Ardeer railway station

This article is about the station in Australia. For the station in Scotland, see Ardeer Platform railway station.

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 an island platform with two sides. 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]

Ardeer
PTV regional rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, with VLocity set VL18 arriving with a down Ararat service, July 2022
General information
Location	Forest Street, Ardeer, Victoria 3022 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37°46′59″S 144°48′04″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Ballarat Ararat Maryborough (Ararat)
Distance	15.05 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	ADR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 April 1929; 96 years ago (1929-04-02)
Closed	28 August 1956
Rebuilt	2 May 1977
Passengers
2013–2014	18,339[1]
2014–2015	18,833[1]  2.69%
2015–2016	37,206[1]  97.55%
2016–2017	45,850[1]  23.23%
2017–2018	Not measured[1]
2018–2019	53,500[1]  16.68%
2019–2020	46,100[1]  13.83%
2020–2021	23,050[1]  50%
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Sunshine towards Southern Cross Ballarat line Deer Park towards Wendouree Ballarat line (Melton line) Deer Park towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh Ararat line Deer Park towards Ararat Maryborough line One daily service Deer Park One-way operation      Geelong line does not stop here
Track layout Legend to Sunshine Kororoit Creek 1 2 Western Ring Road to Deer Park
Location

History

1903-1956

In 1903, the Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Siding was provided on the north side of the line, near what would become the site of Ardeer station. In 1910, a connection to the siding was added at the Melbourne (up) end, converting it into a loop, and it was renamed the Federal Manure Siding. In 1929, it was renamed again as Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd Chemical Siding.^[3]

On 2 April 1929, the station opened, coinciding with the introduction of a passenger service for factory workers at Ardeer and Deer Park. The loop siding was to the east of the former Fitzgerald Road level crossing, and the platform was to the west of it, on the north side of the line. In 1934, it was renamed Ardeer Siding. On 28 August 1956, the station was closed and the passenger platform removed.^[2]

1976-present

In 1976, the line through the section of the former station was duplicated from Sunshine to Deer Park West Junction.^[3] On 2 May 1977, the current Ardeer station opened,^[4] with an island platform being provided at the up end of the existing siding, about 800 metres further east than the former station.^[2] In 1981, the Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd Siding was renamed ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd Siding and, in 1990, was abolished.^[3]

As part of the Regional Rail Link project, the station underwent a minor platform upgrade. Noise walls were also installed along the corridor, and safety gates were provided at nearby pedestrian crossings.

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station is set to be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan.^[5]

Platforms and services

Ardeer has one island platform with two faces. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.^[6]

Platform 1:

•  Ballarat line  services to Southern Cross
•  Ararat line  services to Southern Cross
•  Maryborough line  one daily service to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Ballarat line  services to Melton, Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree
•  Ararat line  services to Ararat

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Ardeer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  400 : Sunshine station – Laverton station (shared with Transit Systems Victoria)

Transit Systems Victoria operates three bus routes via Ardeer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  400 : Sunshine station – Laverton station (shared with CDC Melbourne)^[7]
•  422 : Sunshine station – Brimbank Central Shopping Centre^[8]
•  427 : Sunshine station – Sunshine West^[9]

Gallery

• 
  Eastbound view from Platform 2, September 2007
• 
  Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2014