CRR Inquiry: Lack of track capacity south of the CRR tunnel

[ozbob]

https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=14276.msg247073#msg247073

BrizCommuter:

Salisbury to Dutton Park 3 track limitations - the Achilles heel of Cross River Rail, means that up to 24tph contra-peak services will have to fit on one track, this will slow down contra-peak express services, and also prevents contra-peak services to/from the Gold Coast/Beenleigh Line (and eventually Salisbury-Beaudesert Line) corridor travelling via South Bank (in normal operation).

    Capacity required for Salisbury to Beaudesert Line - this proposed line will require at least 6tph train paths in the peak. Due to the Salisbury to Dutton Park 3 track limitation, this will eat into the capacity available for the Gold Coast/Beenleigh Lines.

    Beenleigh Line track capacity limitations - whilst the proposed 3rd track at Loganlea may allow for a significant increase in Gold Coast Line services, it may also curtail the Beenleigh Line to Loganlea. This means that the Gold Coast Line may need 2 tiers of services - express and semi-express, and possibly additional turnback capacity. Gold Coast Line commuters need to be informed as to what will happen to their train services!

[ozbob]

Cutting back the original plan for the tunnel to go through to Yeerongpilly back to Dutton Park has seriously compromised the current project.

It is a farce!

Not only the capacity issues, loss of a freight only train path, and less than desirable sub-optimal arrangements at Dutton Park.