Quick Update on Interior
Interior, the capital of Isla Bonita and most populated city, is served by the rather modest-looking Grand Railroad Station. A recent remodelling (it was turned around) revealed its inadequacy as a main station -- it's overly crowded and lacks combinations with other means of transportation, like the subway lines that crisscross Interior.
Four platforms for 750,000 people. Simply not enough
After a quick and definitely not corrupt bidding process, a German company came on top and suggested a very original station, definitely not seen in other German cities.
Now wait a minute…
The new station features eight elevated rail platforms, plus a bus terminal and subway access, allowing Line 5 platforms to be extended, connecting the tram station via an underground passage.
On the way south, to Anclaje, there's a fairly busy but sufficient double track. The new approach requires a bit of creative construction, but it's essentially uncomplicated.
There's railways on my downtown already, mom's spaghetti
The northern approach is a bit more complex. The erstwhile Grand station had four platforms departing to the west, east and north -- a nightmare to schedule, but a fairly simple track layout, with an underground double ramp leading to more underground spreading. The new station features twice as many platforms, enough to dedicate at least a couple platforms for trains in each direction, but this will require a more complex approach.
First, a couple blocks had to be demolished.
Congressmen were nonplussed about the noise
Then, the noodling begins.
Some pre-built puzzle pieces were needed
The eastern and western approaches had elevated sections, so connecting those is mostly a matter of rebuilding the rail on pretty much the same right-of-way. There was a small issue with Piemonte rail station, formerly an at-level stop that needed to be rebuilt over the viaduct.
The northbound railway, on the other hand, presented a significant challenge. This route crossed over an important avenue before digging into a trench. Thankfully, the solution turned out to be quite simple, as well: just dig the avenue under the rail!
And now, all that's left is rezoning, rebuilding some streets and seeing traffic flow. All this, for less than §200,000.
Demolishing is a non-stop job at Interior
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