Originally Posted by
bmabnorth
I can understand that the target market going from YYZ-downtown is well-served by the express. However, they would majorly increase the value by simply adding a stop at St. George or Spadina station. Why not do that.
Because there's no existing GO/Via/CP/CN track that goes substantially near those stations. Are you suggesting they should have built new track to do that? Big money to acquire property. Oh, did you want underground? BIG money.
If you're suggesting that UP should join (interline) the subway track at the Bloor/Dundas GO station... uh... it can't. TTC railway gauge is not standard railway gauge (seriously). And even if it could interline, then it would get stuck in subway traffic, wouldn't be much of an express anymore.