Line 3 Scarborough
Replacement with alternate transit

Line 3 Scarborough

Section Title: Replacement with alternate transit
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Characteristic	Original SRT	LRT Proposal	2014–2016 Three-Stop Subway Proposal	2016 One-Stop Subway Proposal

Vehicle	Innovia	Flexity Freedom	T1 subway car	T1 subway car

Number of stations	5	7	3	1

Length of line	6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi)	9.9 km (6.2 mi)	7.6 km (4.7 mi)	6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi)

Average speed	36 km/h (22 mph)	40 km/h (25 mph)

Ridership per hour, peak direction	7,300

Average weekday ridership	38,810	31,000

Residents within walking distance of a stop	47,000	14,000–20,000

Transfer issues at Kennedy station	Three levels above subway	One level above subway	Short turned trains	Short turned trains

Construction impacts	SRT shut down; riders must use buses	Traffic disruption on surface streets	Traffic disruption on surface streets

Building costs	2006: $360 million	2006: $490 million (5 stations) 2013: $1.48 billion 2016: $3 billion	2006: $1.22 billion (2 stations) 2014: $3.56 billion	$3.2 billion

Operating and maintenance costs	Paid by TTC	Paid by province	Paid by TTC; up to $40 million per year

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The estimated cost of the LRT proposal was $1.48 billion in 2013, but by 2016 rose to $3 billion.

final_sentence: The estimated cost of the LRT proposal was $1.48 billion in 2013, but by 2016 rose to $3 billion.