Crows Nest Station Explained and Update - Includes Virtual Station Tour!
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Crows Nest Station is the first new station on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest Extension. In this video, I explain the design and layout of this station, including many of the architectural features. I also provide an update on how this station looked between late January and early February 2024.
I start with the first entrance exit to Crows Nest Station which is on Pacific Highway. You'll see the bank of 3 escalators and the lift that will take passengers to the concourse level below. This large station building will also have several retail outlets, and I'll show you the location of these too.
I then cover the second entrance exit to Crows Nest Station and this is on Clarke Street, and is very close to the heart of the Crows Nest town centre. You'll see the bank of 2 escalators and the 2 lifts that will take passengers from this entrance to the concourse below.
Its then time for a virtual station tour, with a combination of artist impression images and construction photos from Sydney Metro that will help you understand the design and layout of this new station.
Throughout this video, I also talk a lot about the architectural elements, including the stunning brick finish that was inspired by the Federation period buildings that are common in the Crows Nest area.
The architects for this station are Woods Bagot, and they designed the upgraded parts of Central Station as well, and you'll see some similarities between these two stations in this video.
I then cover the services building which is an important part of Crows Nest Station, and houses the essential Sydney Metro equipment for both this station and the tunnels as well.
I also briefly talk about the integrated station developments, including the one that is already being built above the Clarke Street entrance to Crows Nest Station.
* Chapters *
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Pacific Highway Entrance Exit Building
4:41 Clarke Street Entrance Exit Building
6:38 Virtual Tour of Concourse and Platforms
8:33 Services Building
* Mentioned in this video *
Woods Bagot (Principal Architects for Crows Nest Station, and Central Station Upgrade) - www.woodsbagot.com/
Station Diagram link - www.woodsbagot.com/projects/s...
* Other Crows Nest Station Videos *
Crows Nest, Victoria Cross and Barangaroo Update (September 2023) - • Crows Nest, Victoria C...
Crows Nest Update - Autumn 2021 (before construction of the station buildings!) - • Sydney Metro - Crows N...
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Everything in the "mentioned in this video" section above plus:
Sydney Metro Map by Milkyway metro maps (with amendments)
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Sydney Metro Artist Impression Images and Construction Photos came from the following sources.
Sydney Metro Website - www.sydneymetro.info/gallery
Sydney Metro Facebook Page - / sydneymetro
Crows Nest Station Design and Precinct Plan - www.sydneymetro.info/sites/de...
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I absolutely love the red brick facades used on this station. So many parts of Sydney are full of Red brick small business buildings, California bungalows and red brick flats built in the 1950s. It's a lovely tribute to both the federation and post-war eras.
Bonus points for not writing 'Californian'
Glad you like it! Yes, they've done a wonderful job of reflecting the history of Crows Nest (and Sydney) in this design.
Great video - I've been looking forward to this one, up until a couple of years ago I worked for a printing company that had a branch a couple of blocks from the Crows Nest site, they used to keep us pretty busy every few days with batches of updated plans. It's good to see the station finally taking shape for real, after only seeing it on paper for so long.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm pretty confident that they'll be an open day here in the next couple of months, so you can look forward to that too! It must have been fun to work on the plans, and now see it becoming a reality!
Thanks Paul for showing open street map and with correct attribution!
You're very welcome! I do like to support the Open Street Map contributors.
A great presentation Paul. Thanks again for your dedication to the history of transport in this city and State of ours. Seventy years ago never would we imagine such development. Your editing and presentation is excellent. That trabeculated brickwork is very attractive. Makes a utility building something beautiful.
Thanks Luke, glad you enjoyed it. Yes 70 years ago, everything was geared towards the motor vehicle! It's wonderful to see this changing now!
as a crows nest local i approve this message.
Thanks, Paul, for this stunning video. Really appreciate your updates on this huge project. Cheers from Europe, Rick
You're very welcome Rick. Glad you're enjoying my updates, and wonderful to hear that you're watching my videos from Europe!
Hi Paul 👋 this is another amazing presentation and a great update to Crows Nest Station. Well done Paul 👏 👍
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it.
