Due to Metro Tunnel Project and Level Crossing Removal works, coaches replace Gippsland Line trains for all or part of the journey from Friday 4 to Wednesday 9 October.
Friday 4 October
From Southern Cross Station:
From 10.30pm to last service – coaches replace trains to Traralgon for the entire journey.
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October
Coaches replace Gippsland Line trains between Southern Cross and East Pakenham for the entire journey.
Please note: from 9pm on Sunday 6 October, coaches will replace trains from Southern Cross to Traralgon for the entire journey.
Click here to view the temporary coach replacement timetable.
Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 October
From Southern Cross Station:
From 8pm to last service – coaches replace trains to Traralgon for the entire journey.
From Traralgon:
From 6.30pm to last service – coaches replace trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey.
From Bairnsdale:
The 6.06pm train to Southern Cross will be replaced by coaches from Traralgon to Southern Cross. The train will run from Bairnsdale to Traralgon.
Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street (after 7pm), Richmond, Clayton or Berwick 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.
- 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 X @vline_gippsland or speak to a V/Line team member.