Re: Status of Keswick Station in Adelaide

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

james_ccj@my-deja.com wrote:

> > What is the difference between a broad gauge and a standard gauge
> > Overland?????? - and don't state the obvious.
> Routes taking between Ararat and Melbourne(Via Ballarat for the case of
> BG Overland)
>
> > Terminating at a City Centre like Adelaide station should be an
> objective
> > with all inter state rail journeys - it is one of rails selling
> >points.
> Too costly, SA transport department reckon it's not worthy of invest 20
> million dollors  for such project. GSR don't like it either since they
> have to shut carriages back to their Keswick yard for servercing.
> All GSR's carriages maintanence and service facilities are in Keswick,
> I don't think there is enough land for construct carriages yard near
> North Terrance nor TransAdelaide willing to share its facilities to GSR.
>
> Unless SA government or Fedral government willing to fund for such
> project, you would see Overland head into North Terrance.
>
> Rather then talk down Keswick station SA government is planning to
> improve it to a intermodal transport center like Roma Street. Bringing
> Coachlines into the station and share booking facilities, waiting rooms
> with GSR. Other plans they are looking at improving the parks around
> Keswick, make Keswick as an attraction, bringing people into Keswick
> area.
>
> The only concern is they aren't planning to run shuttle trains in
> between Keswick and North Terrance instead shuttle bus is continue to
> be use.
>
> > Funny, I would relate Keswick to Millions Point, and Adelaide to
> Sydney
> > Central!
>
> Sydney Central is good enough, in fact lots of offices and
> accomadations are around Central area. Keswick is more or less like
> East Perth/South Brisbane or Sunshine(vic)/Strathfield(sydney)

At least Strathfield has a suburban train to the city every few minutes.  How
often do trains leave Keswick for Adelaide?


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David Johnson
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