I was so happy to read your article regarding the condition of our railway station in Beaconsfield. Glad to hear also that some repairs had been completed.
Still though, this wooden building is way outdated and I’ve brought this up through communication with Brad Battin.
Apparently, there are no plans to replace it.
So annoying as Berwick, Officer, and Pakenham have new upgraded, modern railway station buildings.
Why is Beaconsfield left out? In inclement weather there is no shelter from the rain except under the building’s extended eaves.
Also, in the heat of summer, there is no shelter from the sun and heat while waiting for a train. It’s a busy station.
The carpark is full during the day plus many schoolchildren are being dropped off by private cars, and people on foot.
Why the hell aren’t we in Beaconsfield getting a flash new station?
Another big problem we have in Beaconsfield concerns the access and exit of a small estate in the centre of town that only has 2 streets in and out on the Princes Highway, Stella St. and Lyle Avenue where the primary school is.
Plus exiting from Wood St. onto the Princes Highway.
Most days, the section of the highway from as far back as the Berwick hill through Beaconsfield main street to the fairly recently installed traffic lights at O’Neil Rd. is impossible to cross with your vehicle from Stella St. or Lyle Avenue or to exit Wood St. onto the Princes Highway.
I’ve asked Brad Battin if at the very least the Cardinia Council or the government could paint ’keep clear’ signs on the road at the exits from Lyle Avenue and Stella St also continue the signs at the Centre strip so residents can get out of the estate when traffic is at a standstill.
The same applies to Wood St. This exit onto the highway is shocking when busy. Apart from the highway traffic going straight through there are a lot of cars that come out of the Plaza shopping centre and turn right into Wood St. When there’s a gap in through traffic and at last you think you can get across the highway you move an inch and low and behold you have to brake as several cars have come out of the shopping centre carpark and zipped across the road to turn right into Wood St. You’re stuck again. During traffic gridlock, some polite drivers stop back enough to let your car cross. Kind of them but dangerous as you don’t know if there’s another vehicle coming through in the second lane.
-Gloria Vanes
