There in lies the problem - our railway station isn't convenient for a good proportion of passengers. Thus, any savings made on the train are eaten up.bigrobbo wrote:What is this obsession with connecting rail/bus services so close to the city?
For many people, you would need to get from where you are in the city (Hutt Street, Central Market, South Tce for example) to Adelaide Railway Station, wait up to 15 minutes for a train, then get off and get a connecting bus.
Often it would be quicker to jump on a bus and go to where you want to go.
The desire to get more pax onto our trains is that it can free up a number of buses and feed passengers into our underutilised rail network. However, there is no point in doing so if there are significant disbenefits to do so - ie increased travel time due to waiting at transfer point or having to walk for 10-15 mins in the city. It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation because only when we have more pax on the trains will we be able to increase the frequency to make it more convenient.