Some history

For years Sunshine station only had a crappy timber shelter on the citybound platform, accessed via a dank pedestrian underpass.

But in 2009 the ‘Regional Rail Link’ project was given the go ahead, rebuilding the station.

Meet the idiots who feed birds

Unfortunately the designers of the new Sunshine station didn’t count on the idiots who like to feed birds.

Attracting pigeons who use the roof structure as a perch.

As well as the steel beams beneath the concourse.

Their poo falling down onto the walls below.

The steps up to the station.

The station platforms.

But luckily not this seat.

Time to fix it

Last week a crew turned up with a boom lift, ready to access the underside of the station concourse.

Along with scaffolding the access the roof.

Mopping up the years of accumulated bird crap.

Installing bird spikes beneath the concourse structure.

And on top of exposed surfaces.

The result – the pigeons now have to fly elsewhere.

Perched on bits of the station where hopefully the falling poo won’t make such a mess.

But unfortunately the work hasn’t addressed the root cause of the problem – I found pigeons eating fresh bird seed on the concrete right around the corner.

Footnote: Sunshine isn’t the only troublesome station

Footscray station was also rebuilt as part of the Regional Rail Link project, and the concourse there also has a pigeon perch – but the poo there just falls onto the tracks.

But no such luck at West Footscray station – there the poo lands right in the middle of the station entrance.

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