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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
GO's platforms are all low, even at Union Station -- it's always two steps up and down. The accessible car relies on a raised platform with a metal ramp to bridge the gap that one of the crew has to put down manually... those stations probably don't have that though?
Perhaps in the future this will change and all stations/trains will have level boarding. But it will be a huge undertaking. I think the issue has always been related to freight trains - can't have level platforms that are close to the doors to minimize the gaps because CN and CP would not be able to run their trains on those lines, and in most cases the stations don't have platforms dedicated strictly to passenger use.
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On the GO website states they are going to be building those ramps. Since they are Via stations, they do have lifts that Via uses. I have always thought that a station should be on a siding. That would allow freight to pass them by.