A new railway station has opened and the train now burrows under Glen Huntly Road, rather than impede the progress of cars, trams and pedestrians at road level. We visited the station Wednesday and had a nice bite to eat at a local cafe. Here is a comment I made on another blogger's post about the new station.
Given the light loading often seen in the front and rear carriages, is it a bad thing that this station has an entrance near the rear of the train?
We used the station yesterday, mainly for a look. I didn’t check in advance if the lifts were yet working. My partner struggled with the stairs. I planned to have a good look before catching the train and 58 tram home but my partner suggested we just catch the 67 tram home to avoid the station stairs and the steep South Yarra Station ramp. Interestingly the tram trip took only four minutes longer than train/tram.
So aside from noticing the station is a long way from being complete, and may as well not be for some people who can’t deal with stairs, I didn’t get to have a good look around. Thanks for the photos.
Meanwhile at Metro Trains and elsewhere, the Glen Huntly/Glenhuntly battle goes on. A real estate agent had a bob each way with the office address being Glenhuntly Road, Glen Huntly.
Oh yes, there was a woman at a cafe who thanked passing hi-vis workers returning from a break for the fine work they had done. That was nice and the workers looked rather pleased.
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What a lovely gesture on the part of the woman in the cafe.
ReplyDeleteSigh on the stairs front. Increasingly, like R, I struggle with them. Escalators are a bit of a worry too.
EC, if there is lift alternative to escalators, use it. Escalators are dangerous if you are not steady on your feet.
DeleteWikipedia says this: "Glen Huntly Road was named after the emigrant ship Glen Huntley from Greenock, Scotland, which landed in Hobson's Bay in Melbourne on 17 April 1840". So shouldn't the name of the station be Glen Huntley?
ReplyDeleteHowever, if we go back to Renfrewshire, Scotland we find that that there is a location called Glen Huntly that is sometimes written as Glenhuntly!
Yes YP, that is quite true about the ship. For a very long time the name Glenhuntly was used, but now the preference is for it to be two words It takes time. And then even in Scotland it is not clear.
DeleteIt's always a pleasure witnessing folks spreading kindness. Too bad about the stairs. Ouch...
ReplyDeleteDarla, it was really nice to witness.
DeleteAwesome!
DeleteYour recent train tourism exploring various stations trigger a new idea for me to explore the burbs based on station stops. That is provided I got to have more free time to do this. Melbourne CBD photo walk is too much effort already.
ReplyDeleteRoentare, these modern new stations are not terribly interesting but our suburban trains can take you to such interesting places.
DeleteA train running underground? Sounds fun. Good on the person thanking the workers for the job they're doing.
ReplyDeleteSandra, we should probably all do the thanking a bit more. It doesn't go unappreciated.
DeleteTo not have installed a lift or escalator in this day and age seems pretty poor! I want to hug the lady who thanked the workers. They seem to do that here in Hobart too (tentativelytasmanian.blog)
ReplyDeleteMM, there is a lift but it is not yet operational. Thanking workers is a nice thing to do.
DeleteI imagine the real estate agent has it correct, Glenhuntly Road in Glen Huntly suburb. So a train station would be Glen Huntly. too bad about the stairs, perhaps there are plans for an elevator or escalator that haven't been revealed yet?
ReplyDeleteRiver, I checked Google Maps, not that it is an authority on such matters but it says Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly. There is a lift but it is not yet working.
DeleteNice of that women. Workers who keep the infrastructure going are too easily ignored.
ReplyDeleteSome people such as nurses are thanked often, Kirk. Some others, not much.
DeleteGoodness, stairs too hard to walk up many.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of the lady to thank the workers, no wonder they had a smile on their faces as I'm sure not many would thank them.
The lift will soon be operational Margaret. The pleasure on the faces of the workers was magical to see.
DeleteSurely they will put in escalators or walkways for people with disability needs
ReplyDeleteI did mention about whether the lifts were working. There is a lift but it was not yet working.
DeleteThe last time we visited Melbourne to stay with friends out in Dandenong we offered to take the train to them to save them a journey to the airport. He strongly discouraged this, saying the Melbourne trains were not safe due to high crime levels. You don't appear to have any qualms about train travel though. Was he exaggerating?
ReplyDeleteJayCee, I travel on trains all the time as many Melburnians do. I rarely travel at night but I would not have any hesitation in doing so. At best I suggest your friend has a very strong anti public transport bias and if he/she really thought that, they are mistaken. The train to Dandenong will be full of different races, workers, students, older folk and people going to places with purpose.
DeleteDandenong Station was though problematic. There was a high number of drug users around the station, car thefts, a lot of recent immigrants, prostitution possibly, homeless people hanging around. I think recently the station has been rebuilt and the surrounds improved. My earlier remark stands, I would use the station myself at night, with caution of course.
I consider your friend to be very wrong.
It's nice to see workers being recognised - all too often they are almost invisible.
ReplyDeleteIt seems strange that there are no lifts or escalators.
JB, there is a lift. It is just not working yet. The station is not finished. Yes, the working lads and ladesses were quite chuffed at the compliments.
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