RAILWAY STATION.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 382, 13 March 1937, Page 4

RAILWAY STATION.

Question of Shifting Site.

(To the Editor). Sir, —I cannot understand the attitude ot some misinformed Strattordiaiie who wish to see the Stratlord railway station taken further away from the town. With every means ot transport—road, rail, sea, or air—the big important point is for a transport company to b? able to take the passenger the whole distance, or as near to it as possible. Th(e .mpst aerodrome in Europe, for instance, is that ot the city ot Berlin, which us- <1 to be a magnificent military pan’de ground situated Well within the city limits. We have the case ot Auckland, where surveying fs at. present being undertaken with a view to securing an (airport closer to the city than Mangor' i. Would Hastings or Hamilton readily acquiesce to the removal ot their eminently convenient railway stations? Emphatically, no! The same applies to Stratford, which has a. railway station even more convenient than those two toVns and one wTTich. moreover, has. not 'the disadvan.lagc of tracks crossing the main street. No, Sir, Strab'ord must not be hoodwinked by the few super enthusiasts Cor this wildcat, scheme, which must mean disorganisation, delay and disaster. Let the station remain where it is fl a few choleric citizens arc . delayed u few minutes on their way tn work it. is unfortunate, but it. is highly preferable to causing tue town inconvenience, and the Railway Department lack of revenue and exhorbitant expense.—l am. etc,, •'SANE PROGRESS."