Due to V/Line and Metro maintenance works, coaches replace some Gippsland Line trains for all or part of the journey from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 September.
Friday 20 September
From Southern Cross Station:
From 10.30pm to last service – coaches replace trains to Traralgon for the entire journey.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September
Coaches replace Gippsland Line trains between Southern Cross, Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
Click here for the temporary coach replacement timetable.
Monday 23 September
The following trains will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey:
From Flinders Street Station:
From Traralgon:
- 4.25am to Southern Cross
- 5.19am to Flinders Street
- 5.43am to Southern Cross
Click here for the temporary coach replacement timetable.
Tuesday 24 September
From Southern Cross Station:
From 9.30pm to last service - coaches replace trains from Southern Cross to East Pakenham.
From Traralgon:
From 7.30pm to last service - coaches replace trains from East Pakenham to Southern Cross.
From Bairnsdale:
The 6.06pm service will be replaced by coaches from East Pakenham to Southern Cross.
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.