Bayview Station Platforms

[u/Civil-Efficiency2039]

This has personally been asked before, but why does the O-Train randomly switch platforms when arriving and departing on Line 2. Is there any pattern?

[u/Outaouais_Guy]

Could it be to spread out the wear and tear?

[u/Shoddy_Sprinkles_338 → u/Outaouais_Guy]

That’s what I’ve heard. It seems to switch every day

[u/Civil-Efficiency2039]

Sorry, that should say “probably been asked before”.

[u/coopthrowaway2019]

Yes apparently it is to even out wear and tear on the switches approaching the station. I find this a particularly bad example of the OC Transpo customers-last mindset ("due to unexplained technical constraints, your train will sometimes be in a different place than you expect, deal with it")

[u/Due_Street1464 → u/coopthrowaway2019]

This is the capital city of a G7 country it’s a shame that the train doesn’t wanna go over its own tracks too often

[u/Pseudonym_613 → u/Due_Street1464]

It's a shame that the tracks were changed so they don't align with the railway bridge the city bought that would alleviate some of the rush hour traffic on the interprovincial bridges.

[u/Civil-Efficiency2039 → u/coopthrowaway2019]

The funny thing is they didn’t do that originally and it only started about a year ago, if that.

[u/sakuradesune]

Been wondering about a pattern too. I find it’s been Mondays and/or Tuesdays so far this summer, but can’t swear that it’s like that week to week.

[u/ChefJ684]

Why did they even bother having two platforms on line 2? Bayview is the worst designed station in the entire network.