Hoppers Crossing railway station
Hoppers Crossing | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E / 37.8833°S 144.7011°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Werribee | ||||||||||
| Distance | 27.67 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 240 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Host station | ||||||||||
| Station code | HCG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 November 1970 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Hoppers Crossing railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Hoppers Crossing, opening on 16 November 1970.[1][2]
The original station was on the western side of the Old Geelong Road level crossing. After proposals were made in 1980, to overcome stationary trains blocking the level crossing,[3] the station was relocated to the eastern side of the crossing in 1983, in conjunction with the electrification of the line to Werribee.[1]
The name of the area, and of the station, arises from the fact that Stephen Hopper (1832-1908) was an early resident of the area, and was also employed to open and close the railway gates at the level crossing adjacent to where the station is now located.[4]
The Western standard gauge line, which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.
Platforms & services
Hoppers Crossing has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Werribee line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Werribee line: all stations services to Werribee
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates seven routes to and from Hoppers Crossing station:
- 153: Williams Landing station – Werribee station[6]
- 160: to Tarneit station[7]
- 161: to Werribee station[8]
- 166: to Wyndham Vale station[9]
- 167: to Tarneit station[10]
- 181: to Werribee station[11]
- 498: to Laverton station[12]
References
- ^ a b Hoppers Crossing Vicsig
- ^ Hoppers Crossing Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 160.
- ^ "John & Stephen Hopper emigrate to Australia – 1856". The Willis Tree. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Werribee Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 153 Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 161 Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 166 Hoppers Crossing Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 181 Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 498 Laverton Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Dunnings Rd timetable Public Transport Victoria