The station is adjacent to the Prince of Wales Hospital and is close to the Randwick town centre.

[1] On 13 December 2012, the O'Farrell ministry announced a commitment to build a light rail line from Circular Quay down George Street to Central station, then across to Moore Park and down Anzac Parade with branches to Kingsford and Randwick.

[3] The original design featured two side platforms located in High Cross Park adjacent to Belmore Road, attracting criticism from community members due to loss of trees and parkland.

[7][6] The City of Randwick requested the stop be moved to High Street, outside the Prince of Wales Hospital and Transport for NSW ultimately agreed to do this.

[6] A location within High Cross Park was considered to provide the best interchanges between trams and buses.