Residents in the Junction are frustrated by the constant ringing of bells from the newly-added Union Pearson Express trains.
The Junction is a big part of Toronto’s transit history with trains running within its boundaries for more than a century.
Since its launch, the Union Pearson Express has frustrated many residents in the Glenlake condominiums near Bloor St. W. and Dundas St. W.
Tom Hasiak, the President of the Glenlake condo board, says the train’s bells begin at 5:30 a.m. and continue for nearly 22 hours , ending at around 1:30 a.m.
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The bells sounds approximately every 15 minutes.
“It drives people crazy and you can prove that over a period of exposure to this, people are going to lose it,” Hasiak said.
Metrolinx says the bells are federally-regulated and they ring when construction is happening at track level.
“Transport Canada regulates when, how long, how often you have to ring the bells and it’s for safety,” said Anne Marie Aikins, media relations manager for Metrolinx.
“Currently, we have construction going on in that area.”
Toronto city councillor Ana Bailão says there has to be a way to work around the incessant noise.
“First of all, can it be better coordinated so that at least, during the night or early morning, the community is not going through this? And second, when are we expecting this to end?” Bailão said.
Metrolinx says the frequency of the bells will decrease by end of summer when platform construction is finished.
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