Tarneit railway station

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]

Tarneit
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, June 2015
General information
Location	Derrimut Road, Tarneit, Victoria 3029 City of Wyndham Australia
Coordinates	37°49′56″S 144°41′43″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Geelong Warrnambool (Deer Park–West Werribee)
Distance	29.50 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, staffed
Station code	TNT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	14 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-14)
Passengers
2014–2015	16,000[1]
2015–2016	0.713 million[1]  4356.25%
2016–2017	0.888 million[1]  24.54%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Deer Park towards Southern Cross Geelong line Wyndham Vale towards Geelong or Waurn Ponds Wyndham Vale Terminus Footscray towards Southern Cross Warrnambool line Weekends only Wyndham Vale towards Warrnambool

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:

•  Geelong line  services to Southern Cross
•  Warrnambool line  weekend services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Geelong line  services to Wyndham Vale, Geelong and Waurn Ponds
•  Warrnambool line  weekend services to Warrnambool

Transport links

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

•  150 : to Williams Landing station^[13]
•  151 : to Williams Landing station^[14]
•  152 : to Williams Landing station^[15]
•  160 : to Hoppers Crossing station^[16]
•  167 : to Hoppers Crossing station^[17]
•  170 : to Werribee station^[18]
•  180 : to Werribee station^[19]
•  182 : to Werribee station^[20]

References

1. "Station Patronage Data 2013–2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. Tarneit Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
3. New station at Tarneit Regional Rail Link
4. Final designs of Wyndham Vale & Tarneit railway stations unveiled Archived 15 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Urb Analyst 18 April 2013
5. Geelong and Warrnambool trains to run via Regional Rail Link from 21 June 2015 Archived 29 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine V/Line
6. Saban, Adem (19 January 2016). "Commuters flock to Tarneit station". Star Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. "Tarneit Station car park opens for use". Star Weekly. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
8. "Tarneit Station Car Park". Car Parks for Commuters. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
9. "New bus interchange on the south side of Tarneit Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
10. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
11. Geelong – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
12. Warrnambool – Melbourne via Colac Public Transport Victoria
13. "150 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Sayers Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "151 Williams Landing Station - Tarneit Station via Westmeadows La". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "170 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
19. "180 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit Rd". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Rail Geelong gallery