Monorail is the answer mate When I first posted that, all those years back, it was purely as light relief ... ... but just imagine it now!
Every time I scurry past St Peters, seeing the staff stopping supporters boarding, I could scream ... ... it's absolute madness.
It's one of the things about the metro that's just crap and badly planned. Most stations have platforms that are too short. It's particularly noticeable at St. Peters because it's elevated but also hemmed in. There's no barriers to limit numbers getting to the platforms but also not enough space to organise a better queuing system. My guess is Nexus don't want to get tired up in the costs and hassle of organising something that they think will only be in place for a couple of dozen or so occasions a year.
We're all big boys and can handle it. What bothers me is the situation for internationals, concerts, etc ... ... we need to get people in town early, leave late and milk them dry
With many fans falling foul of new parking restrictions and receiving parking charge notices while using the Park and Ride facility, could the club or their partners SEP Management publish a list or a map of the available parking to allow us to use the Park and Ride
Could they not consider it as part of the experience? I don’t know who it works in the UK, but here, for any major event in town or at Optus Stadium, patrons are given free travel to and from the venue on public transport. It means queues are reduced as there is no need to pay and clog up through routes at a time when everyone just wants to leave. There is also the bonus that many will stay in the immediate area and partake of the local amenities bringing in more money for the local economy.
Optus Stadium - I will be there in November for the first Ashes Test. Any pointers appreciated as it is my first time in Australia. Thanks
PM me closer to the date as I’m there as well Friday 21st Public transport will be the easiest way, depending on where you’re staying of course. I think the trains are on the Armadale Line from memory. If you’re stopping at Crown you can walk there in around 15 minutes.
I think I have mentioned to you previously EJK. I remember 2015 standing in Mandurah train station trying to buy tickets to Perth to see the Eagles at the Arena. A bloke in uniform approached and told me if we are going to see the Eagles just show your event tickets and the return train journey is free. What a great way to boost attendance at events
maybe all part the plan... cant get home fast, have a wander round the sheepfolds or grab a room at the hilton, have a walk over the bridge and spend an hour or two in the city.
This is where the Germans have things sorted too, free public transport within cities on match days if you have a game ticket, trains included i believe
Sounds different to my mate's experience last year mind! He had tickets to two England games. He told me that the trains were a nightmare, sometimes coming, sometimes not. Stopping in mid journey and in one case he said, taking them somewhere different to their destination! No info given out he said, and he can speak some German. Someone had prepped him, so he made sure he had planned his journeys away from peak match times, booking hotels for him and his son to avoid them. He is loaded mind so he could do this. God knows what it was like at the " busier " periods.
Guess no system is perfect & people have different experiences, mate of mine follows England & booked hotel last year right at edge of free transport zone as they were cheaper there & had no issues. No idea if he went in early & back later to miss the rush mind
I honestly think having special match day buses that run on certain routes to specific pick up/drop off points or hubs would work. Something similar to the 700 and 701 service that runs to St. Peters campus. Hub points north and south of the river with regular shuttle buses running on say 6 or 7 or more routes with a couple of pickup/drop off points on the route. For example a hub starting at Pallion retail park. You can have a part of the retail park set aside for match day parking, pay a couple of quid for a match day voucher to ride the shuttle bus to a drop off point for the game. Run it over a couple of routes, so say a pick up point near the hospital (Clanny House) another at St. Marks Road, one at the Uni and the final drop off on North Bridge Street, say outside the fans museum. You could have another that goes from Pallion retail park to the Queen Alexandra bridge, Trimdon Street/Deptford then onto North Bridge Street. People parking at those places would know the parking is secure and pay a couple of quid for it and the shuttle bus voucher. If you're not driving but want to use the shuttle service, you still chip in a couple of quid for the voucher to ride to a drop off points. After the match you get on the service from North Bridge Street/Dundas Street and it does the reverse route. Do the same for routes Castletown, Seaburn, Grangetown, Durham Road etc. designated drop off/pick up points near the Stadium at the Beacon, Wheat Sheaf etc. The only factors against it are probably organising it and who will pay for it. But to me, running a service like that would help and it would support regular buses and the metro on match days/big events.
