Redfern Station upgrade update

Media reports on the NSW Government’s Fixing the Trains: Sydney’s Rail Future on June 21 said the second harbour tunnel crossing would extend through the city and connect south of Central to the Illawarra and Bankstown lines. This is consistent with maps in the report and may help speed up the sale of North Eveleigh and the upgrade of Redfern Station which should not be impacted reports Geoff Turnbull in the South Sydney Herald of July 2012.

The lines proposed are on the eastern side of Redfern Station unlike the earlier City Relief Line. This means that the new city line will not go through North Eveleigh and that site should not be required to construct the new line.

It seems likely from the material released that the new plan will use existing platforms at Redfern and that a Redfern Station upgrade does not need to be delayed waiting for new lines or platforms. It may still have to wait for government funding in a tight budget.

Redfern Station is not mentioned in the document specifically. The document does identify network problems needing to be addressed including “crowded stations that rely on stairs” and “narrow platforms in busy CBD stations, which hinder passenger flow between trains and stairs”. That sounds like Redfern!

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