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Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:34 pm
by Norman
They also have these things on all the stations now:
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:33 pm
by Will409
Work has continued at Parafield station. At the present time, the contractors have nearly finished concreting the first section of the platform and is now looking very similar to the platform at Lynton. The height of the platform has also been raised. Previously, the foundations for the light posts were about 15-20cms above the former platform pavement where as now they are flush with the new concrete. This means that the platform will be at floor level with the train instead of having to make a small step.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:29 pm
by Will409
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:35 pm
by Norman
Thanks for the update, Will. Too bad they didn't reconstruct the whole platform, the wall to the inside of the tracks looks rather shitty. Maybe they'll paint it?
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:37 pm
by Will409
Just because the paint looks crap, doesn't mean the concrete for the platform is so there is no need to rebuild it. Just need a repaint at the most and that is it and I doubt even that will happen.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:40 pm
by Norman
Will409 wrote:Just because the paint looks crap, doesn't mean the concrete for the platform is so there is no need to rebuild it. Just need a repaint at the most and that is it and I doubt even that will happen.
Fair enough I guess. They probably don't have the funds for that anyway. But it's an improvement, so that's good.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:16 am
by Shuz
Surely a project of this scale doesn't cost that much to undergo - It should be mandatory across the entire network that stations are upgraded to this standard, at minimum, with additional tidbits at higher patronised localities like ticketbooths, toilets, etc.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:32 pm
by Cruise
I fail to see the point of building ticket booths at any stations. They're on the trains themselves!!!
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:35 pm
by AtD
Cruise wrote:I fail to see the point of building ticket booths at any stations. They're on the trains themselves!!!
Trains don't sell multi-trips. I found the kiosk at Mawson quite handy, my only gripe was they only sold the Tiser. Didn't even sell The Australian.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:40 pm
by Cruise
well got to a deli then if you want a multi-trip (you know, forward thinking?:roll:)
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:39 pm
by AtD
What an odd comment...
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:47 pm
by Will409
AtD wrote:Cruise wrote:I fail to see the point of building ticket booths at any stations. They're on the trains themselves!!!
Trains don't sell multi-trips. I found the kiosk at Mawson quite handy, my only gripe was they only sold the Tiser. Didn't even sell The Australian.
There is also the added bonus of some extra security at a station if the station is staffed.
Shuz, I am only guessing here but a station rebuild like this (including the new lighting, station signage as well as new platform surfacing) could run up to between $100,000 -$200,000. I havn't seen any actual budget papers for a rebuild of this type though, I was merely guestimating.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:58 pm
by skyliner
Will409 wrote:Lynton is on the Belair line and is the second stop after Blackwood heading towards Belair. You will notice how it has a garden bed, clean concrete surfaced platform and 'pagoda' style shelter (so named after the architecture used on some of the smaller GWR stations in the UK).
At present Adelaide has far too many stations litlle better that the GWR pagodas. They were strictly branchline and unimportant stops only. Adelaide, being a city, deserves much more. I am fully with having more actual station buildings that there are. There is the security gain, a central contact/info point, better weather cover, possibility
of small kiosks and such services. I believe they are more efficient at getting all to pay for tickets that at present. Brisbane has many rail users who don't pay even with the stations however.
ADELAIDE - CITY ON THE MOVE
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:23 pm
by Will409
Quicky update for today. DDA complient 'blind bumps' as well as extra paving have arrived and are being installed on the platform as we speak. Starting to look really good now. Also, a large section of the garden bed between the platform and the carpark has been removed and leveled. A good sized quantity of re bar has been delivered and is now in storage just beyond the car park.
I was going to ask the contractors how long everything was going to take but when I heard ALL of them speaking in Greek, I decided not to bother.
As an additional note, extra lighting on the roof of the shelter has finally been connected to the mains (after being installed for 6 months) as well as new, lit station signs.
Re: (U/R) - Parafield station
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:51 pm
by Will409