West Tarneit railway station

{{Short description|Planned railway station in Victoria, Australia}}

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(Deer Park–West Werribee)

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West Tarneit railway station is a proposed railway station on the Deer Park-West Werribee railway line in Victoria, Australia. West Tarneit station will be located east of Davis Road, and is planned to be opened in 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/designs-unveiled-melbournes-newest-station|title=Designs Unveiled For Melbourne's Newest Station|publisher=Premier of Victoria|date=15 November 2024|access-date=15 November 2024}}{{Cite web |title=New station in Tarneit's west |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/tarneit-west |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Victoria's Big Build |date=19 November 2024 |language=en }}

History

Funding was committed to build the station following the Andrews Labor state government's re-election at the 2022 Victorian state election,{{Cite web |title=Delivering New Stations For The West {{!}} Premier of Victoria |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/delivering-new-stations-west |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=jimjin |date=24 May 2024 |title=Disappointment and doubt after further delays to Western Rail Plan. |url=https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/news/disappointment-and-doubt-after-further-delays-to-western-rail-plan/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Wyndham |language=en-US}} with site investigation works beginning on 25 March 2024.{{Cite web |last=Build |first=Victoria’s Big |date=21 March 2023 |title=Tarneit West – Site investigation works March to early July |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/rail/tarneit-west/works-notices/tarneit-west-site-investigation-works-march-to-early-july |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}

In November 2024, the Allan government announced that construction of the station will begin in 2025, and the station will be open to passengers in 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/designs-unveiled-melbournes-newest-station|title=Designs Unveiled For Melbourne's Newest Station|publisher=Premier of Victoria|date=15 November 2024|access-date=15 November 2024}}{{Cite web |date=18 November 2024 |title=Designs unveiled for Melbourne's newest train station |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/designs-unveiled-for-melbournes-newest-train-station |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Victoria's Big Build |language=en }} Community consultation also started for the station's name and early designs. In March 2025, the station name was announced to be West Tarneit, following feedback on five proposed names.{{cite web|url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-station-melbournes-west-named|title=New Station In Melbourne's West Named|publisher=Premier of Victoria|date=24 March 2025|access-date=24 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/go-west-tarneit-station|title=Go west to your new West Tarneit Station|publisher=Victoria's Big Build|date=24 March 2025|access-date=24 March 2025}}

The project will be delivered by the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) team.{{cite web|url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/906614/New-station-in-Tarneits-west-community-update-November-2024.pdf|title=New station in Tarneit's west – community update November 2024|publisher=Victoria's Big Build|date=November 2024|access-date=9 December 2024}}

References

External links

[https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/tarneit-west Project website] – Victoria's Big Build

{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|South Western=y|state=collapsed}}

Category:Proposed railway stations in Melbourne