Hoppers Crossing railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 16 November 1970 to serve the western Melbourne suburb of Hoppers Crossing.[2][3]

Hoppers Crossing
PTV commuter rail station
Platform 1 waiting shelter, Hoppers Crossing station, 2016
General information
Location	Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing, Victoria 3029 City of Wyndham Australia
Coordinates	37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	27.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	240
Bicycle facilities	8
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Host Station
Station code	HCG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	16 November 1970; 51 years ago (1970-11-16)
Rebuilt	8 July 1983
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (November 1983)
Passengers
2008-2009	1.133 million[1]
2009-2010	1.148 million[1]  1.32%
2010-2011	1.296 million[1]  12.89%
2011-2012	1.335 million[1]  3.01%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.357 million[1]  1.65%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Werribee Terminus Werribee line Williams Landing towards Frankston via Flinders Street

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 wooden 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.[4]

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[5] 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.[2]

Boom barriers were provided at the former level crossing in 1983.[2] The crossing was removed as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project,[6] being replaced with a road overpass to the east of the current crossing, directly connecting Old Geelong Road with the Princes Highway. Construction began in February 2021,[7] and the new road bridge opened on 9 December 2021.[8] The level crossing was closed to road traffic on the same day,[8] and was replaced with a pedestrian overpass, which opened in February 2022.[9]

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

Platforms and services

Hoppers Crossing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 2:

•  Werribee line  all stations services to Werribee

Transport links

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

•  153 : Williams Landing station – Werribee station[11]
•  160 : to Tarneit station[12]
•  161 : to Werribee station[13]
•  166 : to Wyndham Vale station[14]
•  167 : to Tarneit station[15]
•  181 : to Werribee station[16]
•  498 : to Laverton station[17]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au