Tarneit railway station is located on the Deer Park - West Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Tarneit, and it opened on 14 June 2015.[2]
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PTV regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||
![]() Eastbound view from Platform 1 in 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 (Waurn Ponds) Warrnambool | ||||||||||||||||
Distance | 29.50 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Staffed | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | TNT | ||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 14 June 2015; 7 years ago (2015-06-14) | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2014-2015 | 16,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
2015-2016 | 0.713 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | 0.888 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||
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Forming part of the Regional Rail Link project, the project of which the station was built as part of,[3][4] the station was officially opened by 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 V/Line station on their network, after Southern Cross.[6]
The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[7]
Tarneit has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Geelong line and selected Warrnambool line services.[8][9]
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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