05-07-2018, 07:48 PM
(05-07-2018, 01:47 PM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: It should be said that the idea of running trains from Cambridge up onto the (now) Kitchener line is not great. In addition to being even longer than the already horrendously long journey, and taking off pressure to do the good idea of extending Milton line, now every train to Cambridge is a train that's not to Kitchener, every train to Kitchener is a train that's not to Cambridge, and we've fed back into the divisive sectarian politics that seem to define this region.
I can't see any other way to view it than this. I understand (well, to an extent) the challenges of extending service on the Milton line, but it's far and away better than this idea of running up to Guelph and then on the Kitchener line. And the timing really does seem like it's a politically-motivated attempt at making it seem like something might be happening for Cambridge; I don't think you need more than a healthy dose of cynicism to wonder how serious the idea is.
Branching means reduced frequency. The last thing we need as a Region is splitting the Kitchener line in two. If getting residents of Cambridge to downtown Toronto is really best done along the Kitchener line (I don't think it is), we'd be better served by continuing to advocate for fast frequent service to Kitchener, along with some kind of rapid service from Cambridge to Kitchener.