Deer Park–West Werribee railway line

The Deer Park–West Werribee railway line is a 28 km (17 mi) non-electrified rail line on the western fringes of the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria. The line carries the Geelong-Melbourne rail service operated by the state regional rail provider V/Line. The line also provides commuter service for the suburban stations of Tarneit and Wyndham Vale.

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
km
Serviceton line
to Sunshine
17.9
 Deer Park
●●●
 Ravenhall Siding
(closed)
 Sandringham Quarry Trust Siding
(closed)
19.3
 Deer Park West
(proposed)
Ararat, Ballarat, Maryborough lines
to Ballarat
20.1
Western Freeway
26.0
 Truganina
(proposed)
28.4
Skeleton Waterholes Creek
29.5
 Tarneit
29.5
Derrimut Road
32.2
 Davies
(proposed)
36.0
 Sayers Road
(proposed)
36.8
Werribee River
40.3
 Wyndham Vale
42.7
 Wyndham Vale South Sidings
Western SG line to Southern Cross &
Port Fairy line to Werribee
47.7
 Manor
(demolished)
49.2
 Mambourin
(demolished)
55.7
 Little River
Western SG line to Adelaide &
Geelong lines, Warrnambool lines to Ballarat
km
broad gauge
standard gauge

It was constructed as part of the Regional Rail Link project between June 2012 and October 2014 and opened on 21 June 2015, which separated most western V/Line regional services from metropolitan trains. The railway line will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.

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