Kennedy to Museum?

February 1, 2007 - No, that's not a fantasy TTC subway map, it's the actual way the subway will run for six consecutive weekends in February and March. As a result of construction work at Bay Station, the Bloor-Danforth trains will be diverted south onto University through the infamous abandoned Lower Bay Station (for the first time in almost 40 years!), turn around at Museum, and continue onwards east or west. Click here to read all about it.

This will be a great opportunity to check out the Lower Bay Station, which is normally closed to the public (though it's a really popular filming location). It would also be cool to see how Museum Station will handle 3 different lines (Y/U/D, Bloor, Danforth) on 1 platform. I bet there will be massive confusion - and hopefully the TTC will be smart enough to have people walking around the station, directing passengers to the right train.

Of course, this is not the first time that the TTC had interlined train. In the 60s, when the Bloor/Danforth line first opened, trains from the east used to run through Lower Bay, down to Museum through downtown and then back up to Eglinton. This was done so passengers wouldn't have to transfer.

Being the nerd that I am, I'm thinking I might just ride the subway on one of those weekends, just to see what the Lower Bay Station is all about! I wonder if we can take pictures...