Transport for Sydney Vlog 861: Martin Place Metro Station - Sydney Metro City

[@marksearle6222]

Great Video! Very comprehensive coverage of perhaps (apart from Central) the most integrated and connected station.

[@transportforsydneyvlogs7258]

Thank you! Agree that Martin Place is one of the most connected stations after Central

[@mark123655]

As well as the paid crossover at 10.30 to future MetroWest M3, believe also a possible unpaid transfer at 6.30 And Martin Place 1/2 definitely needs an upgrade of it's McDonald floor tiles (not original), lighting and the old school announcements

[@transportforsydneyvlogs7258]

Yes, there is a staircase on the south side connecting with the entrance to the existing station, but saw it was closed off on the day. There still might be some work required before that passageway can open. Haha, I don’t mind the old tiles actually. The island platforms at Hornsby also still have them so hopefully they keep some of them at the stations and platforms which still have them

[@jdouble-l19978]

If the strikes on the Bankstown line do go on ahead, what would the strikes mean for the Bankstown line then (at least between the 18th September 2024 and the 29th September 2024) if it were to go ahead? And also will the 2024 Sydney Trains timetable changes still begin on the 30th September 2024?

[@jet9211]

13:09 am gonna be honest mate, they made a huge mistake by choosing to build the stations that large a 170 m platform??? in sydney, with a metro area population of 5 millions?, naah mate its a huge mistake they could've saved so much money by choosing a platform of atleast 130 m, and starting with 4 car trains 85 m long the cost would've been lower, that means the ticket price will be lower, more people could afford it, and the frequency of trains would've been much lower, maybe every 4mins off peak, and every 2mins in peak hours with the CBTC signalling system, you can get a frequency as low as a train every 40sec 8 and 10 car trains are build in mega cities like tokyo, shanghai, and these big cities are super dense not like sydney with the majority area is low dense suburbs, in my personal opinion, even 130m platforms are big for sydney, a 115m platforms will be enough, even the population growth is low in sydney with average 1.25 growth rate each year.. so.. even if they say "we did think of the future" thats not the case not hating on this metro system, am a rapid transit lover, and i dont like it when designers make such mistakes.. the system look modern and nice, full of artistic works, but when it comes to practicality.. i think its gonna have a rough start and its already showing the low results in the ridership statistics.. unfortunately anyways, congrats on this metro system to sydney's people and all australians, all the love from algeria 💚