News & Discussion: Trams

[SRW]

Thanks Norman again - can anyone please confirm that the southern side of North Terrace has now been more or less fixed to its pre-works self - as in the slate pavements fixed and any damaged trees replaced - it's hard to look that close in Norman's film. Adelaide (like many other places) has a bad habit of filling in pavement works with simple bitumen and then not returning them to their original form.

The pavement through Prince Albert Gardens (in front of Government House) hasn't been repaired either - the broken stone pavers simply replaced with concrete.

I'm pleased we gained another leg for our tram network, but I have to say for the most expensive stage so far the quality of finishings is far poorer than earlier works. I'd think twice before using these contractors again (obviously York are already gone, but the others clearly don't have high standards).

[normh]

Here are some videos for those who haven't been on the extension yet:

Adelaide Railway Station to Botanic Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKx0mUd8PkE

Botanic Garden to Adelaide Railway Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQUnm7iKdfI

Looking at your video Botanic to Adelaide Railway Station if you look at the 1:20 mark and see the car blocking the line as they have entered a blocked intersection. Does this mean this line will suffer the same issues as the North Terrace/West Terrace intersection where cars queue through the intersection and block the lines????? Because I can see it happening at the DJ carpark exit as well especially during peak hour.

[SuperEgz]

I think trams seem to be stuck around past the University.

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[Llessur2002]

The pavement through Prince Albert Gardens (in front of Government House) hasn't been repaired either - the broken stone pavers simply replaced with concrete.

In fairness many, if not all, of these were broken before the tram extension started.

[Eurostar]

Should scramble crossings be at North Terrace/Kintore Avenue and North Terrace/Pulteney Street?

[SRW]

Should scramble crossings be at North Terrace/Kintore Avenue and North Terrace/Pulteney Street?

Definitely. The city needs more in general (Rundle/Frome etc).

[EBG]

Still night work going on tonight 9.00 pm
(1) digging up roadway northbound lane closest to festival centre stop.
(2) east bound lane nearest Gawler place stop closed for work on shelter glass windows.
(3) west bound and eastbound lanes nearest foot paths closed in each direction at old RAH stop.

The never ending story.

[Patrick_27]

The biggest mess is the station names, I know it has been mentioned here before but aside from Botanic Gardens (or should I say, Botanic Garden). Festival Plaza? The stop is at-least 50m away from where the Festival Plaza will be. Festival Centre or Elder Park would have made more sense. University? Pulteney Street rather. Art Gallery? Gawler Place. The last government seemed so hellhound on branding everything for tourism purposes that they seem to have forgotten simple logic.

[crawf]

The biggest mess is the station names, I know it has been mentioned here before but aside from Botanic Gardens (or should I say, Botanic Garden). Festival Plaza? The stop is at-least 50m away from where the Festival Plaza will be. Festival Centre or Elder Park would have made more sense. University? Pulteney Street rather. Art Gallery? Gawler Place. The last government seemed so hellhound on branding everything for tourism purposes that they seem to have forgotten simple logic.

I agree.

"Art Gallery" should of remained "Museum" for starters.

[Llessur2002]

I agree re the Art Gallery stop which really should be the Museum or Library stop but the University stop is smack bang outside of the main entrance to the University (which is set to be further defined through the University masterplan) and I suspect that students will make up a large percentage of patrons on this line. I think it is pretty aptly named - Pulteney Street is hardly a destination in its own right.

[Waewick]

I agree re the Art Gallery stop which really should be the Museum or Library stop but the University stop is smack bang outside of the main entrance to the University (which is set to be further defined through the University masterplan) and I suspect that students will make up a large percentage of patrons on this line. I think it is pretty aptly named - Pulteney Street is hardly a destination in its own right.

Personally naming it after the tourist attraction rather than the university makes sense for me.

if the University students are the predominated users like you suspect, then they are going to know pretty quickly Art Gallery = University.

However if you are a tourist hoping onto the tram, at least you know Art Gallery = Art Gallery rather than University = Art Gallery.

[Westside]

The biggest mess is the station names, I know it has been mentioned here before but aside from Botanic Gardens (or should I say, Botanic Garden). Festival Plaza? The stop is at-least 50m away from where the Festival Plaza will be. Festival Centre or Elder Park would have made more sense. University? Pulteney Street rather. Art Gallery? Gawler Place. The last government seemed so hellhound on branding everything for tourism purposes that they seem to have forgotten simple logic.

I agree.

"Art Gallery" should of remained "Museum" for starters.

I agree too.

Although "should of" should have been renamed before posting.

[Patrick_27]

Yes, University is smack bang outside the main entrance to Uni Adelaide. But City West is smack bang outside the largest UniSA campus in Adelaide and there's no special naming for that...

[SBD]

Yes, University is smack bang outside the main entrance to Uni Adelaide. But City West is smack bang outside the largest UniSA campus in Adelaide and there's no special naming for that...

Isn't that campus the City West Campus of the University of South Australia?

[timtam20292]

Dear Stakeholder

As you are aware passenger services on the City Tram extension commenced on Saturday 13 October. The Department would like to thank you for your patience throughout the project.

Upcoming works

There are some minor reinstatement works underway, but these do not require any restrictions.

No works are scheduled during the Fashion Festival or the remainder of this weekend.

Pavement and Reinstatement works will occur on the south-east corner of the Union in early November with no impact on tram services. Further information will be provided in the coming weeks.

For more information on the City Tram Extension Project please visit www.citytramextension.sa.gov.au, call the enquiry line on 1300 030 919 or email [email protected] .

Please visit www.citytramextension.sa.gov.au to view a video explaining how the new services will be integrated into the existing network. The video will also be posted to social media and the Adelaide Metro website. The new services provide access to the Festival Plaza Precinct, Rundle Mall and the East End shopping, restaurant and tourism precinct, while further invigorating the city’s cultural and education boulevard.

For timetable and route information please visit https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/Announ ... -operating

Regards

City Tram Extension Project