Green Square railway station

Green Square
Station building and entrance, March 2011
General information
Location	Botany Road, Alexandria Australia
Coordinates	33°54′22″S151°12′09″E / 33.9061°S 151.2026°E / -33.9061; 151.2026
Owned by	Airport Link Company
Operated by	Airport Link Company
Line(s)	Airport
Distance	2.60 kilometres (1.62 mi) south from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 5am to 11.30pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 5am to 11.30pm
Station code	GQE
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 May 2000
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	5,956,460 (year) 16,319 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Mascot towards Macarthur Airport & South Line Central towards City Circle

Green Square railway station is located on the Airport line in the locality of Green Square. The station is situated at a five-way intersection which is the meeting point of the four Sydney suburbs, Alexandria, Zetland, Waterloo and Beaconsfield. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

Green Square station opened on 21 May 2000 when the Airport line opened from Central to Wolli Creek. ^[3] Like other stations on the line, Green Square was built and is operated by the Airport Link Company as part of a public–private partnership. ^[4]

Prior to March 2011, passengers were required to pay an access fee to use the station. The access fee was removed after the State Government reached an agreement with the Airport Link Company to pay the fee at Green Square and Mascot stations on behalf of passengers. ^[5] Patronage increased by around 70% at the two stations in the months following the removal of the fee. ^[6] From 2014 to 2017, patronage was growing at an annual rate of around 25 percent, leading to overcrowding at peak times. ^[7]

Green Square station featured in the music video clip for Marvin Priest's "Own This Club".

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle	[8]
2	T8	services to Revesby & Macarthur 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	[8]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance to O'Riordan Street and Botany Road
M	Mezzanine
C	Concourse	Fare control, Platform access
P Platform level	Side platform
	Outbound	→ T8 toward Revesby and Macarthur (Mascot)
	Inbound	← T8 toward Central and City Circle (Central) ←
	Side platform

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Green Square Station NSWrail.net
4. Train fares to fall at two stations Sydney Morning Herald 2 March 2011
5. Green Square and Mascot commuters to save $17 a week CityRail 2 March 2011
6. "Budget Estimates Committee hearing transcript" (PDF). 25 October 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
7. O'Sullivan, Matt (21 November 2018). "'Transport mess': Passengers at one Sydney station nearly double in three years". The Sydney Morning Herald.
8. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Green Square Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 10 June 2019)