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Mascot
Eastern station building and entrance, April 2012
General information
Location	Bourke Street, Mascot Australia
Coordinates	33°55′23″S 151°11′16″E / 33.9230°S 151.1877°E / -33.9230; 151.1877
Owned by	Airport Link Company
Operated by	Airport Link Company
Line(s)	Airport
Distance	5.10 kilometres (3.17 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 5am-11.30pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 5am-11.30pm
Station code	MCO
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-21)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023	8,785,820 (year) 24,071 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Domestic Airporttowards Macarthur Airport & South Line Green Squaretowards 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.

History

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

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. Following the removal of the fee, patronage increased by around 70% at the two stations in the months following, and passenger numbers rose substantially in the years following – with a 117% increase in ridership between 2015 and 2019.

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.

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.

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. This would be located on the western side of Bourke Street – opposite the existing main entrance. The existing station would also be upgraded, with additional ticket gates and public toilets. Works began in early 2021 and the new access was opened on 21 December 2023.

Platforms and services

Station layout

Transport links

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

• 306: to Redfern station
• 307: to Westfield Eastgardens
• 350: Domestic Terminal to Bondi Junction station

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

• 358: Sydenham station to Randwick
• 420: to Westfield Burwood

Gallery

• Eastern entrance
• Eastern exit
• Eastern entrance at night
• Eastern entry via stairs
• Ticket barriers
• Indicator boards
• Platforms
• Western entrance five days after opening, December 2023

References

1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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. ^ "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. ^ "Your Say Transport for NSW – Mascot Station Access Upgrade Project". Transport for NSW. October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
10. "Mascot Station Access Upgrade Project". Transport for NSW. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
11. ^ "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
12. Route 306 timetable Transport for NSW
13. Route 307 timetable Transport for NSW
14. Route 350 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
15. Route 358 timetable Transport for NSW
16. Route 420 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW

External links

Media related to Mascot railway station, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons

• Mascot Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 10 June 2019)
• Mascot Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW

• Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
• Railway stations located underground in Sydney
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 2000
• Mascot, New South Wales
• Airport Link, Sydney