Sur une autre nouvelle, le LRT d’Erlington Crosstown serait en service le 8 février
Pas certaine que ce soit une bonne idée de lancer le service en plein hiver surtout avec ce qui arrive au LRT de Finch West depuis son ouverture
After nearly 20 years of talks, planning, construction and commissioning, it’s the news TTC riders have been waiting a long time to hear: The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is finally ready to open to the public.
After an unrelated news conference at Queen’s Park Monday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared to confirm a plan to open the line on Feb. 8. As he left, Ford told reporters that he was advised of the opening date by the TTC.
When CityNews asked Ford about the Feb. 8 date during the news conference, he expressed some relief.
“We inherited (the line), we took the responsibility. Thank God it’s opening. They’ve done hundreds of thousands of kilometres of testing, and it’s going to finally get finished,” Ford said.
“I’m happy it’s done, that’s all I can tell you, because it’s been a nightmare for all of us I’m first to admit, but it’s going to be incredible.”
J’ai pris mes vacances de l’été dernier à Paris, et je dois avouer que la station de métro près de mon hôtel était un calvaire à gérer. Aucun escalier roulant, juste des marches fixes, j’avais l’impression de faire les marches de l’oratoire Saint-Joseph à chaque matin que je partais et à chaque soir que je revenais à l’hotel.
Radio-Canada rapporte la même date d’ouverture avancée par Ford pour l’Erlington Crosstwon LRT. bref, il y ajuste Ford qui avance cette date.
Après 15 ans de construction et six ans après sa date d’ouverture initiale, le train léger d’Eglinton à Toronto devrait finalement entrer en service le 8 février. Du moins, c’est le nouvel objectif fixé par le premier ministre ontarien, Doug Ford.
Ni l’agence provinciale Metrolinx, responsable de la construction de la ligne de 19 km, ni la Commission de transport de Toronto (CTT), qui fournit les chauffeurs, n’ont voulu confirmer de date pour l’instant.
Des rames d’essai circulent depuis des mois entre les 25 stations.
Un téléphérique pour desservir une banlieue enclavée
Le 7 janvier 2026, près de dix centimètres de neige sont tombés sur l’Île-de-France. « Je suis allée faire un tour dans le téléphérique pour admirer le paysage, c’était magnifique », raconte Martine Maurel. Ce jour-là, aucun bus ne circulait à cause de la neige. Le téléphérique, lui, a fait le plein.
Vraiment nice comme concept mais je me demande côté sécurité comment cela se passe… Mettons que tu es tout seul avec 3-4 bizzares comme en voit dans le métro içi à Mtl ça doit être assez malaisant.
La réponse de la présidente de la région Ile de France à cela : “pas de frotteurs car on est assis !”… en effet c’est le gros problème de ce type de transport… si t’es pogné avec un agresseur… t’es pogné avec jusqu’au bout de ton trajet.
Metrolinx/TTC ne confirme pas la date du 8 février selon une députée provinciale ontarienne
Despite Doug Ford’s claims of a February 8 opening for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the TTC CEO confirms there’s NO official launch date. This ongoing uncertainty is a failure of leadership!
We deserve clear timelines and accountability, not vague promises. Learn from the Finch West LRT issues no more delays!
Andrea Hazell MPP Scarborough—Guildwood
Le projet Crosstown semble aussi embourbé dans la neige selon Nick Westoll de City News (ses photos). Il n’y a aucun déblaiement sur le terre-plain central entre les stations de la ligne.
With the Eglinton Crosstown LRT being prepared for its launch after years of testing/commissioning, it’s a bit surprising the at-grade section of the line is still buried at snow this evening (post-storm recovery would hopefully be a testing scenario).
Transit riders demand refunds: ‘Paying for service you don’t get’
Frustrated Ottawa transit riders are demanding accountability after a stalled train caused chaos on O-Train Line 1, forcing passengers to walk on the tracks. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson speaks with Omar Id, a student who says delays are now the norm, as councillors Sean Devine and Shawn Menard introduce motions for rider compensation. While Mayor Mark Sutcliffe argues the system needs investment rather than refunds to fix a $47-million budget gap, Devine points to Toronto’s model of refunding trips delayed by 15 minutes or more.
The UK’s first superfast-charging train running only on battery power will come into passenger service this weekend – operating a five-mile return route in west London.
Great Western Railway (GWR) will send the converted London Underground train out from 5.30am to cover the full Saturday timetable on the West Ealing to Greenford branch line, four stops and 12 minutes each way, and now carrying up to 273 passengers, should its celebrity stoke up the demand.
The battery will recharge in just three and a half minutes back at West Ealing station between trips, using a 2,000kW charger connected to a few metres of rail that only becomes live when the train stops directly overhead.
En tout cas, les feux priotaires ne seront pas prêts avant le mois de mai
The city will be implementing signal priority upgrades to make sure the Eglinton Crosstown moves faster than the Finch West LRT, but those upgrades won’t be fully implemented until the spring, the chair of the TTC says.
“We’ve learned the lessons from Finch, and we are making sure that we don’t repeat those mistakes,” TTC Chair Jamaal Myers told CTV News Toronto at a news conference Friday when asked whether the Crosstown will be faster.
“There will be some transit signal priority upgrades that will be happening, but those upgrades will not be fully implemented until May.”
Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said earlier this week that both the Finch and Eglinton lines were tested to operate at 60 kilometres per hour.
But since its opening in December, customers have experienced much more sluggish performance on the Finch West LRT. In part, that has been blamed on clog-ups where vehicles get stuck at intersections due to traffic conditions.
The city has said it is looking at giving the LRT signal prioritization so that the vehicles can move more quickly. However it is not clear when that will happen.
The Crosstown will run underground for 11 kilometres through the centre of the city. But like the Finch West LRT, it will operate on the road above-ground at either end.
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Je ne crois pas que ce sera prêt pour le 8 février
Maintenant c’est le système de freinage d’urgence qui a des problèmes.
Long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT faces new technical concerns
There are new questions about the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, with the rollout already billions over budget and years behind schedule. Earlier this week, Premier Doug Ford floated Feb. 8 as a possible opening date, but the TTC quickly responded saying there is no official date yet. Now it appears technical difficulties are still showing up. CBC’s Ali Chiasson has the details.
Behind the scenes, Eglinton Crosstown LRT brake issues caused confusion, disagreement between Metrolinx and the TTC
The TTC CEO ‘likes to get in the weeds’ of technical issues, a source said, explaining the disharmony with Metrolinx.
Behind-the-scenes disagreements and communication breakdowns between the TTC and Metrolinx over the safety of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT spilled into the public this week, putting the line’s expected Feb. 8 opening date in jeopardy.
While sources and the TTC chair Jamaal Myers have pointed to randomly activating emergency brakes as a critical safety issue that gave the TTC pause regarding an opening date next weekend, an email viewed by the Star between the TTC and Metrolinx CEOs shows that Metrolinx believed the issue would not hinder a Feb. 8 opening.
Now Metrolinx, which owns the Crosstown, and the TTC, which runs the line, publicly appear to be out of sync — Metrolinx maintains that the line is safe, while the TTC has declined to comment on concerns about it, leaving a city that has waited 15 years for the Crosstown to open waiting again for clarity.
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