Lack of co-ordination at Kent Station Cork.

MrX · 22-09-2008, 10:24

There's scope for an improved bus service into Glanmire/Riverstown which could call at Kent Station. Likewise, the midleton busses etc ought to stop there to pick up / drop off. Even if they don't drive into the station, they could call at the back of it. There should be pedestrian access into the station from the quayside.

ccos · 24-09-2008, 10:31

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There should be pedestrian access into the station from the quayside

This is really something thats long overdue and wouldnt take a whole lot of effort, its all IEs land and theres only one track (the station Bypass, which was only installed in the mid ´80s) to cross. It would save all passengers walking to the centre around 10 minutes and mean that the bus station was withinn easy reach for people pulling luggage

comcor · 24-09-2008, 11:14

Whatever is put there wouldn't be permanent, so I guess it depends whether it has to be disabled-accessible or not. A temporary footbridge isn't going to cost too much, but once you start putting in lifts, that would change. Would the fact that there is disabled access between the two points but by a much longer route be OK?

ccos · 25-09-2008, 10:32

There is currently disabled access to the station and I don't think all entrances must have disabled access so there shouldn't be any problem.

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22-09-2008, 10:24	#1
MrX Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 585	There's scope for an improved bus service into Glanmire/Riverstown which could call at Kent Station. Likewise, the midleton busses etc ought to stop there to pick up / drop off. Even if they don't drive into the station, they could call at the back of it. There should be pedestrian access into the station from the quayside.

24-09-2008, 11:14	#3
comcor Really Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cork-Dublin, Cork Commuter and occasionally DART and Dublin-Wexford Posts: 855	Whatever is put there wouldn't be permanent, so I guess it depends whether it has to be disabled-accessible or not. A temporary footbridge isn't going to cost too much, but once you start putting in lifts, that would change. Would the fact that there is disabled access between the two points but by a much longer route be OK?

25-09-2008, 10:32	#4
ccos Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kazbegi Posts: 281	There is currently disabled access to the station and I don't think all entrances must have disabled access so there shouldn't be any problem.