Railway station in Melbourne, Australia
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]
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]
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:
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates eight bus routes to and from Tarneit station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria :
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Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service