Hoppers Crossing railway station

Hoppers Crossing
Location Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing
Coordinates 37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E / 37.8833°S 144.7011°E / -37.8833; 144.7011Coordinates: 37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E / 37.8833°S 144.7011°E / -37.8833; 144.7011
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Werribee
Distance 27.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 240
Bicycle facilities 8
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Host station
Station code HCG
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 16 November 1970
Rebuilt 1983
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009) 1.133 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010) 1.148 million[1] Increase 1.32%
Passengers (2010-2011) 1.296 million[1] Increase 12.89%
Passengers (2011-2012) 1.335 million[1] Increase 3.01%
Passengers (2012-2013) Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014) 1.357 million[1] Increase 1.65%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Werribee line
Terminus

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

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 Stephen Hopper (1832-1908) was an early resident of the area, and was also employed to open and close the railway gates at the level crossing adjacent to where the station is now located.[5]

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 serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates seven routes to and from Hoppers Crossing station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. 1 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 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  6. ↑ Werribee Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Route 153 Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 161 Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Route 166 Hoppers Crossing Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 181 Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 498 Laverton Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Dunnings Rd timetable Public Transport Victoria
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