Re: No Express Service on CityRail compared to TransAdelaide

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

I don't know why any one on the Illawarra lines should whinge. They have a
better service that Campbelltown when it comes to going into Sydney.
rgds

Chris Downs wrote:

> There are 24 stations from Cronulla to Central.  Peak hour services stop at
> 14 or 58%.
>
> Other lines with faster express services (non-intercity) are Campbelltown to
> Central via East Hills with 23 stations.  The fastest expresses stop at 9
> stations or 39%.
>
> Penrith to Central, 32 stations.  The fastest express (again non-intercity)
> stops at 5 stations or 16%.  The other 7 fast expresses stop at 9 stations
> or 28%.
>
> All these trains are 8 cars, 800+ seats, 2,000 crush capacity.
>
> Equally interestingly Sydney has far fewer all stations services that
> limited express in the off-peak.  The only all stations services from the
> city are:
>
> Lidcombe or Liverpool via Bankstown and Sydenham
> Bankstown or Liverpool via Strathfield
> North Shore
> Eastern Suburbs.
>
> Add to that:
> Clyde - Carlinford Branch
>
> East Hills and Mortdale locals each only skip 2 stations.
> St Marys - Campbelltown (purely regional service) skips 3 stations.
> Cronulla services skip 9 stations
> Waterfall services skip 7 stations
> Campbelltown via East Hills skip 10 stations
> Campbelltown via Granville skip 10 or 11 stations
> etc. etc.
>
> Chris
>
> Matthew Geier wrote in message <7kmu3i$fa8$1@metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au>...
> >In article <37685b15.0@nexus.comcen.com.au>,
> >Matthew Neil <toyboy@syd.comcen.com.au> wrote: