Re: Return of Its Academic!

["Hoges" <pghogan@NOSPAMbigpond.com>]

This also used to be the case at Epping (NSW) where the centre track shared
two adjoining platforms, although from memory, not for their entire length.
(slight overlap).

They then cut back the platform on the Up side,and fenced it,  and now only
the Down side is used.

Regards,

Paul
Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
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> No to the first one, but yes to the second.  At Brighton (SA) and Olympic
Park
> (and only at those two stations as far as I know, a train can be at two
> platforms at the same time, and this is used in regular service.
Glanville had
> this too until the Semaphore line closed in 1978(?).  As I understand it,
at
> Olympic Park this is because of high volume traffic so that one side is
exit and
> the other is entrance, at Brighton there is a centre track between two
island
> plaforms which serves as the terminating track for Adelaide to Brighton
locals
> providing cross-platform interchange with both up and down expresses (very
neat
> really).  At Glanville it was a similar setup but the centre track was the
> terminating point for the Semaphore branch shuttle.
>