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Geelong line service updates
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There
are no upcoming service changes to the Geelong line.
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Geelong line news
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UCI
Championship services announced
More than 22,000 additional V/Line seats are now on sale for
people wanting to attend the 2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling
event in Geelong on 2-3 October.
The elite women will take to a Geelong city circuit on
Saturday 2 October, and on the Sunday the elite men will depart Melbourne, cycle to Geelong and complete 11 laps of a circuit.
V/Line will operate 13 special express trains on Saturday, offering a train
frequency of 20 minutes during peak event times. On Sunday 3
October, 42 special express trains to / from Geelong will run,
with trains leaving every 10 minutes during peak event times.
For more information visit the news article or media release
within the V/Line site.
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Footy
fans – AFL Qualifying Finals
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·
Register for Footy trains info to get footy
train details emailed to you every round.
·
The
Cats play against St Kilda at the MCG this Friday, 3 September.
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Visit
the V/Line footy timetable page for
service times to the game.
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Performance
for July 2010
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- 93.5%
of trains were on time to the metropolitan boundary at Werribee before
dropping to 78.6% on time. Overall punctuality was 83.8% for July.
- Of
1380 scheduled trains, 33 were cancelled.
- Of 1347 measured trains, 1129 were on-time. The
minimum punctuality target of 92% was not met. Compensation is
available to periodical ticket holders.
- June
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).
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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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