New car parking is now available for commuter use at Tarneit Railway Station.
One of the state’s busiest train stations now has an additional 500 parking spaces, taking the total number of car spaces to 1500.
“A 50 per cent increase in parking capacity at Tarneit Station is a fantastic result and these additional spaces will
ease the parking pain experienced by our community and improve transport connections in the west,” Tarneit MP Sarah Connolly said.
A new bus interchange will also be constructed as part of the upgrades to Tarneit Station, in an effort to double the number of bus bays and allow more bus services to run more often.
Construction is set to begin in late 2022, with the new bus interchange opening to commuters late next year.
The City of Wyndham is one of Australia’s fastest growing communities and Tarneit Station is the state’s busiest
V/Line station outside of Southern Cross, with over 1.24 million commuters using the station in 2019 (pre-Covid).
“The opening of the new Tarneit Station car park will transform travel for one of Australia’s fastest growing communities,” public transport minister Ben Carroll said.
“More local residents will be able to find a park and connect to public transport.”
The funding for the upgrades was delivered as part of the state government’s Car Parks for Commuters program which aims to deliver new and upgraded car parks across the state.
At Wyndham Vale station, 380 new and upgraded spaces will be constructed, boosting parking availability by about 40 per cent.
To help commuters feel safer when travelling, new bicycle parking facilities, improved lighting and CCTV will also be delivered as part of the project.
Details: carparks.vic.gov.au.
