Hoppers Crossing railway station

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Hoppers Crossing
PTV commuter rail station
Hoppers Crossing (2).jpg
Westbound view from Platform 2, June 2019
General information
LocationOld Geelong Road,
Hoppers Crossing, Victoria 3029
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates 37°53′00″S144°42′04″E / 37.8833°S 144.7011°E / -37.8833; 144.7011
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Werribee
Distance27.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking240
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHCG
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened16 November 1970;53 years ago (1970-11-16)
Rebuilt8 July 1983
February 2022
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006829,716 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Werribee
Terminus
 Werribee line Williams Landing
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout
Legend
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Hoppers Crossing railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Hoppers Crossing, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hoppers Crossing station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform, it opened on 16 November 1970, with the current platforms provided in 1983 and the footbridge in 2022. [4] [5]

Contents

The Western standard gauge line, which operates between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.

History

The station's name matches that of the locality on which the suburb was built. Elizabeth Hopper was a gatekeeper, closing and re-opening a set of large timber level crossing gates whenever a train passed through. She and her husband, Stephen Hopper (1832-1908), a railway ganger, lived nearby with their eleven children. [6]

The original station was located on the down (Werribee) side of the former Old Geelong Road level crossing. Problems with stationary trains blocking the level crossing [7] led to the station being relocated to the up (Flinders Street) side of the crossing in July 1983, in conjunction with the electrification of the line to Werribee. [4] Also in that year, boom barriers were provided at the former level crossing. [4]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Hoppers Crossing to a premium station, along with nineteen others. [8] [9] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government. [10]

The crossing was removed as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, [11] and was replaced with a road overpass 800m to the east of the crossing, directly connecting Old Geelong Road with the Princes Highway. Construction began in February 2021 and, [12] on 9 December of that year, the new road bridge opened to traffic. [13] The level crossing was closed to road traffic on the same day, [13] and was replaced with a pedestrian overpass, which opened in February 2022. [14]

Platforms and services

Hoppers Crossing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. [15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates seven bus routes via Hoppers Crossing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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