Re: Extra Blacktown platform (was: St Leonards, NSW)

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Garry Hoddinett wrote:


> Less than half the trains mentioned previously for the morning peak period
> 7:00am to 8:00 am start in Hornsby.  There are interurbans who discharge
> large numbers of people through comparatively narrow doors and then large
> numbers of DIFFERENT people board these trains because they offer the
> fastest trip to Epping, Strathfield and Central.  The suburban trains from
> Berowra also discharge large numbers of people especially school kids.  I
> think the interchange characteristics are a lot similar than you state.

Sigh.  Let's get some facts inserted:

Up Trains:
HBY    From    To     BAK    From    To
0700    WYG    STM    0701    STM    SYD
0703    HBY    SFD    0704    EPS    SYD
0704    HBY    NSY    0713    PNR    SYD
0710    BEW    NSY    0710    MVR    SYD
0714    NTL    SYD    0716    STM    LPO
0718    HBY    SFD    0716    BAK    SYD
0720    WYG    NSY    0721    PNR    SYD
0722    HBY    NSY    0725    LTH    SYD
0728    HBY    NSY    0726    RCD    SYD
0729    GOS    SYD    0729    STM    SYD
0733    HBY    SFD    0735    EPS    SYD
0734    GOS    NSY    0736    BAK    LPO
0738    BEW    NSY    0738    EPS    SYD
0744    NTL    SYD    0742    PNR    SYD
0748    HBY    SFD    0742    MVR    SYD
0750    WYG    NSD    0746    BAK    SYD
0755    HBY    NSY    0751    PNR    SYD
0759    GOS    SYD    0752    BAK    LPO
                      0757    RCD    SYD
                      0758    SGD    SYD

Blacktown has two extra trains in that period in that direction.

Blacktown has 4 incoming tracks (on the Sydney side)
Blacktown has 5 outgoing tracks (on the Country side)
Hornsby has 4 incoming tracks (on the Sydney side)
Hornsby has 2 outgoing tracks (on the Country side)



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