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Planned Service Change

Service changes on the Bairnsdale line

25 Jun - 18 Jul 2022
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Due to Victoria’s Big Build works, coaches replace Bairnsdale line trains for all or part of the journey from Saturday 25 June to Monday 18 July.

 
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June  
Coaches between Traralgon and Bairnsdale
 
Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July*
Saturday 2 July
Sunday 3 July Coaches between Southern Cross and Bairnsdale
Monday 4 to Friday 8 July* Coaches between Traralgon and Bairnsdale
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July Coaches between Southern Cross and Bairnsdale
Monday 11 to Monday 18 July* Coaches between Traralgon and Bairnsdale
 
*On weekdays, the 6.06pm service from Bairnsdale to Southern Cross will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

Please check before you travel as some coaches from Bairnsdale and Sale will depart up to 35 minutes earlier than usual train times.
 
Click here to view the temporary coach replacement timetable for Bairnsdale 25 June - 18 July.

Coaches will not stop at Flinders St (after 7pm), Richmond, or Clayton Stations.

Please allow an additional 60 minutes’ travel time for your journey.

Thank you for your patience during this time.


General Information  
  • There is limited space for bikes on V/Line trains and coach replacement services.
  • No pets or hot food 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.
  • The Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street;
  • Flinders Street Station on Flinders Street opposite Degraves Street.
  • Coaches will not stop at Clayton Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Dandenong.
  • Coaches will not stop at Richmond Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Southern Cross Station or Caulfield.
  • Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling
  • For the latest up-to-date information, visit vline.com.au follow us on Twitter @vline_gippsland or speak to a V/Line team member.

 

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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.