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(Both routes have indirect connection to the 407 Park & Ride, which is also the southern and northern termini of BT Route 2 Main and MiWay Route 17 Hurontario respectively)
The LRT is planned to run every 7.5 minutes during rush hours, and every 10–12 minutes for the rest of the week.[54] Service hours on the LRT corridor are planned to be between 5:00 AM and 1:30 AM Mondays to Saturdays and 7:00 AM to 12:00 AM on Sundays and holidays. Bus service is expected to supplement the remaining hours, making the Hurontario corridor have a 24/7 transit operation. LRT trains will take 40 minutes to travel the whole route, compared to 58 minutes by private automobile.[43]
The LRT is planned to have multiple-unit trains, carrying up to about 600 people. Stops will have platforms of at least 90 metres (300ft) long to accommodate them.[43]
The line will be served by 28 Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail trainsets that will be 100 percent low-floor for accessibility. Each will be 48 metres (157ft) long and can carry up to 292 riders sitting and standing depending on the seating arrangement. Although the trains can reach speeds of 100 kilometres per hour (62mph), the actual operating speed will be lower.[51][54]
Vehicles will be stored and maintained at the new Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility (OMSF) adjacent to a hydro corridor and Highway 407.[43] The OMSF will occupy 84,386 square metres (908,320sqft) of land providing room for expansion.[73] The main building will have an area of 10,634 square metres (114,460sqft) and contain five through tracks, a vehicle repair shop, a cleaning facility and material storage. Its second floor will contain offices and control rooms for operational staff, meeting rooms and staff break rooms. There will be 12 exterior tracks in the yard. The facility will be able to hold up to 42 light rail vehicles (LRV's), allowing room for expansion.[74][75] Rail access from the OMSF will be via Edwards Boulevard and Topflight Drive to a junction with the main line on Hurontario.[64]
On May 16, 2011, MiWay realigned service along Hurontario to include limited-stop service (Route 202) during Saturdays for passengers wishing to bypass Square One.
On September 6, 2011, Brampton Transit launched its second bus rapid transit line, Route 502 Züm Main, which runs from Sandalwood Parkway to Mississauga City Centre all week long. This route replaced MiWay's 102 Intercity Express. Züm buses run every 10 minutes during rush hours and 20 minutes during off-peak hours and weekends.[76] The frequency of its local counterpart, 2 Main, was reduced to boost ridership in the express service.
At the same date, MiWay replaced 202 Hurontario with a new route, 103 Hurontario Express, which offers additional mid-day and evening services. Its local counterpart, 19 Hurontario, was cut to GO Transit's Highway 407 Park and Ride to fortify the overlapping express services, however its frequency was further increased to address ongoing overcrowding issues between Britannia and Lakeshore Roads, the busiest section of the corridor.[77] 103 Hurontario Express runs every 17.5 minutes during rush hours, 19 minutes during middays and 24 minutes during Saturdays.
In 2013, Brampton mayor Susan Fennell had proposed to run the 502 Züm Main along the entire LRT route to Port Credit GO as a temporary measure. This would have given Brampton transit users access to the all-day, two-way GO Transit train service at Port Credit. Then-Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion rejected the alternative proposal, citing gridlock south of Mississauga City Centre as a reason.[78]
On May 5, 2014, MiWay realigned service along Hurontario corridor once again to provide more 10-minute service on daytime along the express route during weekdays, while cutting Routes 19A, 19B, and 19C for the local service south of Mississauga Hospital, leaving only the main branch of Route 19 to serve the entire Mississauga portion of the corridor from Highway 407 to Port Credit.
On April 27, 2020, Miway has split the route 19 Hurontario into two routes: 2 Hurontario (South) operating between City Centre and Port Credit GO Station and 17 Hurontario (North) operating between the Highway 407 Park & Ride and City Centre to improve reliability during the LRT construction; while on August 3, 2020, route 103 Hurontario Express was truncated to end at the Mississauga Hospital discontinuing express service south of the hospital to Port Credit GO Station.[79]
Gallery
Early progress and fence area at Courtneypark Station in May 2021
Early LRT construction works in March 2022
Construction progress of Courtneypark station in August 2022
Early track construction at Traders Boulevard/ Aldridge Street in December 2022
LRT tracks laid at Sandstone Drive/ Brunel Road in August 2023
Line 6 Finch West: another Metrolinx LRT project that uses the Alstom Citadis Spirit
Notes
↑ In January 2022, the City of Brampton requested that the Brampton Gateway stop be moved from the south side of Steeles Avenue to its north side so that riders would not have to cross Steeles Avenue to transfer between the LRT and the bus terminal.[44]
↑ The Fairview stop, located adjacent to Central Parkway, is named after the Fairview neighbourhood. There is already a Central Parkway stop on the Mississauga Transitway; thus, Fairview was chosen as the LRT stop name.[46]
1 2 3 4 "Hazel McCallion Line - Frequently Asked Questions". Metrolinx. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023. Two lanes of traffic plus turning lanes will be maintained along Hurontario Street, which will require adding a lane in each direction south of the Queensway. Traffic will only be permitted to cross the tracks at select locations, typically major streets with signalized intersections.
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