@TransportVlog you're very welcome Paul 👍
Another very informative video Paul. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it Andrew
I believe inspiration for the red brick detail in the facades came from of the original Crows Nest Post Office that stood on the service building site, corner of Hume Street and Pacific Highway
My understanding is that it comes from the large number of red brick buildings in this area, and that may well include the old post office too.
Excellent as usual. Thank-you for naming the "Star Wars" HQ Building on the Corner of Oxley Street.
Well, it was always going to get a mention at some-point!
Thanks, Paul, for another great introduction to Metro construction and buildings etc. I sent you a link to the Leppington trip I did on Friday.
Thanks Geoff, I'll take a look at that when I have a moment.
Very informative video, appreciate your work.
Will really open up the Crows Nest area.
Thanks Greg, glad you enjoyed this video. Yes it certainly will!
Thanks Paul. For an easy construction site they appear go be going very, very slow. They should have just focused on making it a simple metro station.
The awnings that run along the Pacific Highway offer no rain shelter so form a useless dogs-balls addition to stand under whilst waiting to cross the highway at Oxley Street.
Most metros round the world have many exits to facilitate the entry and exit of the local population. A simple tunnel under the highway coming out down Oxley Street or the car wash yard would have saved lots of people having to cross at the traffic lights. In the next few years thousands of apartments will be constructed here.
Hi Peter, the same team of contractors go from station to station installing escalators, lifts, platform screen doors etc, so one station would always be last, and that's factored into the project. I agree an underground passageway under Pacific Highway would be wonderful, and this could well happen in the future, once these apartments are built. Mascot Station as a good example of building an additional entrance on the other side of a road.
@@TransportVlog Thanks Paul for the update.
One famous metro station that i know is XinJieKou in The city of Nanjing has 24 exit points. It is the equivalent of Wynyard Station here i.e. it is in the city centre.
Alas I think it is too late to add it. Looks like i will be standing in the rain waiting for the traffic lights to change
Wow, I'm from Sydney and I didn't know a station was going into Crows Nest😗😗 New sub here BTW
Yes, Crows Nest is getting a metro station! Thanks for subscribing, and hope you enjoy watching my other videos.
I didn't realise there was still so much work to do at Crowie. It seems most of the other stations have had open days and are pretty much ready to go. I suppose it'll be much later this year before the line is open, unless Crows Nest ends up being to Sydney what Bond Street was to London, when they opened the Elizabeth line.
There is always going to one station that is last to be ready. And that's because the same team of contractors go from station to station installing escalators, lifts, platform screen doors etc, so one station would always be last, and that's factored into the project. Also as stations get finished, workers can be transferred to the unfinished stations, and that can speed up completion. I'm fairly confident that all stations will open at the same time, and the middle of this year, could be anytime from June to September, so I reckon it will be ready in time.
In my opinion, Crows Nest probably should've been located further away from St Leonards station to provide public transit access to more people.
They should instead be an additional Station between Crows Nest and Chatswood
@@nicolasblume1046 I think they wanted to provide a faster alternative to the North Shore railway line, which ebbs and flows and makes a lot of compulsory stops in that part of town. Putting it at Crows Nest shops makes sense to me.
Where I'd like to see additional stations are at the Lane Cove National Park entrance (which the line apparently goes right under), and Thompson's Corner. And, of course, extending it to the Richmond and Western lines. I still think it's dumb that the Badgerys Creek metro won't be compatible with this one… given that, why not just make it a heavy rail line, that they could also eventually connect to Leppington, and give airport passengers single-seat rides to Parramatta and Liverpool?
@@nomadMikthe thing about metro lines is that they have smaller loading gauges then the standard rail lines. All the tunnels can be made smaller, and there are a lot of tunnels. The Sydney Morning Herald tried to make it some sort of scandal a few years ago that Sydney Trains can’t use Metro Tunnels. When smaller and cheaper tunnels seems rather the point of using smaller trains.
I suspect though in a few years the airport metro will be run through to Rouse Hill and a few years after that the train voltages will be standardised.
