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New Year's Eve additional services

New Year's Eve additional services

Published: Wed 17 Dec 2025

V/Line is running additional services this New Year's Eve to help you join in the fun.

We're running additional services to help passengers get to and from New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne.

You can plan your journey by using the V/Line journey planner or visit the Transport Victoria website for more New Year’s Eve travel information.

Geelong Line:

To Southern Cross:
Additional train departs Wyndham Vale at 7.46pm. This train will stop at Tarneit, arriving at Southern Cross at 8.27pm.
 
Additional train departs Waurn Ponds at 8.26pm. This train will stop at Marshall, South Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, North Shore, Lara, Little River, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, Deer Park, arriving at Southern Cross at 9.48pm.
 
Additional train departs Waurn Ponds at 9.49pm. This train will stop at Marshall, South Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, North Shore, Corio, Lara, Little River, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, arriving at Southern Cross at 11.08pm.
 
Additional train departs Wyndham Vale at 10.18pm. This train will stop at Tarneit, arriving at Southern Cross at 10.53pm.
 
From Southern Cross:
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 12.35am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 1.56am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 12.45am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, arriving at Wyndham Vale at 1.16am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.00am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 2.17am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.30am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 2.46am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.40pm. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, arriving at Wyndham Vale at 2.12am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.50am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 3.05am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 2.05am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, arriving at Wyndham Vale at 2.35am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 2.20am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Little River, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 3.37am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 2.45am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Tarneit, arriving at Wyndham Vale at 3.15am.

From Geelong:
Special New Year’s Eve coach service departs Geelong at 1.00am. Stopping as required, Geelong to Tarneit stations.
 
Ballarat Line:

To Southern Cross:
Additional train departs Bacchus Marsh at 7.54pm. This train will stop at Melton, Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, arriving at Southern Cross at 8.46pm.
 
From Southern Cross:
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 12.30am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, arriving at Bacchus Marsh at 1.10am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 12.50am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 2.37am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.10am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 3.06am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 1.37pm. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, arriving at Bacchus Marsh at 2.17am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 2.10am. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 3.44am.
 
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 2.30pm. This train will stop at Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, arriving at Bacchus Marsh at 3.10am.

Bendigo Line:

From Southern Cross:
Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 1.10am, stopping as required, Sunbury to Bendigo stations.

Seymour Line:

From Southern Cross:
Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 10.30pm, stopping as required Donnybrook to Seymour stations.

Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 1.00am, stopping as required Donnybrook to Seymour stations.
 
Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 1.30am, stopping as required Donnybrook to Wallan stations.
 
Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 2.00am, stopping as required Donnybrook to Wallan stations.

Traralgon Line:

From Southern Cross:
Special New Year’s Eve coaches will depart Southern Cross at 12.50am, stopping as required, Pakenham to Traralgon stations.

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V/Line is committed to providing accessible information for passengers, and work is continuing to make this website more accessible.   

We acknowledge that some sections of this website may not fully comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, Level AA standards, which we are working to improve. 

If you are unable to access any content on this website and need to request an accessible version, please email wcag.accessibility@vline.com.au or call 1800 800 007.