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It would seem nice but it would end up being Bloomington GO Station 2.0..

This is not a fantasy map, this is my best put on what Metrolinx is building toward based on what has come out so far. The image is what was in some planning docs in 2023, sourced from a UT thread since the originals are gone. My goal in sharing this is to help this sub get a better sense of what's actually being built and what people should expect to see in 10-15 years when all of those projects are actually done.

Starting assumptions:

• GO / UP service is everything in the current Metrolinx roadmap plus Milton/RH as-is
• Alto will serve Union Station hourly
• The 2023 platform layout is the final layout after USEP Phase 3
• The platform extensions will allow electrification to but not through Union Station except for the new South Platform area for the Lakeshore lines. e.g. the Barrie Line would be set up to keep the pantograph at the west end of the platform and outside of the trainshed
  • This is sort of a non-issue since Kitchener won’t be electrified but Stouffville will be
• The end goal is presume to eliminate track conflicts so all routes can be run independently on the stated schedules
• 15m is the turnaround time for all trains
• The new interlocking will connect this way
• The platform between tracks 3 and 5 will be a high platform for high floor level boarding (UP / Alto / hopefully Northlander)

Track 1 [Pocket - West Facing]

• Barrie - 15m all day service

Track 2 [Through]

• Richmond Hill - 30m peak-only service
• Barrie trains going to Don / Wilson yard
• Connects to Barrie Line in the west and the Bala/Don sub in the east

Track 3 [Through]

Via Corridor /

• Alto (future)
• Northlander - daily
• West end could potentially be used by UP

Track 4 [Pocket - West Facing]

• Union-Pearson - 7.5m

Track 5 [Through]

Via Corridor / Alto (future)

• West end could be used by UP

Track 6 [Through]

• Via Canadian / Sarnia / Corridor
• Milton (30m peak only)

Track 7 [Through]

• Kitchener (local / express)

Track 8 [Pocket - West Facing]

• Kitchener (local / express)

Track 9 [Through]

• Stouffville (15m all day)

Track 10 [Through]

• Lakeshore Express Eastbound/Westbound (60m per direction, 30m combined)

Track 11 [Pocket - East Facing]

• GO Lakeshore East Local (during 7.5m peak service)
• Via Ottawa/Montreal

Track 12 [Pocket - West Facing]

• Via Niagara / Windsor
• GO Lakeshore West Local (for peak 7.5m service)

Track 13 [Through]

• Lakeshore Local - All Stops Westbound - 15m all day

Track 14 [Through]

• Lakeshore Local - All Stops Eastbound - 15m all day

All through the summer, the poop literally piles up in the multi level parking garage