Re: [NSW] Airport Line -- WINNERS AND LOSERS?

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

A brief survey of the Illawarra timetable shows no improvement in services
to Tempe, i.e. 15 minute peak stooping pattern and a 30 minute off-peak
stopping pattern.

A short footpath (inc. bridge) to Wolli Creek would help the more athletic
passengers.

Chris

Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> >           "Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote in message
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> >           > Kingsgrove, losing the Macarthur fast trains
> >           > Turella, losing many ex East Hills all stops trains in the
> peak, and in
> >           the off peak, service
> >           > frequency reduced to a half of what it is now (30 min
> frequency)
> >           > Sydenham/Tempe, losing 4 trains an hour from the current off
> peak
> >           timetable
> >
> >           Sydenham should not really be a problem, they have the four
> trains an hour
> >           brom Bankstown, as well as the six per hour from the
Hurstville
> direction.
> >           They won't notice it.
> >
> >           Dave
> >
> > Tempe will feel the pinch though as they lose half the East Hills trains
> previously available
>
> But then you would have to start wondering how many of the passengers
using
> Tempe were using it as an origin/destination, or merely as an interchange.
> For those using it as an interchange, Wolli Creek will replace it. For
those
> using it as an origin/destination, Wolli Creek *may* be a better option,
> depending on where they were going to/from.
>
> Anyways, we have not seen the Sillywarra timetables yet, so there may be a
> few extra services with Tempe stops to make up for it.
>
> Dave
>
>