Re: [NSW] quality of trains on airport line

[petercook2705@my-deja.com]

I agree, Wollongong trains should stop at Wolli Creek.  I mean, for
heavens sake they stop at Hurstville, which is really only an
interchange for Illawarra Local services (OK, and a few overpriced
(mostly private) local bus services, and a shopping centre (which if
you really wanted to use you'd drive to since you'd probably buy too
much to lug home on a train)).

In the grand scheme of things, the Airport Link should be more
important and has much more potential for high patronage than Illawarra
Local services.

Yes, I realise that due to the high fares there probably are more
passengers presently using Illawarra Local stations than the Airport
Link Stations, but the fact remains - would you be more likely to
travel to Banksia or to Kingsford Smith Airport?


MrPC
ICQ 58337073

In article <8vcp5p$8uc$1@gossamer.itmel.bhp.com.au>,
  "Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@NOSPAMbhp.com> wrote:
> <petercook2705@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8vco4i$hot$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8vco4i$hot$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
[snip]
> There are a number of reasons I didn't catch the train when going from
> Wollongong to the airport 2 weeks ago.
> 1. Trains from Wollongong do not stop at Wolli Creek. You either have
to
> change at Hurstville and Wolli Creek or go to Central and change to
go back
> to the airport.
> 2. Carrying luggage on the train. This is made worse by having to
change
> trains, see (1).
> 3. The cost of the ticket.
> 4. I would have to leave home a lot earlier to allow time for changing
> trains, late trains, and anything else that can go wrong. This
doesn't mean
> you can't be delayed by traffic or accidents when driving to the
airport,
> but trains delays seem to be more common.
[snip]


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