International Airport railway station, Sydney

For the future Sydney Metro station, see Airport Terminal railway station.

International Airport
International Airport station platform,
September 2007
General information
LocationQantas Drive, Mascot, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°56′03″S 151°09′57″E / 33.93405833°S 151.1657833°E / -33.93405833; 151.1657833
Owned byAirport Link Company
Operated byAirport Link Company
Line(s)Airport
Distance8.10 kilometres (5.03 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus
  • Plane
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5am-11.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 5am-11.30pm
Station codeINT
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 May 2000
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 2,785,170 (year)
  • 7,631 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Wolli Creek
towards Macarthur
 Airport & South Line Domestic Airport
towards City Circle

International Airport is a train station located on the Airport Link, serving Terminal 1 at Sydney Airport, Australia. Terminals 2 and 3 are served by Domestic Airport station. The line is operated by Sydney Trains with T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

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

As part of the contract to build the line, an access fee is levied to recover the costs of building the line. Although often perceived as all going to the Airport Link Company, under the revenue sharing agreement, from August 2014 85% of revenues raised by the access fee go to the State Government.[5]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 All stations services to Central & the City Circle [6]
2 services to Revesby & Macarthur
2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown		 [6]
G Street level Exit/Entrance to Terminal
M Mezzanine Underpass to station
C Concourse Fare control, Platform access
P
Platform level 		Side platform
Outbound → toward Revesby and Macarthur (Wolli Creek)
Inbound ← toward Central and City Circle (Domestic Airport) ←
Side platform

Transit Systems operates one bus route via International Airport station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

  • Entrance from Terminal 1
    Entrance from Terminal 1
  • Escalator to airport
    Escalator to airport
  • Rail terminal barricades and office
    Rail terminal barricades and office
  • Rail terminal indicators and ticket machines
    Rail terminal indicators and ticket machines

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. ^ International Terminal Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Train fares to fall at two stations Sydney Morning Herald 2 March 2011
  5. ^ Removing or reducing station access fees at Sydney Airport NSW Parliament 28 February 2014
  6. ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ Route 420 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
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