Parramatta Stadium Rebuild and other stuff

[Suitman]

Mad merkins were at Sydenham at ridiculous o’clock this morning to catch the first train.

Oiii!! I was one of those mad merkins!!
I caught the 4.37 am Tallawong service. I got on at Showground at 4.51.
The train was pretty packed. I stood next to Howard Collins, Rod Staples and the boss of the Metro who's name escapes me atm. There was quite a cheer on the train when it left Chatswood.

 

[Suitman]

However I did go a little nerdy myself and caught the L to Central so I could catch the M to Martin Place.

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So, what did you think?
Is it your first time on the metro?
Martin Place is mind blowing, eh?

 

[Gronk]

So, what did you think?
Is it your first time on the metro?
Martin Place is mind blowing, eh?

What was striking to me was a) the size of these stations, the width and the capacity to hold far more people than Sydney has. Clearly future proofed for a population of 10 million in XX years. The second was the acceleration out of central. I was standing up and you could really feel the surge.

So I got on at Chalmers Street entrance, adjacent to the L stop on Elizabeth Street and it was a small hike past the T suburban trains to platforms 26/27 M. From there I waited just a few mins for a train north. I thought it waiting longer at Gadigal than a normal T train ? When I alighted at Martin Place I walked to T4 so I could come out on the western end of platforms 1 & 2.

So I will need to explore more of Martin Place towards Hunter Street exit another time.

Martin Place T4 still needs a good gernie. The contrast is dramatic and feels like a 1970's station even more now.

 

[Suitman]

What was striking to me was a) the size of these stations, the width and the capacity to hold far more people than Sydney has. Clearly future proofed for a population of 10 million in XX years. The second was the acceleration out of central. I was standing up and you could really feel the surge.

So I got on at Chalmers Street entrance, adjacent to the L stop on Elizabeth Street and it was a small hike past the T suburban trains to platforms 26/27 M. From there I waited just a few mins for a train north. I thought it waiting longer at Gadigal than a normal T train ? When I alighted at Martin Place I walked to T4 so I could come out on the western end of platforms 1 & 2.

So I will need to explore more of Martin Place towards Hunter Street exit another time.

Martin Place T4 still needs a good gernie. The contrast is dramatic and feels like a 1970's station even more now.

Pretty good description.
I went through the old Martin Place station this morning and couldn't agree more. It looks seriously grubby and could do with a decent pressure wash. That is, compared to the new Martin Place obviously.
I caught a ST from Martin Place to Central this morning and the difference to the Martin Place Metro is miles apart.
Obviously, that's no shock considering that the two systems have been built 50 years apart, but it is a reminder that far more needs to be done to keep our aging double deck rail system up to date.
Successive govts from both sides have been doing well in improving accessibility, but there is so much more that needs to be done.

One thing I noticed during the peak this morning was the amount of people with phones out, filming stuff and taking pics. There was a serious wow factor for those that were seeing this infrastructure for the first ever time.

 

[the phantom menace]

I stood next to Howard Collins, Rod Staples and the boss of the Metro who's name escapes me atm.

They haven't applied for AVOs yet...?

 

[the phantom menace]

Quality, practial journalism.

Ranking the toilets at Sydney’s newest metro stations

The M1 line is flush with facilities: here’s your breakdown of the Sydney’s eight newest toilets, ranked from worst to best.

www.smh.com.au

From highest to lowest rated:
Gadigal
Crows Nest
Waterloo
Martin Place
Victoria Cross
Barangaroo
Sydenham
Central

Chatswood conspicuously absent.

 

[Gronk]

Quality, practial journalism.

Ranking the toilets at Sydney’s newest metro stations

The M1 line is flush with facilities: here’s your breakdown of the Sydney’s eight newest toilets, ranked from worst to best.

www.smh.com.au

From highest to lowest rated:
Gadigal
Crows Nest
Waterloo
Martin Place
Victoria Cross
Barangaroo
Sydenham
Central

Chatswood conspicuously absent.

Journo’s career highlight. Straight to the resume.

 

[Gronk]

One thing I noticed during the peak this morning was the amount of people with phones out, filming stuff and taking pics. There was a serious wow factor for those that were seeing this infrastructure for the first ever time.

Yeah there were lots of long lenses at Central.

Then there were people who were obviously excited, but pretended that the experience was meh. Nerd up merkins and be proud.