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High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London
Some details from the report:

-Pearson would be served from an upgraded Malton GO; the people mover would be extended there. When/if the new Pearson hub is built, service would move there.

-Guelph and Chatham stations would get upgrades and additonal platforms. London would be a rebuild of the current Via station.

-Windsor would be a whole new station, with a direct connection to the Detroit tunnel. Future service to Chicago is explicitly indicated as a possibility.

-To avoid overcrowded Union platforms, a new HSR station might go in under the approach tracks to the west of the station (just south of the current UPX platform).

-The Kitchener-London segment would be on entirely new track; a hydro corridor that goes through here is indicated as good placement to reduce disruption.

All of the above is from the lower-cost 'scenario B' that was developed. A more expensive 'scenario A' would have involved more new track and tunnels to underground stations in downtown areas (though it would allow faster trains).
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RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - by KevinL - 05-19-2017, 01:27 PM

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