A-Line (Hamilton)
 Hamilton A-Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Street South, looking north. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System | Hamilton BLAST network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Harbour GO Station John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator(s) | Hamilton Street Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The A-Line is a planned rapid transit line running along James Street in downtown and Upper James Street on the escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] It is part of Hamilton's proposed BLAST network, involving four other rapid transit corridors. It is identified by Metrolinx in its regional transportation plan The Big Move as a project to be completed by 2023.[1]
The line is envisioned to run between West Harbour GO Station and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. On May 26, 2015, the Government of Ontario announced the B-Line would be constructed between McMaster University and Queenston Circle, as well as a segment of the A-Line to provide a direct connection to West Harbour GO Station. The capital costs for the project will be $1 billion, funded entirely by the province. Procurement is expected to begin in 2017, and line construction is expected to begin in 2019.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 "Routes and Corridor Maps". City of Hamilton. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Ontario Investing Up to $1 Billion for Light Rail Transit in Hamilton
- ↑ Hamilton to get a new LRT and GO Train station
