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Disruption Alert: Southern Cross
Services have resumed at Southern Cross. We anticipate delays of up to 90 minutes following an earlier rail equipment fault at Southern Cross.   
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Disruption Alert: Southern Cross
Services have resumed at Southern Cross. We anticipate delays of up to 90 minutes following an earlier rail equipment fault at Southern Cross.   
> More Information
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Service disruptions

03/07/2025 - Ballarat Bendigo and Geelong Lines - Major Delay

3 Jul 2025
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Major Delay - Ballarat Bendigo and Geelong Lines

UPDATE: 19:20

Services have resumed from Southern Cross. We anticipate delays of up to 90 minutes following an earlier rail equipment fault at Southern Cross.  
    
We anticipate coaches to be in operation until 20:30 with an extended journey time of up to 90 minutes.

The following service have been affected:

To Southern Cross:

  • The 18:50 Epsom - Southern Cross service will originate at Bendigo. 
  • The 18:47 Wendouree - Southern Cross service will terminate at Ballarat. 
  • The 17:25 South Geelong - Southern Cross service is delayed 26 minutes. 
  • The 19:15 Waurn Ponds - Southern Cross service will not run today. 

 From Southern Cross: 

  • The 17:04 Southern Cross - Kyneton service will not run today. 
  • The 17:15 Southern Cross - Wyndham Vale service has departed and is 11 minutes.
  • The 17:21 Southern Cross - Bacchus Marsh service will not run today. 
  • The 17:29 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service will not run today
  • The 18:08 Southern Cross - Swan Hill service will not run today. Passengers can board replacement coaches to complete their journey.
  • The 17:32 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service will not run today. 
  • The 17:35 Southern Cross - Wyndham Vale service is delayed on departure at Southern Cross.
  • The 18:02 Southern Cross - Albury service will not run today.  Passengers can board replacement coaches to complete their journey. 
  • The 17:42 Southern Cross - Bacchus Marsh service is delayed 66 minutes
  • The 17:45 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 50 minutes. This service will do extra stops at Tarneit and Wyndham Vale.
  • The 16:58 Southern Cross - Ararat service is delayed 28 minutes. 
  • The 17:53 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 19 minutes
  • The 18:34 Southern Cross - Wyndham Vale service is delayed 13 minutes. 
  • The 18:02 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 12 minutes. 

General information

In Melbourne, coaches will arrive and depart from the Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street.

  • No pets allowed on replacement coaches.

  • There is limited space for bikes on V/Line trains and coach replacement services.

  • Customers needing special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.

  • For the latest up-to-date information, download the V/Line app, follow us on Twitter @vline 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.
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.