West Tarneit railway station

West Tarneit
General information
Location	Cnr Leakes and Davis Roads Tarneit, VIC, Australia
System	Under construction PTV regional rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line	Geelong Warrnambool
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Platform levels	Elevated
Parking	Up to 400
Bicycle facilities	Bike hoops and storage
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	https://engage.vic.gov.au/west-tarneit-station
History
Opening	September 2026 (Speculated)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Tarneit towards Southern Cross Geelong line Wyndham Vale towards South Geelong or Waurn Ponds

West Tarneit railway station is a railway station under construction on the Geelong line in Victoria, Australia. West Tarneit station will be located east of Davis Road, and is planned to be open in 2026.

History

Funding was committed to build the station following the Andrews Labor state government's re-election at the 2022 Victorian state election, ^{[1] [2]} with site investigation works beginning on 25 March 2024. ^[3]

In November 2024, the Allan government announced that construction of the station will begin in 2025, and the station will be open to passengers in 2026. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Community consultation also started for the station's name and early designs. Five proposed names for the station were considered: Davis Creek, Melaleuca, Sunray, Tarneit Rise, and West Tarneit. The names were selected in reference to the environment and local landmarks in the Tarneit area. ^[5] In March 2025, the station name was announced to be West Tarneit. ^{[7] [8]}

In October 2025, the Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams posted an official future map on the r/MelbourneTrains subreddit featuring West Tarneit, with the date on the map being "Effective September 2026", hinting that West Tarneit will most likely be finished by September 2026. ^[9] However, the completion date has not been explicitly confirmed by the state government.

The project will be delivered by the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) team. ^[10]

Platforms and services

West Tarneit platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type	Notes
1	Geelong line	Southern Cross	All stations and limited express services	From September 2026
2	Geelong line	Wyndham Vale, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, Waurn Ponds	All stations and limited express services	From September 2026

References

1. "Delivering New Stations For The West | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
2. jimjin (24 May 2024). "Disappointment and doubt after further delays to Western Rail Plan". Wyndham. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
3. Build, Victoria’s Big (21 March 2023). "Tarneit West – Site investigation works March to early July". Victoria’s Big Build. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
4. "Designs Unveiled For Melbourne's Newest Station". Premier of Victoria. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
5. "Designs unveiled for Melbourne's newest train station". Victoria's Big Build. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
6. "New station in Tarneit's west". Victoria's Big Build. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
7. "New Station In Melbourne's West Named". Premier of Victoria. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
8. "Go west to your new West Tarneit Station". Victoria's Big Build. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
9. "I hear that fantasy maps are big on this subreddit. Here's mine, with the Metro Tunnel opening in early December it will be live before the end of the year!". Reddit. Gabrielle Williams MP. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
10. "New station in Tarneit's west – community update November 2024" (PDF). Victoria's Big Build. November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

External links

• Project website – Victoria's Big Build