Now let me tell you about the new Midland train station debacle. As you know the current Midland train station is opposite Centrepoint Midland shopping centre. It's carpark is smack bang right out the front of the station and bus station. They are building the new station the other side Helena St crossing about a hundred metres further east but the new multi storey car park is a further 50-100 metres further west of the existing station making it at least 100-200 metres from the new train station. A new bus terminal will be built in between.
What a trek for commuters. When I used to wait at the taxi rank outside the front of the train station I always saw people rushing to get the train when they are already out the front.
The new station will be in no man's land, further away from Centrepoint shopping centre and while a bit closer to Midland Gate and Midland Hospital it could have and should have in my opinion been ideally located in between the two.
Helena street crossing has been closed permanently angering those that live in Hazelmere and Woodbridge and further angering residents living around the corner of Cale st and Railway Parade where the new Cale st crossing is right out the front of Midland Hospital.
They have already ripped up the traffic lights intetersection twice outside Midland hospital and you can no longer go straight across GTE HWY from Cale street as a result. This bitch has fucked Midland with Metronet and fucked the taxi industry.
The "new" Midland Train Station will actually be on the site of the original train station that was demolished and relocated west in 1971 to the current site which was all freight and goods yards including the Centrepoint Shops.
The new station will include a lot more parking close to it as short term parking , the long term will be as you say down at the current car park in a new multi story and secure carpark, there will also be a whole new bus station located where the existing train station is. Whole place will be more secure and hopefully won't have the security and anti-social problems the current set up has.
