New TTC chair doesn't anticipate Scarborough RT returning to service following derailment
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Toronto residents may have seen the last of the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT), according to the newly appointed chair of the TTC board.
Toronto residents may have seen the last of the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT), according to the newly appointed chair of the TTC board.
Speaking to CP24 on Friday, Coun. Jamaal Myers said he is "operating under the assumption that the SRT line…will not be operating again because of the expense to fix it."
The SRT, also known as Line 3, has been out of service since July 24 following a derailment near Ellesmere Station.
The trains were removed from the tracks and replaced with shuttle buses while the TTC investigated what caused the derailment.
While reopening the SRT is not yet off the table, Myers said it is not realistic, especially given the budget constraints the city is facing and that the line is scheduled to be decommissioned in November.
Following the derailment, TTC officials did not rule out an early decommissioning of the 6.4-kilometre, six-station line that opened in 1985.
Myers said his focus is improving shuttle bus service in time for September when students return to school.
