Mount Druitt - St Marys Standard - Face Book Comments Re Dawson Mall And Public Transport Requirements Within Mount Druitt

This is very promising comments raised by commuters within Mount Druitt, to see what improvements are required within Mount Druitt. This is on the Mount Druitt - St Marys Standard Face Book Group:

The Mt Druitt Commuters Improvement Group is looking for information on suburbs that need better public transport options. The group will have an information table at Dawson Mall from 9am to noon on Saturday, March 22. 

How can public transport be improved in your area?

• Rachael Bartley All bus stops to have shelters so we don't get wet

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  Shannon Rose Timetables & shelter on Hatherton rd.

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  Garry Scanlon Cab drivers who understand English and know their way around

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  Vicki Bennett Haselden For buses to be on time 755 always late

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  Gordana Duic Buses to be available to go into the st marys industrial area.....

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  Kellie Pike 758 nd 780 to either show up or run on time

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  Lozzaahh Anne Felsch regular buses to and from willmot not every hour mainly to st marys which are every hr and back from st marys to willmot which are every hour also

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  Matthew Hill I've now been using an OPAL card for two weeks now and have already started to benefit from the Travel Rewards given to frequent OPAL card users. That said, I would like Mt Druitt station to be extended to allow for a greater number of turnstiles to be installed. Things get a bit out of hand at that station during peak hour.

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  Duane Findley proper parking stations right near the station, so we don't have to park along Beames Avenue and back streets and walk for up to ten minutes to get to the station. They are trying to sell all the houses there, so a car park would be more useless than more apartments.

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  Charlene Sultana how about the buses start running on time

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  Kathleen Galwey More pram/Wheel chair Access buses

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  David Forrest well when councils stop making every parking space in the city a no stopping zone , like they say if you give people somewhere to park then more people will park and catch trains ,therefore boosting revenue for transport system , same applies if they make parking cheaper , then people will come use your transport system , go figure

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  Rhiannon Hart Better transport in afternoon at holy family primary there is no bus for 45 mins after the kids get out

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  Kira Lovez Roosters Busses to go down the street In dharruk

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  Kerri Bradbury Need buses that go to Penrith and Parramatta that pick up along the Great Western Hwy.

We will add more comments as they come up!

What Do You Do If Your Time Table On Your Bus Stop Is Ripped, Destroyed Or Missing? Reporting Process...

I have been informed by a Whalan male commuter that the bus time table at the corner of Bulolo Road and Luxford Roads, Whalan  has  been removed!

This is usually done by vandals in the area that do not care of others that depend on this time tables, do not rely on  applications on mobile phones or just on manual time tables left at home.

 if you do not report it, it will not be fixed up. Some people in Mount Druitt think the best thing is to inform Busways at Glendinning. Totally incorrect!  Any physical bus time table issues that aren't where they should be and it is need by the community to be replaced, must be reported directly by phone or online to 131500. 

This way it is properly recorded and it can be tracked until the problem is fixed. The problem is so many commuters are so scared to contact 131500 for fear of not getting a result, recording personal information and sudden calls from Bus Operators out of the blue! 

So that is the simple process. Simple to say. Simple to do and simple  for it to be dome in a way that gets you the results as quick as possible.

Try this and let us know how you go!

We Are Having A Stall At Dawson Mall, Mount Druitt Highlighting Problems Concerning Our Local Public Transport - Mount Druitt - St Marys Standard

It's official, we are having a public meeting to  discuss public transport issues, that we are looking to resolve. Article form the  Mount Druitt -St. Standard. Come out and visit us:

Commuters talks on transport issues

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THE Mt Druitt Commuters Improvement Group is inviting community members concerned about public transport in the area to visit its stall at Dawson Mall on March 22.

The stall will be open from 9am-noon and will provide contact and membership information for the community group. Vice president Anne Goncalves said the group aimed to help the community to voice concerns about public transport availability.

“We’d be happy to help you obtain a better service within Mt Druitt and surrounding suburbs,” she said. “It’s about helping the community. Let’s band together for a better transport service in the Mt Druitt area.”

The group meets on the last Saturday of the month at West Tradies club, Woodstock Avenue, in Dharruk.

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More Frequency Of Trains Out West And Less Up North - Rooty Hill Commuter!

