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[timio]

Seems to be partially caused by storage in Kitchener. The new train is 12 cars, meaning the formerly express train had to drop from 12-10 so it would fit in the yard.

That's a loss of ~300 passenger spaces at least.

[trainspotter139]

Seems to be partially caused by storage in Kitchener.  The new train is 12 cars, meaning the formerly express train had to drop from 12-10 so it would fit in the yard.

That's a loss of ~300 passenger spaces at least.

You know how they could remedy that? having the train travel in reverse direction back once it's done here 

[Bob_McBob]

According to someone on Reddit there was an announcement on the 5:02 train today that they'll be adding back the other two cars next week.

[timio]

Which train other than the 3:35 has 12 cars? Because it's either that or the 3:35 that will lose the 2 extras, based on the assumption there's only space for 2 12 car trains in the Kitchener yards.

The 3:35 has never been packed in my experience riding it over the past year, so it could likely afford to lose the extra 2 cars.

[jamincan]

It may just be that it is logistically easier for them to have the trains continue the same direction rather than reversing, so given the choice they'd prefer to use the Park Street yard.

[ijmorlan]

It may just be that it is logistically easier for them to have the trains continue the same direction rather than reversing, so given the choice they'd prefer to use the Park Street yard.

Ever since the King St. grade separation construction they have had to reverse in order to access the Park St. storage tracks, so this can’t be the explanation.

[KevinL]

It's still a shorter drive to Park than to Shirley.

[Rainrider22]

It's still a shorter drive to Park than to Shirley.

Shirley you don't mean that ?

[robdrimmie]

His name's Kevin, not Shirley.

[KevinL]

Of course I do, and Rob stole the punchline.

[Spokes]

There's been a lot of Twitter rage about the changes thus far.

[timio]

Seems to be about timing. Previously, there were 3 trains between 450 and 520. Now the trains are roughly 30 minutes apart, so capacity during rush hour is a full train less than it was. 2 cars isn't going to make a huge difference.

[danbrotherston]

Plus there is no longer an express train, which has added nearly 30 minutes travel time (never mind delays due to overcrowding and other issues) to thousands of people's trip...how many people will switch to driving over this mess.

It's no unbelievable that the intention here is to turn people off transit, but it's also believable that it's pure incompetence by the Ford government. The effect remains the same...

If I lived in Toronto, I'd be super fearful of the takeover of TTC....it's bad now, it could get much much worse.

[timio]

I think it's likely less a slight by the PCs, but more a case of good intentions (let's make the trains run at a set interval to be more predictable) gone awry(, but I would not be at all surprised to see government interference).

[panamaniac]

I can hear my mother saying "(t)he road to hell is paved with good intentions".