East Bayfront LRT
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| Type | Streetcar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Toronto streetcar system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Station Parliament Street |
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| Operator(s) | Toronto Transit Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 10 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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East Bayfront LRT is a streetcar line proposed for Queens Quay East from Bay Street to Parliament Street to connect Union Station to the East Bayfront area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will complement the existing 509 Harbourfront service which connects Union Station to Queens Quay west of Bay Street.
The line would start in the underground loop at Union Station, and proceed underground to Queens Quay. The line would then turn east and emerge from the tunnel 250 metres east of Yonge Street at Freeland Street. Both the eastbound and westbound tracks would be in a dedicated right of way along the south side of Queens Quay so as to reduce the need for rail vehicles to stop for road traffic, as there are fewer street intersections on the south side of Queens Quay than on its north side. The line would end in a temporary loop at Small Street, just west of Parliament Street.
The East Bayfront LRT would cost $520 million. The breakdown is as follows:
The underground streetcar loop at Union Station does not have the capacity to accommodate the extra light rail vehicles needed to service the new line. Thus, a new eastbound platform must be added.
A sewer at Queens Quay and Bay Street will make it hard to build an eastern portal to bring the tracks to the surface.
One of the issues which has delayed progress of constructing the line is the proposed redevelopment of the waterfront properties between Jarvis Street and Parliament Street, which lie south of Queens Quay. The plans called for two access streets, which would cross the proposed light rail line at signalized intersections. However, the developer has designed a third street into the plan, likely due to the expected traffic volumes from the development, which would require an additional signalized intersection with the light rail line. Some councillors have stated this will negatively affect service along the proposed route, possibly adding as much as an extra three minutes travel to a line that would only require ten minutes to traverse.
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