Posted Dec 24, 2018, 4:32 PM
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I guess I was referring to both cities. If VIA is allowed to use the Mount Royal tunnel as part of the HFR, that will already be an improvement over the status quo. Widening the MRT would be much cheaper than a new tunnel and station under downtown.
In Ottawa, service goes to TO and to MTL. There is no through traffic otherwise, as in Montreal, so it doesn't matter much in terms of timing. We could terminate at Union and then back-track to the main tracks.
I'm not suggesting we do this any time soon. The Senate will use Union for 10+ years. Eventually, we might need commuter rail service to support the (by then) overcapacity LRT lines. Maybe in 15-20 years, we can start considering commuter rail and VIA service to Union.
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