REDESIGNING ADELAIDE'S RAILWAYS

Our railway lines here in Adelaide leave a lot to be desired in standard and service delivery despite millions of dollars having been spent on it over the past 6 years.  We still have the worst railway system in the country and it operates well below it's potential.

Each line should be completely re-built, from scratch using Government / private partnership to fund.  Removal of insignificant railway stations would be paramount to provide faster services.  Radically improved connecting bus services would be utilised to fill in the gaps between the railway stations.  Removing many stations frees up vital funds to be spent on staffing the remaining stations and on service improvements.

Here is the changes I propose to each line:

NORTHERN LINE
North Adelaide - Improved for access to Entertainment Centre
Islington
Dry Creek
Mawson Lakes
Parafield
Salisbury
Elizabeth
Elizabeth North - currently Broadmeadows
Smithfield
Munno Para
Evanston
Gawler
Gawler Central

Ovingham, Dudley Park, Kilburn, Greenfields, Parafield Gardens, Chidda, Nurlutta, Elizabeth South, Womma, Kudla, Tambelin & Gawler Oval would be removed from service.

SOUTHERN LINES
Mile End
Adelaide Showgrounds
Emerson
Woodlands Park - moved closer to Raglan Avenue
Ascot Park - moved to cater for Sturt trains
     Clovelly Park
     Sturt - formerly Tonsley
Marion
Oaklands Park
Brighton
Seacliff
Marino
Hallett Cove
Hallett Cove Beach
Lonsdale - altered to operate Monday-Friday until 7pm
Christie Downs
Noarlunga Centre
Seaford Meadows
Seaford

Goodwood, Clarence Park, Edwardstown, Mitchell Park, Warradale, Hove and Marino Rocks would be removed from service.

PORT LINE
Bowden
Croydon
Woodville
     Albert Park - moved to Port Road intersection
     Seaton
     Grange
St Clair
Alberton
Port Adelaide
Glanville
Largs
Taperoo
Osborne
North Haven
Outer Harbor

West Croydon, Woodville Park, East Grange, Cheltenham, Ethelton, Peterhead, Largs North, Draper & Midlunga would be removed from service.

HILLS LINE
Mile End
Adelaide Showgrounds
Millswood
Unley Park
Mitcham
Clapham
Eden Hills
Blackwood West - formerly Coromandel
Blackwood
Glenalta
Belair

Goodwood, Torrens Park, Lynton & Pinera would be removed from service.

That is a total of 31 stations removed from the network.  By removing these stations from the system trains can operate at higher speeds and thus reduce the overall journey times for passengers.  As mentioned previously, significant alterations and improvements to some bus services and perhaps the creation of new services to fill in the gaps in between the remaining stations would be required prior to the various station closures to take place.

As an example, it is proposed to remove Womma, Kudla and Tambelin Stations between Elizabeth and Gawler, so re-routing Route 452 via Womma Road and Woodford Road would cover Womma Station.  Introducing a new service, Route 460 from Smithfield to Gawler via Coventry Road would easily cover Kudla and Tambelin stations and if routed via Main North Road & Dalkeith Road would provide a public transport service to the adjacent caravan park.

That's just my opinion.