>Below is a rough diagram of the tracks after the 24/25th weekend.
> To East Hills
> | \
> | \
> \ \
>To Arncliffe \ \ To Tempe/Sydney
>----\----------------------------------\------------\------ Local Up
>--\--\----------------------------------\------------------ Local Down
>---\--\---------------\ ---------------- /----------- Main Up
>----\--------\ \ / /---- Main Down
> \ \--------------------/ /
> \------------------------------------/
>
> The above drawing shows the very interesting track config that I am
>curious about. Does anyone know why this has been done?? I cannot see
>any logical reason for doing this, as they have placed track in the
>area that I thought would be used for the new Arncliffe North Station.
>The only explanation I can give is the line has been moved temporarily
>to allow some work on the station.
They cannot build the station on top until they build the station
underneath. Because tunnelling would involve too large a hole under a
main line, they need to dig a hole, and build the roof, before trains
can run over the top. The Up and Down Illawarras now go over the new
roof, while the dig under the location of the Up Illawarra.
> Also does anyone know if this was done during a shutdown, or were
>the trains able to use the local lines during the weekend?? (I spent
>most of last week and the weekend in Canberra, and Monday morning I
>was suprised to see the new track)
Trains went through on the Illawarra Locals.
David Johnson
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