Tarneit railway station

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Tarneit
PTV regional rail station
Tarneit Railway Station.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 1, June 2015
General information
LocationDerrimut Road,
Tarneit, Victoria 3029
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates 37°49′56″S144°41′43″E / 37.8321°S 144.6954°E / -37.8321; 144.6954
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s)
Distance29.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed
Station codeTNT
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 June 2015;9 years ago (2015-06-14)
Passengers
2014–201516,000 [1]
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Deer Park Geelong line Wyndham Vale
towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Wyndham Vale
Terminus
Footscray Warrnambool line
Weekends only
Wyndham Vale
towards Warrnambool

Tarneit railway station is a regional railway station on the Deer Park-West Werribee line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Tarneit, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tarneit station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 14 June 2015. [2]

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Forming part of the Regional Rail Link project, [3] [4] the station was officially opened by the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, and the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, with services commencing on 21 June 2015. [5] It quickly became the second-busiest station on the V/Line network after Southern Cross. [6]

Part of the southern car park at the station permanently closed in May 2023 to make way for the construction of a new bus interchange. Both the northern and southern car parks have been expanded, with the additional spaces in the northern car park opening in October 2022. [7] [8] The new bus interchange opened on 19 November 2023. [9]

Under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018, the station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network. [10]

Platforms and services

Tarneit has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Geelong line trains and some Warrnambool line trains. [11] [12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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