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    • tonyp posted
    Posted in New South Wales » South Coast Railway Improvements

    Not quite, you cannot justify $1m's of infrastructure for stations that handle only small numbers per day.

    Yes, very suburban station should be DAA, but expectations that platforms at stations with less than say 100 people per day no. Other criteria would also include proximity to other stations. For example Tascott station on the Central coast is less than 1km from the larger Point Claire station.

    RTT_Rules

    You can't build a non-compliant station by law nowadays. No compliance, no station. That's the end of the story. I would add to the discussion, however, that not every station might need a lift. Single track side platforms, for example, may already have level access or may only need a ramp.

    As things stand, commuter buses nowadays are more accessible than Sydney suburban/interurban train services. Provided the condition of the stop is OK, you can wheel straight onto a bus via the bus's own ramp. On suburban and interurban trains you need staff to bring a separate ramp to assist. The metro is a different story - fully compliant.

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    Edited 16 Aug 2020 14:05, 5 months ago, edited by tonyp

    Not quite, you cannot justify $1m's of infrastructure for stations that handle only small numbers per day.

    Yes, very suburban station should be DAA, but expectations that platforms at stations with less than say 100 people per day no. Other criteria would also include proximity to other stations. For example Tascott station on the Central coast is less than 1km from the larger Point Claire station.

    RTT_Rules

    You can't build a non-compliant station by law nowadays. No compliance, no station. That's the end of the story. I would add to the discussion, however, that not every station might need a lift. Single track side platforms, for example, may already have level access or may only need a ramp.