It serves the western suburb of Tarneit, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

[2] Forming part of the Regional Rail Link project,[3][4] the station was officially opened by the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, and the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, with services commencing on 21 June 2015.

[5] It quickly became the second-busiest station on the V/Line network after Southern Cross.

[6] Part of the southern car park at the station permanently closed in May 2023 to make way for the construction of a new bus interchange.

[9] Under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018, the station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network.