Vision: The New Adelaide Metro Era

[Norman]

As you might know, I am still working on my light rail/heavy rail visionary project, and after several delays, research and travelling, I am soon presenting my whole network plan for the future. It will not only cover the new light and heavy rail routes, but include all bus routes as well, many of them heavily modified to fit in with the new network.

I was planning to release it a while ago, but the recent bus changes have forced me to rethink some things and majorly change some of the routes.

Stay tuned

[Maximus]

Norman, I haven't been round here very long, so my apologies if this has been discussed before, but your Subway Project was one of the first things I noticed when I first discovered S-A a couple of months ago. (My first ever subway experience was when I visited Germany ten years ago and I got all giddy with excitement when I realised that it was exactly like what I'd seen in the movies. )

I'm wondering if you could give us all a bit of a run-down on this project, e.g. how you got started, your motivations, who you're going to present the final version to, what sort of work you've put into it, etc, etc.

I know it's all a bit pie-in-the-sky, but I can't help getting all excited when I think about Adelaide having a subway tunnel one day.

Thanks.

[Norman]

I'll be writing down all those points as soon as I can. Unfortunately, Uni is slowing down progress, but I promise you all won't be disappointed in the end when I finish. I've added an extra line now as well, a U8 Service: Port Adelaide-Arndale-City-Goodwood Road-Flinders Interchange-Marion Shopping Centre.

While it is very much pie-in-the-sky (In fact, I estimate the final cost, including rolling stock, to be $5-8b), I will present my idea to The Advertiser and, if possible, to the DTEI. Not that any of that will happen

[AG]

Hey, keep it up Norman, there's some good work going there regardless of whether people think it's pie-in-the-sky or not. It gets people thinking, differently and creatively, that's what counts in this part of the forum.

[jimmy_2486]

finished it yet Norman?? lol....

[adam73837]

Keep up the Good Work Norman! We need someone to present something that it is 'outside the small boundaries'.

[Norman]

Hey, keep it up Norman, there's some good work going there regardless of whether people think it's pie-in-the-sky or not. It gets people thinking, differently and creatively, that's what counts in this part of the forum.

Thanks AG!

finished it yet Norman?? lol....

Haha, not long now

Keep up the Good Work Norman! We need someone to present something that it is 'outside the small boundaries'.

I sure will.

I'll be making a small preview of it available later tonight you you people can try it out.

[Norman]

OK, here you go folks. Unfortunately it's not very extensive yet, only Routes 100-135 can be searched for and only some of the files are available. I have finished many more of the files, but am yet to add them to the Database.

http://subway.galoresoftware.net/site

Enjoy!

[Norman]

Those wanting the simple map I posted before, here is an updated version: http://subway.galoresoftware.net/site/routes/map_20.jpg

[jk1237]

i wonder if there will be major changes to bus routes in the Marion area once Oaklands Interchange is open. I'm assuming all buses from Seacombe Gardens, Seaview Downs whatever will go via Marion shops to the station and interchange to trains to town. I'll have a look at you've done now, Norman

[jk1237]

one suggestion is that the subway line from Main North rd, should have a station under O'Connell St, North Adl, and the line from North East rd should have a station under Melbourne St, North Adl, as these would be busy stations.

[Norman]

Noted. Thanks for the feedback.

Reason I kept the stops out of North Adelaide is because they'd just complain anyway about the footpath being holy ground or something... I'll think about it though.

[monotonehell]

I'm assuming that there'd also be a load of suburban buses filling in the gaps in the map?

[Norman]

Oh yeah! Pretty much, the current trunk routes/Go Zones are being replaced by Subway, such as:

City-Airport Trunk (J1-J3)
The Parade (122-126)
Henley Beach Road (130-139)
Port Road/LeFevre Peninsula/West Lakes/AAMI Stadium (150-157)
Payneham/Lower North East Road (174-179)
Unley Road (190-199)
Goodwood Road (210-218)
Main North Road/Mawson Lakes (222-229)
Torrens Road/Arndale (230-233, 250-254)
North-East Road (271-273)
Glen Osmond Road (861)
Glenelg Tram
Tonsley Train
Noarlunga Train (Upper Part)
Outer Harbor Line
Marion-Flinders Trunk (Various)

The rest reamins intact, but with better connections and frequencies.

Also, trains are modified, Noarlunga and Gawler lines are now L1, Angaston to Aldinga, and O-Bahn and Belair lines are now L2, Belair to Greenwith

Also in the works:
- Possible movement of U2 to go via Grange Road/Crittenden Road
- Extension of L2 to go back south to Golden Grove Village
- New HX (Hills Express) lines and RX (Reynella Express) routes to serve trunk routes not able to be serived by rail, but still providing an adequate service.

Also, I know there is very little to play with right now with the Search function, but I will upload more stuff ths weekend.

[Omicron]

Those wanting the simple map I posted before, here is an updated version: http://subway.galoresoftware.net/site/routes/map_20.jpg

Adelaide looks so much nicer when it's all green.

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