STATION SITE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 352, 5 February 1937, Page 4

STATION SITE

DIVERGENT OPINIONS ? Early Information Of Plan Wanted. It was most desirable' that the Railway Department .should ma*» an early announcement of their plans regarding the Stratford railway station, stated a local resident to the “Central Press?’ to-day. He declared that a feeling of uncertainty had been created and business people intending to build were vitally affected by the proepcct of the ret moval of the station to the southern end of he Borough..

He was one of those definite against the shifting of the station and had no hesitation in putting hit- views before he railway officials when they visited Stratford yesterday. The position, he said, could be met by closing the Fenton Street crbeslng and he wat- able to interest thevchief engineer In a plan that he lihd conceived. It included the erection of a bridge for vehtetyr and pedestrian traffic from Jullef. to Lear Street and also the widening: of the railway

bridge. By taking over privately owned buildings and property the yards could, then be extended acroM the rivet giving the extra room required. Removal Favoured. JThe community wouid never stand for the dot ing of the cronlnge and I told the officials so when they called on me yesterday,” a businessman stated. In hit opinion that only alternative was to shift the station. He pointed ou that I was necessary o envisage the fuure developmen and progress of the town and ditrict and make provision accordingly. Much money had already been spent on the yards and in a very short space of time the additional fadiUtiee had not proved eual to "dealing with the extra traffic. Th© land pn, which it iq, proposed to < erect the new station was taken by proclamation dated February 2, 1924 and before the department reached a decision the position had been very Investigated hr conference, between business interests, local bodies, and auctioneering firms.