Due to Metro Tunnel Project and Sunbury Line Upgrade works, coaches will replace Bendigo and Echuca Line trains for all or part of the journey from
Saturday 4 June to Wednesday 29 June.
Saturday 4 June to Thursday 16 June
Coaches will replace all trains between Southern Cross, Bendigo and Echuca.
Friday 17 June
Due to inclement weather, V/Line maintenance works on the Bendigo line have been extended by one day and coaches will continue to replace Bendigo trains for the entire journey on Friday 17 June. Echuca services will run as trains between Echuca and Bendigo, connecting with coaches between Bendigo and Melbourne.
Bendigo Line:
Coaches will replace Bendigo line trains for the entire journey.
Click here to view the temporary coach replacement timetable for Bendigo 17 June.
Echuca Line:
Coaches will replace trains between Southern Cross and Bendigo. Trains will run between Bendigo and Echuca.
To Southern Cross
Trains: departs Echuca 7.16am – arrives Bendigo 8.48am.
Coach: departs Bendigo 9.22am – arrives Southern Cross 12.25pm
From Southern Cross
Coach: departs Southern Cross 3.06pm – arrives Bendigo 5.01pm
Trains: depart Bendigo 5.05pm – arrives Echuca 6.26pm
Saturday 18 June to Wednesday 29 June
Coaches will replace all trains between Southern Cross and Gisborne.
Click here to view the temporary coach replacement timetable for Bendigo and Echuca 18 - 29 June.
Please allow an additional 60 minutes for your journey.
All train services will be replaced by a mix of express and stopping all stations coach services.
General Information
• There is limited space for bikes on V/Line trains and coach replacement services.
• No pets or hot food/liquids allowed on replacement coaches.
• Customers require a valid myki or paper ticket to travel on all V/Line replacement coach services. Please touch on and touch off your myki to ensure you pay the correct fare.
• In Melbourne, coaches will arrive and depart from the Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street.
• Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
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