Civic Improvement Plan - Wollongong City Council - NSW Government

3. Special city centre projects3.8 RAILWAY STATION UPGRADEThe purpose of the railway station upgradeis to support the growth and developmentof the city centre and provide for the publictransport needs of residents and workers inthe centre. The upgrade would help to ensurethe integration between transport planningand land use planning in the city centre.The main planning and design principles for thepublic domain component of the railway stationupgrade are:• improved access and legibility of pedestrianconnections and links between bus, taxi, carparks and rail platforms;• appropriate access for the mobility impaired;• enhancements to the amenity of the railstation as a gateway to the city centre andan active, safe place with retail/café usesand visible security;• extensions to the rail station platformsto increase capacity;• reconstruction of Jubilee Bridge to improveaccess over the rail line; and• upgrading of associated utilities andlandscaping.The railway station upgrade will form partof the development of adjacent sites andair space above the station which will besubject to a design competition under theLocal Environmental Plan 2007 and a planningagreement between State Rail/RailwayInfrastructure Corporation, Wollongong CityCouncil and the successful developer. TheFigure 3.8 to the right provide an artist’simpression of the type and density ofdevelopment possible under the proposedplanning scheme.The public domain component of therailway station upgrade is estimatedto cost $30 million.36 WOLLONGONG CITY CENTRE CIP 2007