Wynyard Station is huge. It was
constructed in 1932 to coincide with the opening of the Sydney Harbour
Bridge. The station is built on the side of a hill, a major engineering
feat in itself. The various underground train tracks can be accessed
by a series of stairs, elevators, or lifts. It’s hard to believe that I
first negotiated this maze when I was an eleven year old school girl.
Now many years later and with Lyle by my side, it seems more difficult.
Of course, part of the problem is my sight. Lyle is good at reading
the signs and I do my best to try to remember which signs he should be
looking for.
The other issue is the escalators.
In order to reach the four levels of the station, one must use a long
and steep escalator or find the lift. Yesterday Lyle couldn’t find the
appropriate lift and so we thought we would try the escalator. Lyle
went first, but as I stepped to the top I could see that the steps were
moving way more quickly than usual. I was frozen at the top. Lyle
couldn’t retreat up the same escalator and had to find the up escalator
to get back to me. By the time he reached me a small group of passersby
had gathered to assist and encourage me. Someone was able to point us
in the direction of the nearest lift.
All these
things are adventures, but I do think that we could find some that are
less heart stopping than our adventures in Wynyard Station. Tomorrow we
are going to attempt to negotiate Central Station. It is larger and
also complex. As I recall, there is only one set of major escalators,
and there are lifts located at the bottom of each platform.
Once you know the way, trains are an easy to get around Sydney.
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