Hoppers Crossing railway station

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

Hoppers Crossing
PTV commuter rail station
LocationOld Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing
Coordinates37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance27.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking240
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeHCG
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened16 November 1970
Rebuilt1983
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008-20091.133 million[1]
2009-20101.148 million[1]  1.32%
2010-20111.296 million[1]  12.89%
2011-20121.335 million[1]  3.01%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20141.357 million[1]  1.65%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Werribee
Terminus
 Werribee line Williams Landing
towards Frankston via Flinders Street

The original station was on the western side of the Old Geelong Road level crossing. After proposals were made in 1980 to overcome stationary trains blocking the level crossing,[4] the station was relocated to the eastern side of the crossing in 1983, in conjunction with the electrification of the line to Werribee.[2]

The name of the area, and of the station, arises from the fact that the family of Stephen Hopper (1832-1908) were early residents of the area. He was a railway ganger, and his wife, Elizabeth, was employed to operate the gates at the level crossing adjacent to where the station is now located.[5] This crossing is set to be removed by 2022 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[6]

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

Platforms & services

Hoppers Crossing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Werribee line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Hoppers Crossing Vicsig
  3. Hoppers Crossing Station Rail Geelong
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 160.
  5. "John & Stephen Hopper emigrate to Australia – 1856". The Willis Tree. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. "Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "153 Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station via Princes Hwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "161 Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "166 Hoppers Crossing Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "181 Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "498 Laverton Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Dunnings Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
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