Hoppers Crossing railway station

Hoppers Crossing
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, June 2019
General information
LocationOld Geelong Road,
Hoppers Crossing, Victoria 3029
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates37°53′00″S 144°42′04″E / 37.8833°S 144.7011°E / -37.8833; 144.7011
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance27.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking240
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHCG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened16 November 1970; 54 years ago (1970-11-16)
Rebuilt8 July 1983
February 2022
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006829,716[1]
2006–2007983,778[1] Increase 18.56%
2007–20081,133,838[1] Increase 15.25%
2008–20091,132,546[2] Decrease 0.11%
2009–20101,148,015[2] Increase 1.36%
2010–20111,295,814[2] Increase 12.87%
2011–20121,334,919[2] Increase 3.01%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,357,369[2] Increase 1.68%
2014–20151,379,462[1] Increase 1.62%
2015–20161,157,496[2] Decrease 16.09%
2016–20171,148,247[2] Decrease 0.79%
2017–20181,179,409[2] Increase 2.71%
2018–20191,246,950[2] Increase 5.72%
2019–20201,079,900[2] Decrease 13.39%
2020–2021349,850[2] Decrease 67.6%
2021–2022436,400[3] Increase 24.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Werribee
Terminus
 Werribee line Williams Landing
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout
Legend
to Williams Landing
Skeleton Waterholes Creek
1
2
to Werribee
Broad gauge, electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified

Hoppers Crossing railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Hoppers Crossing, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hoppers Crossing station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform, it opened on 16 November 1970, with the current platforms provided in 1983 and the footbridge in 2022.[4][5]

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

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Hoppers Crossing". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Hoppers Crossing Station". Rail Geelong. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.