The new elevated Melton Station opened to passengers Tuesday morning following a 3-week construction blitz, with trains now running on 2 new rail bridges over Exford and Coburns roads. The first Melbourne-bound train departed Melton at 5.07am, with services on the Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines now stopping at the new facility. 

The new accessible Melton Station features 4 platforms with lift and stair access via a 16m wide underpass, which will also provide locals with a safer way to cross the rail line. The bigger and more modern Melton Station has been designed for the area’s continued growth, with longer platforms for 9-car VLocity trains set to run to Melton from next year, boosting capacity by 50% on peak services.

Minister for Public Transport Vicki Ward said, “The new Melton Station is a major investment in Melbourne's growing west, making it easier for working Victorians to get where they need to go.”

The station has also been future proofed for Melton Line electrification, enabling Metro services to use 2 of the platforms in the future and electric trains to be housed at the Cobblebank stabling yard being built east of the station.

The milestone marks the 93rd and 94th level crossing removals, following the recent removal of level crossings at Ferris Road, Melton and Hopkins Road, Truganina, making travel safer and more reliable across Melbourne’s west.

In the coming months, more than 900 car parking spaces will be added for commuters. The station precinct will also be landscaped, with more than 670 native trees and 180,000 native plants, shrubs and grasses. When fully completed early next year, the new Melton Station will feature an air-conditioned waiting room, upgraded toilets, and a 7-bay bus interchange.

The state and federal governments have committed $152.7 million to finalise designs, scope and costs for the Melton Line electrification, with site investigations now underway.