Tarneit railway station
Tarneit | |||||||||||
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 Looking east in June 2015. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Derrimut Road, Tarneit | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′56″S 144°41′43″E / 37.8321°S 144.6954°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Warrnambool, Geelong (Waurn Ponds) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.50 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | TNT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 June 2015 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Tarneit railway station serves the western Melbourne suburb of Tarneit. It is on the Deer Park - West Werribee railway line in Victoria, Australia, which forms part of the Regional Rail Link.[1][2][3]
The station was officially opened on 14 June 2015 by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure & Regional Development Warren Truss, and services commenced on 21 June 2015.[4] It quickly became the second-busiest V/Line station after Melbourne Southern Cross.[5]
The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.[6]
Platforms and services
Tarneit has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong and weekend Warrnambool trains.[7][8]
Platform 1:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
- Warrnambool line: Weekend V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Geelong line: V/Line services to Wyndham Vale, Geelong & Waurn Ponds
- Warrnambool line: Weekend V/Line services to Warrnambool
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates six bus routes to and from Tarneit station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 150: to Williams Landing station via Sayers Road[9]
- 151: to Williams Landing station via Westmeadows Lane[10]
- 160: to Hoppers Crossing station via Morris Road[11]
- 167: to Hoppers Crossing station via Werribee Plaza[12]
- 170: to Werribee station via Werribee Plaza[13]
- 180: to Werribee station via Tarneit Road[14]
References
- ^ New station at Tarneit Regional Rail Link
- ^ Tarneit Vicsig
- ^ Final designs of Wyndham Vale & Tarneit railway stations unveiled Urb Analyst 18 April 2013
- ^ Geelong and Warrnambool trains to run via Regional Rail Link from 21 June 2015 V/Line
- ^ Saban, Adem (19 January 2016). "Commuters flock to Tarneit station". Star Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Geelong - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Warrnambool - Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "150 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Sayers Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "151 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Westmeadows La". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "170 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "180 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit Rd". Public Transport Victoria.