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Originally Posted by phil235
I think it's more about routing than anything else. There is no great way to get the trains downtown from Trudeau.
Pearson is still a possibility I would think in a later stage.
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Yeah, by choosing Laval, I doubt HSR will pass anywhere near the airport even though it's within their "bubble". As Richard Eade mentioned, they've probably already chosen the exact routing.
I think it will be 25 minutes on the REM to get from Gare Central to Trudeau, so even with that transfer, it will still be competitive with driving, though a short haul connecting flight would still be more convenient.
The choice to avoid Dorval could be CDPQ wanting to get more people on the REM, could be Air Canada wanting to preserve profitable short haul flights, but it's likely a space thing.
Hopefully we get a phase 2 (phase 3?) planned and ready to go by the time the current project is completed, and it includes a branch to Pearson Airport.
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