Metrolinx has been spending major money on the rail network inside the 416 to truly separate their network from mainline freight. You can feel the difference in speed when in the 905/416 and then the exurbs, when it really slows down because of shared rails/and level crossings. So imagine the difference in speed once the line is electrified in the with the GTA and specifically inside 416 where there are few level crossings left on the network.
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From the example posted for Smarttrack which is a future extension of RER you can see that inside 416 that express service will run 20 mins and 10 mins on combined lines. With RER and Smarttrack (a future investment extension on RER) combined line frequency comes down to 4 mins in the central core. So an improvement on the RER core frequency on combined lines of around 7 mins. With electric trains, I can't see why there would be much delay in adding a few more stations inside the 416 around the downtown core to add to the convenience of the lines and the neighborhoods they run through.
Last edited by caltrane74; Dec 10, 2016 at 1:09 PM.
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