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Originally Posted by J.OT13
I'm not ruling out the possibility of the train station moving back to old Union. We didn't think we would ever get a transit tunnel downtown, but not only do we have one is under construction, but others are planned where necessary along the Stage 2 O-Train Route. We didn't think we could get a tunnel under King Edward, but we're studying. We didn't think we'd get an NHL arena downtown, but it will likely happen within the next decade.
I'm not saying the train station will move anytime soon, but with rail travel coming back into favour, VIA investing heavily in upgrading their network and with today's environmental consciousness, I'm willing to bet Union will re-open one day. Maybe part of a major bi-centennial project?
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Via is trying to pitch a Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal service. I'm not sure it would see an advantage in going from a through station to a terminal station (and adding time).
I think there is a reasonable case that it was a mistake to move the station in the first place, but I'm not sure what problem we're trying to solve by moving it back. Unless someone's final destination is the Weston or Chateau Laurier, they're going to have to take transit or drive/cab/uber anyway.