Showing posts with label Erskine Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erskine Park. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mount Druitt Buses Need Improved Services To Reduce Car Commuters And Match Other Areas In Sydney!

Yesterday, I spoke to Paul from Erskine Park, who has moved from Strathfield and has seen the growth in the amount of commuters at Mount Druitt train station increase as more and more people are deciding to catch public transport at the expense of  leaving their car at home. 

He claimed it was a culture shock to come to Mount Druitt from Strathfield to find that he came from an area in Sydney that has  great train services and efficient bus services, which runs every 5- 10 minutes and yet coming to Mount Druitt, but services are not as adequate and frequent as he feels it should be. This is the reason why he carpools to the Mount Druitt train station.

Providing efficient and reliable public transport, in all areas of Sydney and the Greater Western Sydney can place more people out of using private cars and thus more people using buses and then trains to reach their daily  transport needs.




Monday, June 17, 2013

Invitation For NSW Premier And/Or NSW Minister Of Transport Invited To Catch Our Trains - Erskine Park Commuter!

Karen from Erskine Park, travels on the Westbus 775 to Mount Druitt train station and catches trains on the Western Line to Ashfield. Generally around 7 am, if  she misses the train, she can get an all stations train and then that adds 25 minutes to her trip.

She recommends more regular trains services (what she calls semi-fast trains) that stop less frequently allowing her to leave the train at Strathfield and change for Ashfield. These extra services should be run in peak hour every 10-12 minutes especially from 5.30 am to 7.10 am.

She would like the NSW Government to look at the demographics of the population, which shows number of workers travelling and catching the 7 am train, missed it and then travel the way she does. It is suggested that both the NSW Premier and the NSW Minister  of Transport should be invited to catch her train and if service is missed, they will be able to see  how she then travels and understand.

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