Mascot railway station
Mascot
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| Airport & East Hills Line | |
| Station code | MCO |
| Suburb | Mascot |
| Street(s) | Bourke Road Church Road |
| Distance from Central Station | 5.19 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Side |
| Type of station | Underground |
| Ticket barriers | Yes |
| Transfers available | Bus |
Disabled access  |
Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Mascot (also known as Mascot Suburban to avoid confusion with the neighbouring airport stations) is the second station from the city on the Airport branch of the CityRail Airport and East Hills line in Sydney. It is located in the business area of the suburb of Mascot and was opened along with the rest of the Airport branch in May 2000. 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.[1]. The station seating is of a different design to the rest of the CityRail network-wide standard, with Street Furniture supplying the "Park Slim Bench"[2]
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[edit] History
Like other stations on this line, Mascot was built and is operated by a private company as part of a Public Private Partnership. Before March 2011, station users were required to pay a small access fee ("Gatepass") to use the station. The NSW Government reached an agreement with the station operator to pay the access fees at Mascot and Green Square on behalf of passengers.[3] Patronage increased by around 70% at the two stations in the months following the removal of the fee.[4]
[edit] Platforms and services
The station serves trains on the Airport & East Hills Line. Services runs approximately every 10–15 minutes in each direction.
The station is served by four to six trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
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Airport & East Hills Line | All stations services to Central and the City Circle | |
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Airport & East Hills Line | All stations and limited stops services to Kingsgrove, Revesby, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via the Airport |
[edit] Transport links
Sydney Buses runs two routes via Mascot station:
- Route 400 - west to Westfield Burwood, east to Bondi Junction Interchange (limited stops service)
- Route 410 - west to Rockdale station, east to Bondi Junction Interchange (weekday peak hour limited stops service)
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Entrance
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Entrance at night
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Entry barriers
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Indicator boards
[edit] See also
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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towards Macarthur
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Airport and East Hills Line |
towards Central
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[edit] References
- ^ The Opening of Sydney's New Southern Railway, Transit Australia, Vol 55 no 7, July 2000.
- ^ [1] Street Furniture. 12 December 2011.
- ^ Green Square and Mascot commuters to save $17 a week CityRail. 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Budget Estimates Committee hearing transcript". October 25, 2011. pp. 11. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.nsf/0/a966fd9e1deb4e33ca2579350019758c/$FILE/20111025_Transport.pdf#page=10. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
Coordinates: 33°55′21″S 151°11′14″E / 33.922533°S 151.187262°E
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