SYDNEY’S RAILWAYS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 23

SYDNEY’S RAILWAYS.

FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY TRAINS AN HOUR. /bom Oce Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY, June 24. When the Sydney Central Railway Station was built it was looked upon by not a Few people as a structure Whose massiveness and grandeur were not justified To-day it is so congested that it is s wonder people are not injured or killed in the nightly battles for trains and seats. In the light of the congestion there, the question has been raised as to how long the city underground railway will suffice for Sydney’s growing population. On the basis of the official view, that it will cope with another million people, it ought to be adequate for the needs of the metropolis for another 20 years or so. The ultimate capacity of the railway will be 420 trains an hour, with ability to cope with 500,000 passengers an hour. The railway is growing steadily under the feet of citizens, who see nothing of the gigantic project except earthworks at occasional points. The first section is due to open ou October 1.