Maybe the route is too indirect.
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Opening day is getting closer 😮😊
Yes it certainly is!
Good video mate
Thanks Joseph!
Thanks Paul, I think the site was once a new car dealership cheers Bob.🍺
Glad you enjoyed it Robert. After Sydney Metro opens, I’m planning to do a “building of” series that will cover the construction of each station, including what was there before!
@@TransportVlog Great thanks Paul i will be looking fwd to seeing that.🤠
Nice
Thanks Chad
@@TransportVlog new vlog out now
Another great video Paul, I’m really enjoying these videos explaining each of the new stations and I highly suggest to keep on doing these as it will all be very helpful in just a few months time! 😅
I must say, the Clarke Street Entrance reminds me a lot of similar entrances on Crossrail/Elizabeth Line in London, it’s nice to see that there’s some inspiration on both sides.
Cheers. :)
Thanks Elliot, glad you enjoyed it. This will probably be the last of this type of video a while, as the Victoria Cross open day video will double-up as the explainer for this station, and all other stations now have either an explainer or open day video. I'm going to London in May, so will be interesting to see the comparisons with the Elizabeth line.
My gripe? The Pacific highway will continue to be a physical seperator from the western side with no tunnels or pedestrian walkways accross it. Access accross the highway will be through a set of traffic lights that have been timed more to allow a constant flow of traffic along the highway than for anyone attempting to cross it.
Yes good point. It would have been great to have seen a pedestrian tunnel included.
Considering Sydney's housing shortage, it is a shame they didn't build more apartment towers above the station. Commercial development is important, but residential apartments are also desperately needed.
While it is great that Crows Nest gets a station, considering its length, the Metro has too few stations. London is brilliant due to the large number of stations. Not all those places were very developed when stations were built, but building stations spurs development, as well as making public transport a first choice for commuting. We need more rail, but we also need many more stations if the rail network is to ever have a major affect on reducing car usage.
London also has faster trains that accelerate quickly, which reduces travel times. New rail is greatly appreciated, but we need to be doing so much more to get it right.
Yes, that did surprise me when I found out that one of the developments would be commercial. London has a wonderful transport system (I lived there for 17 years). Newer lines such as the Victoria and Jubilee do have some longer gaps between stations. The acceleration on Sydney Metro is on a par (if not better) than some of the Tube lines, but London rail services, especially to the north are far superior!
@@TransportVlog I live in the CBD so have never been on the Metro. The acceleration I was talking about is the older rail network. Their acceleration is feeble compared to the Underground. And I get the impression their top speed might be a little lower as well. The tube is amazing the way its acceleration speeds up the network, and makes passengers feel like they are getting somewhere fast. Sydney rail gives a much more sedate feeling.
Great stuff as always Paul. I am liking the Crows Nest station overall. However, the decision to not proceed with the pedestrian walkway under the pacific highway is concerning - the traffic in the area is getting very busy and with the metro opening, people will be running across the highway for the metro....one report I saw said a developer would have paid for the underground walkway cost in return for great density on the highway (which the NSW government is now allowing, without this community benefit being included). Some failed planning again! I also would have liked to see other exits at Victoria Cross and Gadigal station (e.g. opposite of Miller Street for Victoria Cross; and for Gadigal, connect to the Galleries on the West side and on the East side, existing Hyde Park / Museum station walkway).
Glad you enjoyed it Daniel. Yes it would have been great to have seen these additional underground walkways. Maybe some of them will be built in the future, and if developers can pay for them, even better!
Hi Paul, thanks for sharing another great video. For some reason, I thought Crows Nest already had a railway station, though it seems that my memory has fooled me a bit in this situation. What would be the nearest northern railway station to Crows Nest station and is it within walking distance? I remember the trams used to go to Crows Nest prior to the North Shore tram lines closing in mid 1958. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
Hi Rob, Glad you enjoyed it. Both St Leonards and Wollstonecraft stations are about a 10 minute walk from Crows Nest town centre, so they are the closest stations at the moment. Yes I've seen some photos of the trams in Crows Nest!
