Service disruptions

24/11/2025 - All Lines Major Delay

24 Nov 2025

Bendigo line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

Major Delay - Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo Lines

UPDATE: 17:50

Servives are delayed up to 35 minutes due to a rail equipment fault at Sunshine.

Ballarat Line

From Southern Cross
The 16:20 Southern Cross - Bacchus Marsh service is delayed 30 minutes.
The 16:42 Southern Cross - Bacchus Marsh service is delayed 29 minutes.
The 17:01 Southern Cross - Melton service is delayed 15 minutes.

To Southern Cross
The 16:31 Melton - Southern Cross service is delayed 31 minutes.

Geelong Line

From Southern Cross
The 16:09 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service will end early at Geelong.
The 16:25 Southern Cross - South Geelong service is delayed 29 minutes.
The 16:31 Southern Cross - Geelong service is delayed 28 minutes.
The 16:46 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service will end early at South Geelong.
The 16:49 Southern Cross - South Geelong service will end early at Geelong.
The 16:55 Southern C ross - Wyndham Vale service is delayed 20 minutes.

To Southern Cross
The 17:35 Waurn Ponds - Southern Cross service will originate at Geelong at 17:49.
The 18:03 South Geelong - Southern Cross service will originate at Geelong at 18:08.
The 18:21 Waurn Ponds - Southern Cross service will origiante at South Geelong at 18:31.

Bendigo Line

From Southern Cross
The 16:29 Southern Cross - Epsom service will end early at Bendigo and is delayed 42 minutes.
The 16:52 Southern Cross - Eaglehawk service is delayed 29 minutes.
The 17:04 Southern Cross - Kyneton service is delayed 17 minutes.

To Southern Cross
The 18:50 Epsom - Southern Cross service will originate at Bendigo at 19:01.

An alternate travel plan will follow within 10 minutes.

We are assessing the situation and will advise when trains will resume.

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.
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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.