Moving Ontario Forward

London, Ontario

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

The National Dream The Canadian Pacific Railway

The Dawning of a New London

Our Plan To Move Ontario Forward

Preface
FirstClassPartnerships, Inc. (FCP), a well-respected leader in transportation planning, was contracted by the Ministry of Transportation to develop a business case for transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, and a pre-feasibility study on High Speed Rail from Toronto to London.

Summary: Concept
17 million intercity trips per year in Toronto London corridor, and demand keeps growing Today, travel is overwhelmingly by car, on 401 Bus and rail each have only 3% - 5 % In corridors with similar population, density, car ownership and incomes, High Speed Rail is commercially viable

Has the time come to bring High Speed Rail to Ontario?

YES!

PEARSON TORONTO

KITCHENER WATERLOO

LONDON
Conceptual Study Area; Actual alignment to be determined by environmental assessment

 By 2025, it would attract about 6 million passengers per year About three-quarters of passengers would be diverted, with 20,000 car trips taken off 401 each day Fare revenues would repay most capital investment with a net cost to government of about $500m While High Speed Rail would directly serve only London and Kitchener, GO riders from Guelph, and communities across south western Ontario would see benefits

Summary: Key Findings

Option

Trains

Infrastructure

Intercity HSR Trains per day

London to Toronto

Intercity HSR Riders (2025, millions)

Net Present Value ($m)

Benefit Cost Ratio (with wider benefits)

160 km/h LRC

Track Renewal

3 h 20

0.8

(725)

1.8

160 km/h DMU

Same

2 h 33

1.1

(1,114)

1.8

200 km/h DEMU

+ Improvements to Kitchener + ActonRockwood bypass

28

2 h 11

2.2

(1,450)

1.9

200 km/h DEMU

+ KitchenerLondon Direct Line Same

28

1 h 31

4.6

(1,463)

2.4

320 km/h Electric

28

1 h 11

5.9

(555)

3.1

Summary: Proposed Services

Intercity High Speed Rail 2 trains per hour all day, 320 km/h + electrified 71 minutes from London to Union Station, Toronto, and 48 minutes from Kitchener to Union Station, Toronto. Business and Economy Class Affordable fares competitive with other transportation options GO Regional Express Rail Regional Express Rail GTHA Transit Fund To Build Fully Electric Regional Rail Network 15 minute two-way electric service on all lines within 10 years Will serve Guelph and Kitchener Interim subway relief for Toronto Pre-feasibility numbers demonstrate that RER investments in Toronto fundamentally change the numbers and present a strong case to run HSR to London.

St. Pancras Station, London, England