Green Square railway station, Sydney

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station_name=Green Square
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suburb=Alexandria|street=Botany Rd
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Green Square railway station is an underground station on the Airport branch of the Airport and East Hills line. It is located at Green Square, a small park at the northern tip of Alexandria. Like other stations on this line, it was built and is operated by a private company and station users must pay a $2 (adult fare) or $1 (concession) access fee ("Gatepass") to enter or exit the Airport line at this station. [Rail Corporation New South Wales, " [http://www.cityrail.info/fares/Passenger_Fares_Handbook.pdf "Passenger Fares & Coaching Rates Handbook"] ", 2 July, 2006. Accessed 2 October, 2007.] The station is accessible by disabled passengers and is generally staffed, except at later hours of the day.

Green Square was constructed as a commuter station with four levels, of which the lower two, the platforms and station concourse, are publicly accessible. Together with St Peters, it serves the industrial and business areas of Alexandria. The area is predominantly light industrial, with a small amount of high density residential development. Green Square station is at the centre of a mooted "Green Square Town Centre" project that would see much of the area, and nearby Zetland given over to high-density residential and commercial development. This development was considered by the Central Sydney Planning Committee in December 2005. ["Green Square on brink of getting kiss of life". [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/green-square-on-brink-of-getting-kiss-of-life/2005/11/15/1132016796623.html Sydney Morning Herald] , 15th November 2005.] .

Platforms/Service

Green Square station serves trains on the Airport & East Hills Line. Services run approximately every 10-15 minutes in each direction, with more services during peak hours. [ " [http://www.cityrail.info CityRail timetables] ". Rail Corporation of New South Wales.]

Platform 1:
*East Hills line colour>Airport & East Hills Line - all stations services around the City Circle (anticlockwise: first stop Museum).

Platform 2:
*East Hills line colour>Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Kingsgrove, East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via the Airport.

Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs four routes via Green Square station:
*Route 309 - North to Circular Quay station via Botany Road, Redfern, Central Station, Elizabeth Street, South to Port Botany via Botany Road, Mascot, Botany, Banksmeadow, Matraville
*Route L09 - North to Redfern station via Botany Road, South to Port Botany via Botany Road, Mascot, Botany, Banksmeadow, Matraville (Weekday peak hour service, PrePay only)
*Route 310 - North to Circular Quay station via Botany Road, Redfern ,Central Station, Elizabeth Street, South to Eastgardens via Botany Road, Mascot, Botany, East Botany
*Route 370 - West to Leichhardt via St Peters, Netown ,Sydney University, Glebe, Annandale, Leichhardt Town Hall, South to Coogee Beach via Waterloo, Rosebery, Kensington, UNSW, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick

ee also

* Airport Link Company

References