Each commuter I talk too has got such good qualities and wonderful in sharing their opinions on how they would like to  see improvement in public transport. The beautiful thing that I like in interviewing or discussing these topics with these commuters is I do listen - and when they come from Mount Druitt and surrounding suburbs I listen even better! No, it doesn't mean I don't listen to others!

Whilst talking to Jeanne from Rooty Hill, I was really encouraged with her enthusiasm with her passion for  improvement in public transport. It made  myself so realise that there are so many great people in Mount Druitt.

Jeanne travels by car from Rooty Hill to Mount Druitt and then then catches Sydney Trains to Town hall train station and return to home. She says the frequency of trains is very important issue in peak hours returning home, where there is a general tendency that the trains carriages from the city are very crowded and she is generally left standing up to Parramatta train, and sits when seats become available. 

One thing  she has noticed is trains travelling travelling towards the North Shore line are not are not as crowded or over crowed as the T1 Western line. this is where trains services may be taken from to cater  for more commuters travelling out West on the T1 Western Line.  

Jean also mentioned that it appears the NSW Government may not understand that there are workers out west that need to travel to the city or further for work on weekends.  Having on 2 -3 services per hour  on weekend peak hours needs to be increased to 3-4 services per hour, allowing commuters more preparation of time to catch the Sydney Trains at Mount Druitt. The current train services are like the old days when they was only weekday shopping and no weekend shopping - now it is 24 hour shopping, 7 days a week. We don't have the train services to match it, in our modern era.

Furthermore Jeanne  advised about a friend hers that catches the 756 home outside Rooty Hill train station, normally catches the Busways bus 756 and one day the bus didn't arrive for 20 minutes so she decided to walk home to Oakhurst and was completely tired , after one hour of walking on top of the  waiting period.  Bus services should be provided to the local community at correct intervals, to prevent community members being disheartened about bus services and spending  more time getting home!

Finally, Jeanne says that the Sydney Trains are more reliable as opposed to local bus services that disappear!

NSW Transport Officer Provides Issues On Intercity Trains

Commuters in the past were fined for travelling on a Sydney Trains intercity train and after many complaints raised The NSW government all commuters to catch these trains.

Inside information from a NSW for Transport Officer advised that the Intercity Trains were only to be used as drop offs at major train stations, allow commuter using the intercity trains to be seated on their long journey to Blue Mountains. Now this has been relaxed commuters who travel the long distance on the intercity trains are complaining about no seating available to them on the T1 Western Line.

What do you think is this fair? Do you think every commuter should travel on these intercity trains?

Sydney Trains Transport Officer Finds Difficult To Get To Work On Weekends!

The people in Mount Druitt that are workers, work in various different industries, travel in so many different directions using single and multiple public transport trips.

A Sydney Trains transport  officer has got difficult connections in catching Sydney Trains from Mount Druitt. The issue is simply,this person is rostered to commence work at certain times, relies on public transport and needs to get to work on time. On Saturdays, when the bus arrives at Mount Druitt bus interchange at around 11.21 am - the train has left and there is a half an hour or so wait for next train. 

Now, I personally know the NSW Minister for Transport has a personal goal of doing her best to get the trains on time, especially with interchanges with multiple modes of  public transport. Not 100 per cent of commuters will be happy with time tables that are based on making sure connections are perfect. 

Yet one way of  resolving this issue, is providing more time tabled services  - with fewer times for waiting, in case a Sydney Trains  service is missed by the commuter. Then and only then is  when   Sydney Trains  own employees can have a better chance to get to work on/or before time!

Better Running Better Sydney Trains Required By Emerton Commuter!

For years Annan from Emerton, who has been raised within the Mount Druitt area used to catch the 758 Busways bus service return to Mount Druitt,then catch Sydney Trains to Strathfield and then transfer to  Lewisham train Station. He used to work for  Blacktown City Council, which was more of a local public transport journey, yet when he considered his job prospects he knew there other commuters taking longer journeys, so he joined them taking  longer journeys. Now, Annan travel by car and return to Mount Druitt as after a few years has fixed up his car.

His main issues with Sydney Trains is when it rains he would like to see better running services. Every time the bad whether arrives, everywhere the trains seem to be out of time table! The best to solve this issue is to ensure that Sydney trains infrastructure  is well maintained and serviced, in regards to the railway tracks. ion turn this will make  commuters enjoy their journeys better, especially when they are long journeys.