VIA Rail

[ijmorlan]

I'm sure they'll do it here too. It's just not much point doing it before the new station is built.

Judging by the King St grade separation we'll only have two platforms, and GO bi-level cars can't be boarded from the 4 foot high platforms necessary for level boarding on Via.

I suppose we could get one of each height, but more likely we'll just get two GO height with a lesser step up for Via.  (Note:  Speculation on my part, I haven't been on top of the new King St bridge nor read any project documents in detail.)

Another possibility is a GO-height platform with ramps up to short higher sections at the door locations for Via. This requires careful control from the driver to stop at the right place but with proper design shouldn’t require the same precision as needed for platform-edge doors so should be possible.