Comments on: Why Melbourne built ramps not stairs at railway stations

By: Metro Tunnel and rebuilding South Kensington station - Waking up in Geelong

Metro Tunnel and rebuilding South Kensington station - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:32:17 +0000

[…] The only way out – steep and narrow ramps. […]

By: Then, now and in between at Footscray station - Waking up in Geelong

Then, now and in between at Footscray station - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:36:09 +0000

[…] start at the main entrance to the station, where a steep ramp once directed passengers down to the intersection of Irving and Leeds […]

By: Building the Spencer Street Station subway - Waking up in Geelong

Building the Spencer Street Station subway - Waking up in Geelong — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:28:19 +0000

[…] Linked to each island platform by ramps, not stairs. […]

By: Melbourne Airport Rail Link - finally some detail - Waking up in Geelong

Melbourne Airport Rail Link - finally some detail - Waking up in Geelong — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:32:21 +0000

[…] non-DDA compliant ramp is the only access to Albion […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:12:21 +0000

In reply to Neil.

Those in charge don’t like providing additional entrances to stations – they prioritise revenue protection over passenger convenience.

It took massive queues following the introduction of Myki for the first stations to gain an extra exit.

https://wongm.com/2013/07/additional-myki-exits-finally-open/

While Prahran only got one thanks to a three-way political bunfight at the 2014 State Election.

https://wongm.com/2015/09/second-entrance-for-prahran-station/

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:41:47 +0000

When they ‘re-built’ North Melbourne station, why did they choose to close the ‘old exit’ (towards Dynon Road) as it was more convenient to access the
Industrial (flour mill and Arden Street oval) areas and to my home!

By: Escalator Queues and the Interlopers | Melbourne Transport Disasters

Escalator Queues and the Interlopers | Melbourne Transport Disasters — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:08:32 +0000

[…] move away from the ramps which historically provided access to the platforms did remove some examples of now inadequately safe designs and created more floor […]

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 06:29:59 +0000

In reply to Mick.

A bit of history on the Bentleigh underpass is here:

https://www.danielbowen.com/2011/02/16/bentleigh-crossing/

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 23:23:24 +0000

In regards to bentleigh McKinnon stations, they were filled in due to I think from memory a sexual assault or two towards females and possibly a mugging or two. Can’t remember exactly what happened but I grew up in the area and remember the debate in the community about closing the subways. The debate went on for a while before they decided to backfill them and turn them into pedestrian level crossings. Even though Ormond station never had the subway to the island platform removed I remember hearing about at least one news report saying a lady was assaulted as well. Subways worked well when society was a bit more civil and simple back in the early and mid 20th century but not today. They are dark places for people to be assaulted as apposed to an overpass.

By: Ten things about London Underground, and lessons for Melbourne – Daniel Bowen dot com

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:57:26 +0000

[…] lesson: Thanks to enlightened thinking from the 1890s, and no underground stations at all until the 1970s, thankfully almost all our stations are […]