I resubmitted my letter to the Age regarding public transport to the airport yesterday after they ran an article quoting the transport minister saying there wasn't any demand for a airport rail link! They pubished it today:
No demand? Really?
LYNNE Kosky's spokesman says "there doesn't appear to be much demand" for an airport rail link (The Age, 6/4). I've got an idea for the Transport Minister — she could determine demand for reliable and affordable public transport by providing it.
Currently, in addition to the $16 each way Skybus service, there is a cheaper option — a bus service from Broadmeadows station to the airport. It takes 20 minutes and is covered by a Met ticket. The problem is it runs only every two hours. An improvement would be to run an express bus service from Broadmeadows so that it meets every train. It would also service workers in the airport precinct, for whom a return trip on Skybus every day is out of the question.
The new 401 bus service from North Melbourne to the hospitals and university has shown how successful services can be when they are fast, frequent and direct. Run the Broadmeadows trains and buses every 10 minutes and I reckon the Transport Department would have another success story — something it sorely needs.
Janet Rice, Footscray
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