A woman caught driving at 97km/h in a school zone was stranded more than 200 kilometres from home after police impounded her car this week.

The 27-year-old was forced to catch the train to her Craigieburn home from Wangaratta after she was clocked driving 57km/h over the 40km/h limit near Everton Primary School, 20 kilometres south-east of Wangaratta, just after 2.30pm on Tuesday.

The woman told police she was returning home after visiting her boyfriend, and had sped up to overtake a truck.

Officers from Wangaratta highway patrol dropped the woman at Wangaratta railway station after impounding her Mitsubishi Lancer for 30 days.

She is expected to be charged on summons with dangerous driving and speeding.