Re: St Leonards, NSW

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote:

> Remember that one of the basic principles of the new line is that it
> will transfer traffic from areas which allegedly have insufficient
> capacity (i.e. areas between roughly Redfern and Granville) to areas
> which have spare capacity at least in the counter-peak direction (i.e.
> the North Shore). Much of this benefit would be lost if people had to
> change trains at a place like Chatswood or St Leonards in order to get
> into the city.

North Sydney is a viable termination point.  There's no a specific
need to run all trains into the city.  North Sydney is a major trafiic
destination/source and many people from the West travel through the
City to reach North Sydney.

Cheers,

Bill