Deer Park–West Werribee railway line

Deer Park–West Werribee railway line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerVicTrack
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Stations4
Service
Services
Operator(s)V/Line
History
CommencedJune 2012 (2012-06)
Opened21 June 2015 (2015-06-21)
CompletedOctober 2014 (2014-10)
Technical
Line length28 km (17 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationUnelectrified
Route map
Deer Park–West Werribee
km
17.9
Deer Park
Ravenhall Siding
(closed)
Sandringham Quarry Trust Siding
(closed)
19.3
Deer Park West
(proposed)
20.1
26.0
Truganina
(proposed)
28.4
29.5
Tarneit
29.5
Derrimut Road
32.2
West Tarneit
(under construction)
36.0
Sayers Road
(proposed)
36.8
40.3
Wyndham Vale
42.7
Wyndham Vale South Sidings
47.7
Manor
(demolished)
km

The Deer Park–West Werribee railway line is a 28 km (17 mi) non-electrified rail line in the outer-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The line was constructed as part of the Regional Rail Link project between June 2012 and October 2014, and opened in June 2015, with the goal of separating V/Line's Geelong line services from Metro's Werribee line services. It runs from a junction site near Manor to another junction site near Deer Park, where it joins the rest of the Regional Rail Link towards the line's terminus at Southern Cross.

The full route of the line carries the Geelong V/Line rail service, which now also serves the two stations built on the line to serve growth areas in Melbourne's western suburbs, Tarneit and Wyndham Vale. Two more stations are currently planned for construction, Tarneit West and Truganina.

Ballarat services join the line at Deer Park, while Bendigo services do not use the line at all, instead using the other part of the Regional Rail Link from Sunshine − Southern Cross.

In 2018, plans were announced to quadruplicate the line and integrate it into the electrified suburban network, however as of 2024 there are no concrete plans to do this.