Australia v British & Irish Lions

Published: Wed 23 Jul 2025

V/Line are running special services to help you get home from the Australia v British & Irish Lions match at the MCG on Saturday 26 July at 7.45pm.

Australia v British & Irish Lions at the MCG on Saturday 26 July from 7.45pm.

Ballarat

After the game:
The 10.16pm Southern Cross to Wendouree train is altered to depart at 10.26pm. This train will stop at Footscray, Sunshine, Ardeer, Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 11.59pm.

Please note – the 12.16am train is replaced by coaches for the entire journey from Southern Cross to Wendouree.

Seymour

After the game:
Special coach departs Southern Cross at 10.45pm, stopping as required from Donnybrook to Seymour.

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V/Line acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country on which we operate our services. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past and present.

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.