Saturday, October 11, 2008

It's time to overhaul Sydney's public rail infrastructure

While we're in the mood for federal bailouts and nation building infrastructure projects can I suggest a major capital injection to overhaul the public rail infrastructure and ticketing system in the greater Sydney area?
  • Electronic ticketing with online account top-up. Yes please.
  • Extending the Eastern Suburbs line through Randwick, Charing Cross, Randwick, Maroubra Junction, and Malabar. Yes please.
  • Wi-Fi enabled carriages. Yes please.
  • Build a second rail line under Sydney Harbour to reduce congestion on the North Shore lin (and allow Eastern Suburbs passengers to bypass Town Hall station when transferring to the North Shore). Yes please.
  • Major expansion of Town Hall station to cater for the ever increasing passenger numbers and overcrowded platforms during morning and afternoon peak. Yes please.
  • Add two carriages of luggage-friendly dedicated rolling stock to the Airport/East Hills line and install escalators on the Airport/East Hills line platform at Central Station. Yes please.
  • Build a decent rail line to service the North Ryde business parks and commuters from the Hills District rather than the ever expanding list of bus routes and toll roads in the north-west. Yes please.

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