Re: Blacktown Station

["David Proctor" <thadocta@spam.ozemail.spam.com.spam.au>]

C. Dewick wrote in message <7ib21h$8ic$1@lios.apana.org.au>...
>In <7i3hm7$31h$1@news.mel.aone.net.au> "David Proctor"
<daproc@spam_this.umpires.com> writes:
>
>>Looks like they are putting in an extra platofrom at Blacktown - not sure
>>what the name of the road is (Up Relief? The Up side of the Up Main).
>
>Not sure if there's actually going to be a new platform, but there is going
>to be a new piece of track. The existing dead-end shunting neck outside the
>signal box is being turned into a new track going all the way down to just
>after the existing down branch line flyover.

Definitely a new platform - have a look between Platform 3 and the bus
interchange - the supports are definitely there for a new platform (on the
Up Relief, I think it is.

The new track will provide a double line for the Richmond line from almost
Seven Hills.

DaveP