by TDowling
Not for nothing but why did they name the station wesmont? Seems to me that having a Wesmont and a Westmont in the same state would be confusing...
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TDowling wrote:Not for nothing but why did they name the station wesmont? Seems to me that having a Wesmont and a Westmont in the same state would be confusing...It's the name of the adjacent housing development, on whose dime (at least partially), this station is being built.
Hawaiitiki wrote:HT and Everyone:CentralValleyRail wrote:Well the fact that it is wrong IS a reason to change it. I wouldn't call it an urgent necessity, but it would also reflect to more accurate results on search engines if someone was actually looking for information on the NJT Wesmont vs the PATCO Westmont. I'd say two rail public transportation stations with similar names in one of the smallest states in the country is a decent reason also to distinguish. Old timers here on RR.net are obv clear on the distinction, but newbies may not be.pumpers wrote:Adam, thanks for posting.Are you really being serious with nitpicking?
Can we get the moderator to change the title to Wesmont, as noted earlier in the thread. Google maps reminded me today that there is Westmont Station in NJ already (on the PATCO line out of Philadelphia).
JS
Westmont is part of PATCO as you mentioned which is under the Septa page not the NJ Transit page. There is ZERO reason to change it.
EuroStar wrote:To me looking at it from the train, the station seems complete. Even lights are on and the heavy machinery is gone. I still cannot figure out how people are supposed to get to the station as it seems disconnected from streets and abuts what appears to be an industrial property. It is worth also noting that the new schedules came without the station opening. I thought that it was supposed to open this fall (arguably we are still in summer until Sept 23). Does anyone know what is going on with the station and when it is supposed to open?I sense something similar to a Wayne Rt.23 Transit Center Mid-January opening.
EuroStar wrote:I have no idea what is going on with the station. Is the opening delayed because of parking? Last thing I read was that there was a plan for a parking lot, but from the train it seems that they have not even started on it. Is this one of those cases where someone forgot to get the permits before starting construction, so now we have a station that cannot be used because they cannot build the parking lots? Not that I am a big fan of parking, but that station needs it to get to meaningful ridership. There is no connection to the neighbourhood on the west side of the tracks, so walking is limited to only one side and even there it still involves some industrial area. There seems to be a reasonable density southwest of the station. Why was not it connected to the station?This station has got all of the elements of a boondoggle. At least in this case, the joke isn't entirely on the tax payer since the developer footed some or all of the bill for the station. Why this station is dumb:
Hawaiitiki wrote:Wait a minute I thought it was called avalonTDowling wrote:Not for nothing but why did they name the station wesmont? Seems to me that having a Wesmont and a Westmont in the same state would be confusing...It's the name of the adjacent housing development, on whose dime (at least partially), this station is being built.
TDowling wrote:Avalon is one of the buildings. The entire development is known as Wesmont. Liberty Square is another building there.Hawaiitiki wrote:Wait a minute I thought it was called avalonTDowling wrote:Not for nothing but why did they name the station wesmont? Seems to me that having a Wesmont and a Westmont in the same state would be confusing...It's the name of the adjacent housing development, on whose dime (at least partially), this station is being built.
“At least I got a date. For me, that’s great,” said the town’s mayor and Democratic state Senator Paul Sarlo, who announced the opening Tuesday after receiving the date from officials at NJ Transit.I see no way how they can finish the parking lots by then given that the selection of the contractor is to take place some time this month. I suspect that they will stop all local trains at the station, so save for the few expresses, passengers going to/from stations beyond Wesmont will have their trip times increase by about 2 minutes.
Lisa Torbic, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit, confirmed the opening.
"NJ TRANSIT's goal and intent is to open Wesmont on May 15, which is when the next rail schedule change is going to take place,'' she said.
EuroStar wrote: I see no way how they can finish the parking lots by then given that the selection of the contractor is to take place some time this month. I suspect that they will stop all local trains at the station, so save for the few expresses, passengers going to/from stations beyond Wesmont will have their trip times increase by about 2 minutes.2 minutes on any station is optimistic. I am afraid that will increase my commute by about 4-5 minutes.