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Geelong line service updates
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There are no planned disruptions to the Geelong line.
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Geelong line news
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Old train to be replaced
One of V/Line’s oldest carriage sets will be replaced
in August following the addition of more carriages and seats to the
network.
The 16:55 Southern Cross Station to Marshall will be replaced with a
five-car VLocity train after delivery was taken of the newest three-car
VLocity last week.
The addition of the newest three-car VLocity brings the number of
additional seats added to the rail network to 7400 in four years.
Featuring a new livery and other safety features the new carriages are the
first of 11 new trains (32 carriages) to be in service by October next year
adding a further 2360 seats.
Marshall Station works finished
Train travellers will benefit from an additional 300
spaces now added to Marshall station car park.
The works at the station, completed by VicTrack, have included additional
disabled car parking spaces, and upgrades to lighting, CCTV security,
landscaping and upgraded pedestrian walkways.
Read more at the media section
of the website.
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Footy
fans – AFL Round 18
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· Register for Footy trains info to get footy train
details emailed to you every round.
· The Cats play interstate
against the Sydney Swans on Saturday, 31 July.
· For fans of other
football teams playing in Melbourne timetables will be available by the end
of the week at the V/Line footy
timetable page.
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Performance
for June 2010
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- 92.2% if trains were on time to the metropolitan
boundary at Werribee before dropping to 77.5% on time. Overall
punctuality was 79.9% for June.
- Of 1331 scheduled trains, 49 were cancelled. Of
these 32 were related to infrastructure faults and signal failures
inside the metropolitan rail network.
- Of 1287 measured trains, 1028 were on-time. The
minimum punctuality target of 92% was not met. Compensation is
available to periodical ticket holders.
- May performance results can still be viewed at the
performance results section
of the website.
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Fast
facts
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· An average 310
trains run to and from Geelong each week (132 more than any other regional
town).
· Patronage has grown
83.6% over the past four years to 3.38 million passenger trips per year – a
new record.
· A peak one-way
ticket Melbourne to Geelong costs $9.20, but if you travel regularly,
consider buying a date-to-date ticket for $50.30
per week (just $5.03 each way).
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Timetables
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 Geelong – Melbourne (PDF, 190KB)
includes Marshall and South Geelong
Warrnambool – Melbourne (PDF, 90KB)
more timetables
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Got a
question about your Geelong train?
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· Every month our
management team ride to a regional town to hear feedback on our services.
Our last Geelong on-train consultation was on 20 April 2010, so we’ll be
back later in the year. In the meantime, you can always submit your
questions via the easy to fill form at vline.com.au/contactus.
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