Hoppers Crossing railway station

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
LocationOld Geelong Road,
Hoppers Crossing, Victoria 3029
City of Wyndham
Australia
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)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking240
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeHCG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened16 November 1970 (1970-11-16)
Rebuilt8 July 1983
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(November 1983)
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

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, and will be replaced with a pedestrian overpass in 2022.[8]

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.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates seven routes via 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. In a nod to history, the Hoppers take a tour Level Crossing Removal Project
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 160.
  6. "Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. Major construction kicks off at Old Geelong Road Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. A new road bridge for Hoppers Crossing cements 55 level crossings gone for good Level Crossing Removal Project
  9. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "153 Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station via Princes Hwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "160 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Morris Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "161 Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "166 Hoppers Crossing Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "167 Hoppers Crossing Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "181 Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "498 Laverton Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Dunnings Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
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