Re: Sydney Airport Rail

[jdennis@acslink.net.au]

In article <7i38g3$h98$1@news.mel.aone.net.au>,
  "David Proctor" <daproc@spam_this.umpires.com> wrote:
> Bill Bolton wrote in message <374c128a.1385512@news.bigpond.com>...
>
>>People could do that now from Tempe, but there's no evidence that any
>>significant number do.
>>
>>I doubt very much whether it would be of any more significance once
>>the airport line is open.
>
> Particularly when you look at the time and convenience issues
involved. The
> train direct to the airport would be worth the extra $10 for most
people,
> compared to the hassle of alighting at Wolli Creek (or Tempe), finding
a
> taxi (not to mention a driver that knows where the airport is) and
then
> spending time in traffic getting there. I know what I would prefer.

Indeed, convenience is the issue much more so than price.  To my mind
$10 is more than reasonable for a fast train trip from the airport to
the city or v-v.  However, my company's Sydney office is at Artarmon and
I will continue to travel by taxi all the way to avoid a change of mode
in the city.  If I have to visit a client in the city it would almost
certainly be on the train from the airport.

Cheers...JD
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John Dennis
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