Re: [NSW] Regents Park vs. Granville lines?

["Doug Rosser" <doug.rosser@invensys.com>]

As an occasional Newtown traveler (and resident) - I would prefer that every
train that passes through the two remaining platforms would stop -
I would love to see the traffic growth figures over the last 5 or 10 years.
Doug

> I like having a 15 minute service on the inner west.  When one goes
missing,
> it gives an idea of what a half hourly service would be like - often
sardine
> material until at least Newtown or further.  You're talking about heavily
> populated suburbs, with lots of no car families(mine and lots of others in
> my street).
>
> Yes, there are bus services,  but they are busier than the trains.  They
> also cost more.
>
> Anyway,  if you're an advocate of rail travel,  shouldn't you be
encouraging
> higher frequencies, which ought to encourage higher patronage(people don't
> like waiting or overcrowding).
>
> It also helps that most of the suburbs served are presently in a couple of
> Labor held seats :-)
>
>
> > thought for a long time that the only trains stopping all stations
between
> > Redfern and Strathfield should ONLY be Bankstown trains. I believe
> Liverpool,
> > Glenfield and Cambelltown trains via Bankstown AND Regents Park should
ALL
> be
>
> So the people living beyond the inner west can have a 15 minute service
but
> the inner west can eat cake?
>
> Bollocks.  I'd like to see more trains in the inner west,  and more of the
> suburban platforms rebuilt,  which would make for even more creative
> timetabling.
>
> I wish a hundred Bankstown Circles upon you.  And stop overshooting
Newtown!
>
> Cheers
> ShuanH
>
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