Thank you for the detailed update and analysis. Always interesting to see civic works as they develop.
Do you know if there are any plans in place to discourage urban climbers from targeting these station entrances? They seem like they would be overly enticing to same.
Glad you enjoyed it! There are hundreds of CCTV cameras, so that should deter these types of activities.
I can't help wondering whether that brick finish will be very convenient for birds to build nests in.
I kinda hope it is. 🐦
Perhaps we'll see a Crows Nest in Crows Nest Station!🤣
Paul, have any of the existing metro trains had their internal route map displays altered to show the additional route to Sydenham?
They're just screens, so I doubt they will before the day they start running.
That's right. Its just a software update, and they'll probably test it on some trains that are not in service. I have seen the Sydenham destination on the front of a test train.
Looks like we are still many months away from service :(
The official statement is that it will open in the middle of this year, and there isn't that much to do to finish Crows Nest station. I remember seeing parts of Central Walk and the North-South Concourse at Central Station at a similar stage of completion, and then opening within a couple of months.
Crows nest is the most delayed station on the new line. Designed along similar lines as other stations- big empty soulless, little thought to creating a bright, vibrant and safe environment capable of attracting the hardcore car crowd over to PT
What makes you think that these new stations are soulless, not bright or vibrant and not safe? Not sure if you've watched my Waterloo or Barangaroo videos yet? You can't get much safer than a fully-tanked station box!
@@TransportVlog I have dilige ntly watch all your metro station videos. As someone involved with the project, I’ve learnt many new things. If you’ve been to Japan, Korea or Singapore, you’d know that their metro stations are designed in a way that make stations as places to hang out- catch up with friends, spend time, even on the weekends!. Our stations are designed to be beautiful places to pass through, but not spend any time. Stations as vibrant hubs feel safer, and have more chance of getting the rusted on car users over to PT. We need to do more with these valuable assets
Why so close to the city do they have to restrict the over station residential buildings to be 17 storeys...
local opposition meant that the building couldn't be over 17 storeys
Because NIMBYs.
The state government is having very loud arguments with the local councils over this sort of thing.
Because people have very good options and don't want density and are being perfectly fine NIMBYs and that we believe that taller buildings should be in the CBD. 😊
@@TrainsForNSWVlogs Not many people can afford to live in the CBD so increasing density in the small CBD isn't going to fix the housing crisis
That brutalist building (st leonards centre) sure is an eyesore
Brutalism is awesome.
So much better than this brown sparrow of a building.
The brick building looks like some of the older schools around Sydney - drab.
Surprised the design doesn't match the St Leonard's Centre. Brutalism isn't to everyone's taste - but you can match it up with good design (and gives the eyes a refreshing break) - similar to the new Operations centre next door to the current one in East Perth
I think they went for a design that reflected the general style of buildings within the Crows Nest area, rather than one specific building.
There is a typo at the start of your video. You accidentally called Pitt Street station as ‘Gadigal’.
Not a typo - Pitt Street station IS Gadigal, it’s no longer Pitt Street.
You can call it whatever you want. Any confusion is on you. Out of curiosity, what do you call Parramatta, or any of the other places in Sydney (and Australia, the US, Canada, New Zealand) with indigenous names.
Is this a joke? 😂 it's a completely different name, how could that have been a typo?
@@daveg2104 it is a matter of history. Parramatta has been named as such since 1788 so of course it’s called Parramatta.
While ‘Gadigal station’ is a naming convention used by Marxist bureaucrats who are attempting to remove all references to the civilisation / principles which has provided 100% of the wealth and peace and success which all Australians currently enjoy - namely english, western Judeo Christianity
@@tsetstransport it is in actual fact Pitt street station.
1973 called and it wants its awful poo-brown brick building façade back.
why are these stations so large and UGLY!! no design or architectural quality, Brutalist is so UGLY>
This metro station isn't brutalist.
It's a weird modernist design.
They are large to cater for future growth, and this has come from learning the lessons from the past. Wynyard station used to be dark and cramped. Its much better now! No design or architecture finish is going to please everyone.
"UGLY" is in the eye of the beholder