Cityrail Station Upgrade thread

2716 Views 19 Replies 12 Participants Last post by RSG, May 11, 2007

MILIUX

Discussion Starter · May 5, 2007 (Edited)

North Sydney major upgrade: more gates + wider concourse
Chatswood interchange: whole new station from start + 3 skyscrapers
Macquarie Station: New station
North Ryde: New station
Macquarie Park: New station
Lidcombe: Adding new line
Auburn: Renovation + lift
Epping: New station + underground tunnel
Hornsby: $98 million clearway project
Eastwood: Easy access upgrade
Lakemba: Easy access upgrade
Belmore: Easy access upgrade on agenda
Seven Hills: Easy access upgrade (including lift). Family accessible toilet, new ticket office.
Werrington Easy access upgrade + new lifts + CCTV coverage
Meadowbank Easy access upgrade (new lifts + CCTV coverage)
Merrylands " " "
Bowral " " " + two disabled car spaces, resurfaced platforms, walkway bridge, new ramps, CCTV coverage, family access toilet
Bull: "" "" "" + new lift
Carlton New lift, CCTV coverage, new platform canopy
North Woolongong: New canopy over entries, new lifts, family access toilet, CCTV coverage, lighting
any others i have missed?

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Coneslammer

· #2 · May 5, 2007

Epping Station looks great. Chatswood should be good when done, but it's a bit of a mess at the moment, with no access from Victoria Mall.

What exactly are they doing with North Sydney station, any plans anywhere?

Fabian

· #3 · May 5, 2007

Hurstville Station is also getting an upgrade as part of the Super Centre Redevelopment (Hurstville Central) which will include an expanded concourse and new ticket offices.

Burwood will be getting an upgrade over the next few years, with the government to put money aside, but nothing in concrete yet.

No mention of upgrades to Mortdale station which is getting easy access upgrades.

papervagina

· #4 · May 5, 2007

Coneslammer said:
What exactly are they doing with North Sydney station, any plans anywhere?

This thread might answer your questions: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=369311

Coneslammer

· #5 · May 5, 2007

papervagina said:
This thread might answer your questions: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=369311

Excellent. this forum has everything :cheers:

sydney_lad

· #6 · May 5, 2007

Nothing for Strathfield.

Dark_Room_Danny

· #7 · May 5, 2007

Fabian said:
No mention of upgrades to Mortdale station which is getting easy access upgrades.

Mortdale station upgrade has been completed some months ago. A vast and much needed improvement to what it was.

Fabian

· #8 · May 5, 2007

Havent been through Mortdale in a while so I didn't know if it was done. Nearby Penshurst is also up for an upgrade.

RSG

· #9 · May 6, 2007

Quakers Hill is sheduled for a new or upgraded station when they duplicate the lines to Vineyard. There was talk of a parking ststaion as well. The station is not large enough and does not have the facilities to cater for the amount of peolpe it services.

MILIUX

Discussion Starter · #10 · May 6, 2007

sydney_lad said:
Nothing for Strathfield.

It's just too expensive to completely renovate Strathfield. I would expect x2 at least of Parramatta station since it has 8 platforms.

RSG

· #11 · May 8, 2007

The government will have to bite the bullet one day and spend the money. Hopefully it does not take as long as what central seems to be taking.

sydney_lad

· #12 · May 8, 2007

Dark_Room_Danny said:
Mortdale station upgrade has been completed some months ago. A vast and much needed improvement to what it was.

I worked in Mortdale a couple of years ago. Would always catch the train there.

The newsagent in the station was run like one in a small town.

No one was in there, you'd basically take what you need and leave your money on the counter.

I'd get there at around 7am and there would be around $30-40 in coins on the counter.

nOchAos

· #13 · May 8, 2007

There is heaps of work going on near Clyde workshops too, lots of old track being ripped up, huge massive piles of old timber sleeps have been piled up and land being cleared for who knows what???

James

· #14 · May 8, 2007

nOchAos said:
There is heaps of work going on near Clyde workshops too, lots of old track being ripped up, huge massive piles of old timber sleeps have been piled up and land being cleared for who knows what???

That land next to MainTrain (between Auburn and Granville) is to become a new depot which will hold all the new trains that are coming in to replace the old non-airconditioned trains.

aussieboy

· #15 · May 9, 2007

whats a "family access toilet"? surely families arent expected to go to the bathroom together?

hornetfig

· #16 · May 9, 2007

aussieboy said:
whats a "family access toilet"? surely families arent expected to go to the bathroom together?

mummy + baby in perambulator + whinging six year old in toe.

Fabian

· #17 · May 10, 2007

sydney_lad said:
I worked in Mortdale a couple of years ago. Would always catch the train there.

The newsagent in the station was run like one in a small town.

No one was in there, you'd basically take what you need and leave your money on the counter.

I'd get there at around 7am and there would be around $30-40 in coins on the counter.

I remember an old man who ran the bookstall but he closed it a few years ago when he decided he could no longer run it (think it was health reasons).

At Hurstville, part of platforms 3 and 4 have been fenced off for the SuperCentre/Station upgrade

Syd-Hk

· #18 · May 10, 2007

platforms 3 and 4 at Hurstville are also closed off from 10am onwards to some time, on many days (or all). but then i have no idea if this has to do with the renovations, as this applies to all of the stations to Arncliffe.

Fabian

· #19 · May 11, 2007

are trains running on platforms 1 and 2 along that stretch of line? Usually that happens so they can undertake maintainence of the tracks with platforms 3 and 4.

RSG

· #20 · May 11, 2007

I am sure it has been brought up before but I believe restrictions should be lifted to allow for developers to develop around stations and they could offset the cost of the redevelopment. This would cut the cost to the Iemma governement. It is a good way to provide better infrastructure.

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