subway anywhere else, how will someone transferring off of the OL and onto GO pay their extra fare? Is this designed with a future GO flat fare in mind?
With no operating agreement between TTC and Metrolinx, I'd guess that by default they'd assume that it's running on the $3.70 Presto fare. Perhaps you'll have to tap out of a fare line at these Ontario Line subway stations, to change to the TTC.
It would never occur to me in a million years to complain to the workers about construction. Entirely beyond their decision-making authority.
You can have redundancy with two. Up is more important. If the up escalator is offline, you could make the down escalator an up and people could use the stairs to go down.
There are going to be 200+ steps at some stations. There comes a point when you need a down escalator - and 3 (or more) escalators. Which is very standard.
Not sure about fare policy but as per current design for Exhibition station all entrance points are equipped with fare gates, both GO nd OL passengers will have to clear them to enter. The South platform has fare gates at ground level even though it's a GO-only platform and passenger won't need to go up to Concourse.
Perhaps the station design assumes a zonal fare system will apply to both GO Rail and OL by opening date. With a tap needed to cross the fare line, to either tap on or tap off.
what about the tunnel, guess thats how people will go to liberty village now?
Both above and below have a route through non-fair paid area. The tunnel will still connect to the two island platforms on the east side but presumably have fare gates installed.
I don't see any fare gates for the pedestrian tunnel so far. Instead the design is showing exit-only doors to be installed between the main tunnel and staircases to platform.
