Re: [NSW] Closing ceremony transport

["Scott Beecham" <snoa@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Paul Jones" <jonesclan@free.net.au> wrote in message
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> Yep, I was at the domain. I know getting a train from any of the city
> stations was a lost cause, so I hurriedly walked to central, where I
boarded
> the 11:48 mt.vic service (which left at 11:59). Got there 18 mins early,
and
> was filling quickly. By the time it left, it was totally full with people
> sitting in the isles and everything. we made a 30 second stop at
Strathfield
> as no one could get on or off. as it was I only just managed to get off at
> parramatta to change to a Richmond train. (Which I might add was for the
> first time ever still crush loaded at Riverstone at 1:05 in the
morning...).
>
> Every other train I saw was the same, and according to mum most of the
city
> stations were closed because there were too many people.

>
> Also there was a 20 min delay to most trains. was this a runnon effect
> caused by the closing ceremony running late??
>
>
Yup nearly every city station practically shut down for some peiod that
evening, including Central. Circular Quay was closed quite early in the
eveming, and possibly Town Hall and Wynyard as well.

Soon after the fireworks had finished, Central station went nuts as
thousands of passengers headed home, joining the passengers coming from
Olympic Park. The decision was made to close the station to any further
people and made an announcement for people to assemble at belmore park.

While this was happening they hurridly sent the returning Olympic Park
trains out to various destinations in an attempt to get as many people as
they could out of Central station. These were not timetabled, so signalers
resorted to getting station staff to ask the guard where there train was
going so that routes could be set.