Mascot railway station

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Mascot
MascotMain1.jpg
Station front in April 2012
General information
LocationBourke Street, Mascot
Coordinates 33°55′23″S151°11′16″E / 33.9230°S 151.1877°E / -33.9230; 151.1877
Owned by Airport Link Company
Operated byAirport Link Company
Line(s) Airport
Distance5.10 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5am-11.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 5am-11.30pm
Station code MCO
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened21 May 2000;23 years ago (2000-05-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 8,785,820 (year)
  • 24,071 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Domestic Airport
towards Macarthur
Airport & South Line Green Square
towards City Circle

Mascot railway station is located on the Airport line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mascot. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.

Contents

History

Mascot station opened on 21 May 2000 when the Airport line opened from Central to Wolli Creek. [3] Like other stations on the line, Mascot 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 Mascot and Green Square stations on behalf of passengers. [5] Following the removal of the fee, patronage increased by around 70% at the two stations in the months following, [6] and passenger numbers rose substantially in the years following – with a 117% increase in ridership between 2015 and 2019. [7]

The concourse of Mascot station contains the Mascot Operations Room, which is responsible for operation of the four privately operated stations on the Airport line. [8]

At the platforms the station is signed "Mascot Suburban", to prevent confusion with the stations for the nearby airport, which is often referred to as Mascot Airport.

Planned upgrade

Following the substantial increase in passenger numbers since the removal of the access fee, it was announced in June 2020 that a new entrance/exit was to be built. [7] This would be located on the western side of Bourke Street – opposite the existing main entrance. [9] The existing station would also be upgraded, with additional ticket gates and public toilets. [7] [9] Works began in early 2021 and is expected to be completed in late 2022. [9]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1All stations services to Central & the City Circle [10]
2
T8
services to Revesby & Macarthur
2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown 		[10]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance to Bourke Street
MMezzanine
CConcourseFare control, Platform access
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Outbound→
T8
toward Revesby and Macarthur (Domestic Airport)
Inbound
T8
toward Central and City Circle (Green Square) ←
Side platform

Transdev John Holland operates three bus routes via Mascot station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Transit Systems operates two bus routes via Mascot station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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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. ↑ Mascot 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. 1 2 3 "Mascot Station set for major upgrade". Transport for NSW . 5 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Opening of Sydney's New Southern Railway" Transit Australia Volume 55 no 7 July 2000
  9. 1 2 3 "Your Say Transport for NSW – Mascot Station Access Upgrade Project". Transport for NSW . October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ Route 306 timetable Transport for NSW
  12. ↑ Route 307 timetable Transport for NSW
  13. ↑ Route 350 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  14. ↑ Route 358 timetable Transport for NSW
  15. ↑ Route 420 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW

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