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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
To be fair, the transfer at Bayview in Ottawa will be comparable to the existing transfer at Bloor-Yonge in Toronto.. only much less overcrowded.
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It is exactly comparable to the situation at Kennedy. We are creating an added transfer because the rail technology on the two lines is incompatible. It is further comparable because most of the 'potential' traffic is going in the same direction, towards downtown. The time delay required to change platforms and wait for trains is also comparable (5 to 10 minutes) but depending on your destination and the time of day, it could extend to 10 to 15 minutes. If this is really intended to be the trunk line for the south end of the city, this kind of delay is quite significant.
With all that is going on and with the location of Bayview being so far to the west of the centre of downtown, as a south end resident, I still do not see how the O-Train is an attractive option. In fact, all the current plans make all transit options less attractive for travelling downtown. Is this Rapidbus II in the making? It is a real possibility.