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[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 6/5/20:

 

   Ontario government advances Ontario Line subway project   

 

 

Ontario government officials earlier this week issued two requests for qualifications (RFQ) to seek contractors to design, build and maintain the Ontario Line, a planned 9.6-mile subway extension. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Blog TO, 6/11/21:

 

 This is what three of the biggest new subway stations will be like on the Ontario Line  

 

 

Plans for Toronto's new subway line are starting to take shape, and Metrolinx has revealed what three of the new subway stations will be like.

 


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[KevinKorell]

Blog TO, 6/23/21:

 

 

   Locations revealed for 4 more new subway stations in downtown Toronto 

 

 

Metrolinx just keeps on coming with the detail drops as Ontario prepares to start building a new subway line through downtown Toronto.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Metrolynx website: 

 

The Ontario Line

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Announced by the Province of Ontario in 2019, the proposed Ontario Line is one of four priority transit projects Metrolinx is leading for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The line will be the largest single expansion in Toronto’s subway history, helping to ease congestion on existing transit lines throughout the city and bring transit to underserviced neighbourhoods.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBC,   8/17/21:

 

 

    Stretch of Queen Street to close for up to five years for Ontario Line construction  

 

 

A stretch of Queen Street in the heart of downtown Toronto will be closed for up to five years due to construction on a new Ontario Line subway station, Metrolinx has confirmed. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Letter to Editor or Toronto, ON Star, 8/19/21:

 

 

   Running the Ontario Line under Queen makes no sense whatsoever    

 

 

It makes little sense for the Ontario Line to run under Queen Street in the key areas of the downtown core between Yonge and University, in part because of the problems of continuous service of the Queen streetcar lines and rerouting them.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Railway, Track, & Structures

 

  Metrolinx selects Bechtel as delivery partner for Ontario Line 

 

 

Metrolinx has selected Bechtel as the delivery partner for its Ontario Line. Sub-vendors will be Bantrel Co. and Comtech Group Inc.

 

The Ontario Line in Toronto will be a 15.6 kilometer (9.7 miles) rapid transit line through the city of Toronto.

 

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[KevinKorell]

BlogTO, 3/29/22:

 

 

    Ontario Line construction will be such a mess that Toronto will need new streetcar tracks   

 

 

The Province of Ontario officially broke ground on its eponymous new transit line in Toronto this week, with the 16 km, 15-stop, $11 billion project marking the biggest subway expansion in Canadian history.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CP24, 10/20/22:

 

 

  Major construction to begin next week on Adelaide St in advance of Ontario Line subway extension    

 

 

Adelaide Street will be under heavy construction until the spring of next year as preparations begin on the Ontario Line subway extension that will run along Queen Street.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Trains News Wire

 

Hitachi Rail will build, maintain, operate equipment for new Toronto subway line

 

November 19, 2022

 

Ontario Line deal worth C$9 billion

 

A preliminary rendering of a driverless subway train to be built by Hitachi Rail for Toronto’s Ontario Line. Hitachi Rail

 

TORONTO — Hitachi Rail and its consortium partners will build, maintain, and operate driverless subway trains for Toronto’s 15.6-kilometer (9.7-mile) Ontario Line project under a C$9 billion agreement, Hitachi announced this week.

 

The agreement with Infrastructure Ontario and regional transportation agency Metrolinx covers rolling stock, and well as related systems, and operations and maintenance for 30 years. The 15-station line, including eight underground stops, will see trains operate as frequently as 90-second intervals and will be capable of moving up to 30,000 people per hour. It will connect to three other subway lines as well as GO Transit commuter trains.

 

Rolling stock will include features such as onboard wi-fi, charging stations, wheelchair areas, dedicated bicycle spaces, and continuous, connected railcars. The equipment will be capable of speeds up to 80 kph (50 mph).

 

 

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