Re: North Shore Line Duplication (New St Leonards Station)

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Jonathan Lau wrote in message <38AA4274.43D36C0F@ozemail.com.au>...
>Have you read the Parramatta -Chatswood Rail Link EIS???
>
>The project outline only indicates the construction of the line as far as
>Chatswood with a 8 car terminating road between the Up & Down North Shore
>Lines. The project makes no mention of duplication of the line between
>Chatswood and North Sydney/St. Leonards or turnback facilities at St.
>Leonards at this time - maybe later as part of another project.

Perhaps because the formation is already there for most of it, an EIS is not
necessary?

Besides, who says that it is going to be built now? Makes sense to allow for
future plans in any new construction.

>Incidentally, the plans for the new Chatswood station is to build an
>additional platform on the western side (near the Telstra Exchange) for the
>Down North Shore Line and reinstate the disused platform for the Up North
>Shore Line. The existing platforms would be used for the Up & Down line to
>Parramatta.

This is at odds with your statement above, which say there will only be an 8
car terminating road between the Up and Down roads at Chatswood.

Dave