Comments on: Change at Footscray for the City Loop?

By: Metro Trains Melbourne managing overcrowded platforms - Waking up in Geelong

Metro Trains Melbourne managing overcrowded platforms - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:23:07 +0000

[…] reason – V/Line passengers changing for the City Loop have to exit the station then enter again to find their citybound […]

By: Photos from ten years ago: February 2009 - Waking up in Geelong

Photos from ten years ago: February 2009 - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:32:36 +0000

[…] Completed in 2010, in 2013 the northern end was demolished as part of the Regional Rail Link project to make room for two additional platforms, which despite the money spent delivered a worse experience for interchange passengers. […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:30:10 +0000

In reply to wxtre.

Climbing up and down from a footbridge is a pain in the arse, so it is no surprise that people would rather cross the street at ground level:

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/pedestrians-opt-for-jaywalking-over-safer-bridge-near-abu-dhabi-mall
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article558796.ece

Through in the case of Footscray, jumping onto the railway tracks and climbing back onto the platform is far more dangerous than crossing a busy street.

By: wxtre

wxtre — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 02:22:54 +0000

Man killed by train while crossing tracks at Footscray station

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/man-killed-by-train-while-crossing-tracks-at-footscray-station/story-fnii5sms-1227146700847
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/12/06/03/39/vic-man-hit-by-train-while-crossing-tracks

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:34:22 +0000

In reply to wxtre.

The weather protection for the stairs and escalators is piss poor, but at least the main walkway is no longer the ‘Colander Bridge’:

http://www.ffrr.footscray.org/documents/colander-bridge

By: wxtre

wxtre — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:30:11 +0000

It also appears there is also no covering from the elements as you transfer between platforms. It is quite bad design and gaudy, the only positive part of the station upgrade is the escalators.

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:00:24 +0000

In reply to Tom the first and best.. Point taken, but by the same logic not upgrading the Melbourne-Sydney railway means we are prepared for a 500 km/h Maglev train. :-P

By: Regional Rail Link to skip Sunshine station? - Waking up in Geelong

Regional Rail Link to skip Sunshine station? - Waking up in Geelong — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:30:04 +0000

[…] platforms were built on the new tracks at just two stations: Footscray and Sunshine. With an inconvenient interchange at Footscray and no platforms at North Melbourne, Sunshine is the stand out station for passenger […]

By: Tom the first and best.

Tom the first and best. — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:25:47 +0000

In reply to Tom the first and best.. Not having the RRL electrified to 1.5 kv DC allows for future electrification with 25 kv AC, which makes regional electrification more economic.

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:52:20 +0000

In reply to Tom the first and best..

Untangling suburban and V/Line trains at the city end would require flyovers or flat junctions as you suggest, but having the flexibility to use both track pairs for either type of service would be a good thing.

I foresee a day where the electrified tracks get blocked, leaving suburban trains banked up at Sunshine along with hoardes of stranded passengers. Knowing the pigheadedness of the two rail operators, I doubt V/Line would even let suburban passenger use their trains to get past the blockage!

The reverse may also apply to V/Line services – if the RRL tracks get blocked in a disruption, will country services use the suburban tracks as far as Sunshine, or will V/Line just call in the buses from Melbourne all the way out to Geelong / Ballarat / Bendigo.