Darra Station - upgrade

[ozbob]

Darra is almost finished ..











Photographs R Dow 7th April 2011

[ozbob]

Easter Sunday morning at Darra.  Fence up end of platform one done.  Looks like everything is finished.

Noted the coalies were on the mains (up and down) ...

























Photographs R Dow 24th April 2011

[ozbob]

Down side western car park and bicycle lockers



Photograph R Dow 30th April 2011

[barnesy]

looking for a pic of the new station office is there one there ??

[ozbob]

PIDs western approach to Platform one Darra.  Very handy, particularly with the variety of platform usage at Darra.





Photographs R Dow 19th June 2011

[Golliwog]

Thats one of the downsides of the LCD screens. They only have one layout which is designed more for up close reading. The LED PIDS they used to have at Park Rd, while a bit dodgy could be read from a far and whilst running for the train. Now you can't even read the screen on platform 1 from platform 2 (though theres 2 screens at the ticket office now as well).

[Golliwog]

http://translink.com.au/about-translink/reporting-and-publications/media-releases/release/394

New bike facilities for Darra train station
Friday 23 September 2011

Work has started on a new bike shelter and personal storage lockers for up to 24 bikes at Darra train station.

Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said the new $150,000 bike shelter would help people stay active by giving them a place to store their bikes and personal belongings at the end of a ride.

"The bicycle enclosure will make it even more convenient and safer for Darra residents to use public transport," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"The new enclosures are modern, safe and secure. The well-lit bike shelter will be monitored by CCTV and use card access to make sure riders, bikes and belongings are safe.

"Once finished, there will be even more reasons for people to consider walking or cycling to the station, swapping their car keys for a bike helmet or running shoes.

Construction commenced on 19 September and it should be open later this year.

$150,000 for 24 bikes? Sounds a bit excessive to me.

[SurfRail]

http://translink.com.au/about-translink/reporting-and-publications/media-releases/release/394

New bike facilities for Darra train station
Friday 23 September 2011

Work has started on a new bike shelter and personal storage lockers for up to 24 bikes at Darra train station.

Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said the new $150,000 bike shelter would help people stay active by giving them a place to store their bikes and personal belongings at the end of a ride.

"The bicycle enclosure will make it even more convenient and safer for Darra residents to use public transport," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"The new enclosures are modern, safe and secure. The well-lit bike shelter will be monitored by CCTV and use card access to make sure riders, bikes and belongings are safe.

"Once finished, there will be even more reasons for people to consider walking or cycling to the station, swapping their car keys for a bike helmet or running shoes.

Construction commenced on 19 September and it should be open later this year.

$150,000 for 24 bikes? Sounds a bit excessive to me.

Much better value for money than the Jindalee park'n'ride, which will fill up all of one bus.

[Fares_Fair]

Are these described above cheaper than the existing 2 bay bicycle boxes that we have at various locations across the network.
If card access is required (and I assume Go card perhaps) then they must be planning on charging for the privilege at some later date ?

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[ozbob]

From The Satellite 8th February 2012 page 22

A reason to ride

[ozbob]

The bicycle locker at Darra railway station.  This is located on the UP (shop) side and is where the temporary station office once was.

Had bicycles in it even on a Sunday. 









Photographs R Dow 13th May 2012

[p858snake]

Are these described above cheaper than the existing 2 bay bicycle boxes that we have at various locations across the network.
If card access is required (and I assume Go card perhaps) then they must be planning on charging for the privilege at some later date ?

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

No, Well most likely not.

RFID systems are cheaper in some ways, for example each card (depending on brand etc) is only about ~8.00, compared to what a restricted key costs to get cut and for the locksmiths labour.

Also means you can kill of individual cards etc compared to "groups" of keys.

[#Metro]

They should be integrated with registered GoCard access!

[ozbob]

Memories ....

[ozbob]

Darra Station will be upgraded.

Some photographs around Darra Saturday 4th October 2008.  Soon to change.







Looking west the new mainline is well established now.





Photographs R Dow 4 October 2008

[SurfRail]

Tracks in the bottom photo should have been the up and down Springfield tracks...

[ozbob]

Darra is a classic case study of how to botch a major upgrade. 

(not the construction, they can only build what they are told to build - the planning and layout)

It will stand as a sentinel for the vigilant, to guard against the ' Queenslander ' mediocrity so rampant, so perverse ...

It does seem we might have moved on from that dark dark period. At least Petrie is being done right.   

[red dragin]

Come to the darkside Bob.

Our bus service is still rubbish but at least our interchange station is done right (ignoring the backwards platform numbering...)

[ozbob]

Hey, Goodna has flipped platform numbers as well.  I have asked ' official ' sources in days gone by as to why.  No one knows ..

I have my own hypothesis ... but still an interesting oddity.   Queensland!  Beautiful one day, reversed the next!   

[red dragin]

I assume Petrie only had one to start with (given its length & location), and they just added 2 without thinking.