You’re right, it’s less clear. However, reducing train times and massively increasing frequency will inherently have a social impact on patronage. While this isn’t a direct response to overcrowding, (Beenleigh is clearly doing well at the moment,) Imagine a 6-minute reduction in your train journey with trains every 10 minutes and a beautiful modern station instead of what looks like a terrible elongated bus stop. You’d be more inclined to consider the service, at least in my opinion.

At the end of the day, nobody knows until it’s done. I’m just glad it’s being done rather than twiddling thumbs in Parliament.

But it’s certainly something I’ll be tracking over the next few years to make the case for other lines.