Some opinions: The T10 is really interesting idea, but we can keep the T5 running between Leppington and Richmond, and maybe have the loop branch pushed slightly further to compensate. The loop is a pretty good idea, as Parramatta is becoming the 2nd CBD. BUT, the loop is very large and does not compensate so much for travel time, and maybe should be looping with Rosehill and Granville with a new station extending the loop slightly to densify the area. The T5 making a switch to the south line is really trash, because since the T5 is ending at Parramatta and the T5 usually runs on 4 car M sets, so getting to the CBD would be kind of a pain. The T4 extension is so good, but I would make a tiny rebound loop with Watsons Bay as one of the stations. Just don't extend the T8 to Western Sydney. THERES ALREADY GOING TO BE A METRO LINKED THERE TO ST MARY!
They should (and probably eventually will) extend the SWRL to Bradfield, because then people can get from the southwest e.g. Liverpool and Fairfield to the new airport way more easily than by changing trains twice. Realistically, T2 and T5 services will continue using the line rather than the T8 so that people from Campbelltown can keep their express trains to the city.
Other ideas include a metro loop line that utilises the M1 and turn it to a never ending loop which includes extending it from Bankstown to Liverpool then to the western Sydney airport then to St Mary's then around Bidwell Marsden Park then Schofield's then tallawong
I think that's a great idea! It would work better if the Western Sydney Airport Line was compatible with the rest of the metro, but I totally agree that a metro loop would be great, just like the motorway orbital network
Some opinions:
The T10 is really interesting idea, but we can keep the T5 running between Leppington and Richmond, and maybe have the loop branch pushed slightly further to compensate. The loop is a pretty good idea, as Parramatta is becoming the 2nd CBD. BUT, the loop is very large and does not compensate so much for travel time, and maybe should be looping with Rosehill and Granville with a new station extending the loop slightly to densify the area. The T5 making a switch to the south line is really trash, because since the T5 is ending at Parramatta and the T5 usually runs on 4 car M sets, so getting to the CBD would be kind of a pain.
The T4 extension is so good, but I would make a tiny rebound loop with Watsons Bay as one of the stations.
Just don't extend the T8 to Western Sydney. THERES ALREADY GOING TO BE A METRO LINKED THERE TO ST MARY!
They should (and probably eventually will) extend the SWRL to Bradfield, because then people can get from the southwest e.g. Liverpool and Fairfield to the new airport way more easily than by changing trains twice. Realistically, T2 and T5 services will continue using the line rather than the T8 so that people from Campbelltown can keep their express trains to the city.
Other ideas include a metro loop line that utilises the M1 and turn it to a never ending loop which includes extending it from Bankstown to Liverpool then to the western Sydney airport then to St Mary's then around Bidwell Marsden Park then Schofield's then tallawong
I think that's a great idea! It would work better if the Western Sydney Airport Line was compatible with the rest of the metro, but I totally agree that a metro loop would be great, just like the motorway orbital network
It would be really cool in theory, but it's really hard to operate a reliable service on a line that's over 100km long