Re: [MELB] City Loop issues

[Stacy <sjudin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au>]

Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> "Stacy" <sjudin@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au> wrote in message
> 3acbd52c@mercury.its.rmit.edu.au">news:3acbd52c@mercury.its.rmit.edu.au...
>> 1. In AM hours, how am I supposed to get from Flinders St or Spencer
>> street to underground stations? (without going to Richmond/Nth
>> Melb/Jolimont)
>>
>> 2. In PM hours, how am I supposed to get from underground stations to
>> Slinders/Spencer Sts? (again, without going to Rich/Nth Melb/Jolimont
>> first)
>>
>> (above refers to weekdays only)
>>
>> Why isn't city circle train reinstated. I know the tram was introduced at
>> a similar time that the train was axed, but it is so much slower, crowded,
>> inconvinient etc.

> Another way would be to change the directional flow of one of the lines
> (Burnley group I think it is, shares the same level of platform as the
> trains going to and from North Melbourne) so that they go to Flinders St
> first in the morning and directly into the loop in the evening.

But the problem here is that so many people (most) in the mornings, want
access to the underground stations. Heaps of the easties (and i mean
heaps) would be getting off at Richmond if this were the case. (There are
plenty of Sandringham line and other people coming off of direct trains
changing at Richmond in the morning as it stands).

Conversly in the evening underground customers would be dragged around to
Spencer and then to Flinders only to hold for a few minutes..before
continuing..

> This would then mean that trains on one level would be going in one
> direction (Parliament to Flagstaff) whilst those on the other level would be
> going in the opposite direction (Flagstaff to Parliament). Those travelling
> intermediately (Museum (I know, it has had a name change) to Parliament, for
> example) would then go to the one elevel and just board the next train. It
> would also ensure that there was a service between Flinders/Spencer Sts and
> the loop at all times.

It is needed but your option is not viable..I guess it's getting to the
stage where they need extra capacity in the peak hours, but I really think
having the city circle back would be very positive, as well as getting as
many Sandringham line trains through there (the underground) as possible.

> Dave