News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains

[rubberman]

They tried an underpass into one of our stations and it was a failure.

I'll give you a guess, it's in our biggest station.

Why do you think it was/is a failure?

North Terrace is pretty busy at peak hour, and I figure the motorists would be happy not to have the crossing lights with longer 'walk' cycles to accommodate the extra people.

I also see plenty of people using it during the day (I live nearby and pass by often).

So, what do you see is the problem?

[Hooligan]

Yeah it great for a shortcut under north terrace but look at the shops in it! A dry cleaners? wtf?

[monotonehell]

Yeah it great for a shortcut under north terrace but look at the shops in it! A dry cleaners? wtf?

Makes sense. People go past to and from work. They can drop off and pick up.

[AtD]

Yeah it great for a shortcut under north terrace but look at the shops in it! A dry cleaners? wtf?

Uh it's not exactly a shopping centre. Sydney Central has some underpass with no shops at all. le gasp!

[Will]

Uh it's not exactly a shopping centre. Sydney Central has some underpass with no shops at all. le gasp!

What a backwater!

[Hooligan]

Elizabeth interchange has signage up now

[Westside]

Are you talking about Station Arcade?, if so it's still heavily used during weekdays. It's annoying it's shut on most nights though I guess it's not very viable during those times with the nearby Bank Street connection. This could change however with a future increase in train commuters traveling to AFL matches, riverbank precinct or even just being encouraged to use a decent modern train service to town.

Either way that arcade is in some desperate need of some TLC, with the signage and interior looking quite dated giving it a dingy unsafe feeling.

*fingers crossed*

Why can't they build a lift/escalator from the underpass up to the tram platform? It'd save hundreds of ppl who j-walk over the tracks every day and make tarnsferring from train to tram a whole lot safer.

[Nort]

Are you talking about Station Arcade?, if so it's still heavily used during weekdays. It's annoying it's shut on most nights though I guess it's not very viable during those times with the nearby Bank Street connection. This could change however with a future increase in train commuters traveling to AFL matches, riverbank precinct or even just being encouraged to use a decent modern train service to town.

Either way that arcade is in some desperate need of some TLC, with the signage and interior looking quite dated giving it a dingy unsafe feeling.

*fingers crossed*

Why can't they build a lift/escalator from the underpass up to the tram platform? It'd save hundreds of ppl who j-walk over the tracks every day and make tarnsferring from train to tram a whole lot safer.

They can, it would just be really expensive and the money is better spent elsewhere.

[Hooligan]

The gawler line completely reopens on the 31st of this month

[Hooligan]

saw a train doing a test run going through smithfield interchange about half hour ago:

[Xaragmata]

Elizabeth station / interchange, Thursday (stone train had resumed running)

[Hooligan]

And thats opening today apparently.....

[MessiahAndrw]

Elizabeth station / interchange, Thursday (stone train had resumed running)

They just need to upgrade Islington station like this.

[jk1237]

They just need to upgrade Islington station like this.

and put some med density housing on the empty big block next to it. The Palms proposal seems to have gone cold

[Nort]

It really is a shame that the Elizabeth train station isn't more incorporated into the shopping center (although it is too far to be directly incorporated)

A bit more activity around the station (rather than being hidden away behind the Cashies and Radio Rentals) would do a lot to improve security and liveliness at the station.