Ardeer railway station

Ardeer
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, with VLocity set VL18 arriving with a down Ararat service, July 2022
General information
LocationForest Street,
Ardeer, Victoria 3022
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°46′59″S 144°48′04″E / 37.7830°S 144.8012°E / -37.7830; 144.8012
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Ballarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance15.05 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeADR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1929; 95 years ago (1929-04-02)
Closed28 August 1956
Rebuilt2 May 1977
Passengers
2013–201418,339[1]
2014–201518,833[1]Increase 2.69%
2015–201637,206[1]Increase 97.55%
2016–201745,850[1]Increase 23.23%
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–201953,500[1]Increase 16.68%
2019–202046,100[1]Decrease 13.83%
2020–202123,050[1]Decrease 50%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Sunshine Ballarat line Deer Park
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Deer Park
Ararat line Deer Park
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Deer Park
One-way operation
     Geelong line does not stop here

Ardeer railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Ardeer, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ardeer station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1929, with the current station provided in 1977. It was originally closed on 28 August 1956, then was reopened on 2 May 1977.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ "Ardeer". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.