Peak & Off Peak
Passengers wishing to travel on Peak services must have a ticket valid for peak
travel.
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Peak services
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Off Peak services
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Morning peak:
All services arriving into Melbourne*
Monday to Friday before 9am.
Evening peak:
All services departing Melbourne* Monday to Friday between
4pm and 6pm.
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All other times including public holidays and weekends.
NB: Off
peak, concession fares are not available at weekends.
Peak Concession fares apply.
Exception: when a public holiday falls on the
weekend off peak, concession fares are available.
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* Melbourne is
defined as Southern Cross Station, Flinders Street Station,
North Melbourne Station and Richmond Station.
Is
my service peak or off peak?
Peak services are shaded grey in V/Line timetables.
The Plan Your Journey tool on our homepage (help) has a ‘Peak?’ column, which shows
whether a service is Peak or Off Peak.
Which
ticket for which service?
Tickets valid for travel are:
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Peak
services
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Peak
Single and Peak Day Return, Weekly, Monthly, Date‑to‑Date and
Yearly
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Off
Peak services
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As
above plus Off Peak Single and Off Peak Day Return.
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> More information about ticket types
Public
Holidays
Listed
public holidays for 2009 are as follows:
- Monday
26 January (Australia Day)
- Monday
9 March (Labour Day)
- Friday
10 April (Good Friday)
- Saturday
11 April (Easter Saturday)
- Monday
13
April (Easter Monday)
- Saturday
25 April (ANZAC Day)
- Monday
8 June (Queen’s Birthday)
- Tuesday
3 November (Melbourne Cup Day – Metropolitan Melbourne only)
- Friday
25 December (Christmas Day)
- Monday 28
December (Boxing Day)
Need
more information or clarification?
Please call us on 136 196 if you need us to assist
you in any way.