Re: [NSW] Olympics Timetable, Draft 1

["Reuben Farrelly" <reuben-news@reub.net>]

"Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> OK after a look at the Olympic Timetables, draft 1, here are some of
> the things that WILL happen:

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Which brings up a question not just applicable to the new draft - why on
earth do (almost) all the northern line services stop at Burwood in the
first place but not other stations between Strathfield and Redfern?

> * Northern line still gets exactly the same crappy all stations service
> to Burwood in the off-peak, with the exception of Concord West where
> ALL trains that pass there will stop. 2 additional trains are added in
> the off-peak to call at Pennant Hills, Beecroft, Epping, Eastwood, West
> Ryde, Meadowbank and Concord West (and does not call at Burwood) and
> proceeds to North Sydney. In the peak though it is absolutely atrocious
> as the current 4 trains/hour to Epping-only are extended all the way to
> Hornsby, and the current 4 fast suburban trains/hour to Hornsby are all
> removed. Intercity services remain at about the same level.