Tarneit railway station

Tarneit railway station is located on the Deer Park - West Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Tarneit, and it opened on 14 June 2015.[1]

Tarneit
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view in June 2015
LocationDerrimut Road,
Tarneit, Victoria 3029
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates37°49′56″S 144°41′43″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Geelong (Waurn Ponds)
Warrnambool
Distance29.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed
Station codeTNT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 June 2015
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Deer Park
towards Southern Cross
 Geelong line Wyndham Vale
towards Waurn Ponds
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
 Warrnambool line
Weekends only
 Wyndham Vale
towards Warrnambool

Forming part of the Regional Rail Link, the project of which the station was built as part of,[2][3] the station was officially opened by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, and the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, with services commencing on 21 June 2015.[4] It quickly became the second-busiest V/Line station on their network, after Southern Cross.[5]

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[6]

Platforms and services

Tarneit has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services.[7][8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates eight bus routes to and from Tarneit station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  150 : to Williams Landing station[9]
  •  151 : to Williams Landing station[10]
  •  152 : to Williams Landing station[11]
  •  160 : to Hoppers Crossing station[12]
  •  167 : to Hoppers Crossing station[13]
  •  170 : to Werribee station[14]
  •  180 : to Werribee station[15]
  •  182 : to Werribee station[16]

References
  1. Tarneit Vicsig
  2. New station at Tarneit Regional Rail Link
  3. Final designs of Wyndham Vale & Tarneit railway stations unveiled Urb Analyst 18 April 2013
  4. Geelong and Warrnambool trains to run via Regional Rail Link from 21 June 2015 V/Line
  5. Saban, Adem (19 January 2016). "Commuters flock to Tarneit station". Star Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
  9. "150 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Sayers Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "151 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Westmeadows La". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "170 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "180 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
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