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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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10-29-2022, 07:57 AM
(10-28-2022, 06:14 PM)KevinL Wrote: The reason we don't have centre platforms at the two termini is because in both cases, the end of the platform was too close to a cross street to allow the width of crossover tracks required; going with side platforms shortened the crossovers enough to fit.

I'm not sure I fully understand this. Why can't the crossover occur in the intersection? Or...beyond the intersection? TTC has switches IN the intersections all the time.
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by danbrotherston - 10-29-2022, 07:57 AM
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