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Originally Posted by Aylmer
This is what I imagine from an underground concourse, though 12 might be a little excessive for our current needs. I'm no expert, but I would think that 6-10 would suffice. With 6m platforms (the width of a two-lane street), a six-track concourse would only require a space the width of Union itself, so it wouldn't conflict with underground parking or the Canal. Convenient.
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Agreed, 12 is excessive. Back when Union was the central railway station, we had 8 tracks under the canopy, though one might have only been used for the trains to head to the Québec side.
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