Service disruptions

12/12/2025 - South Western/Western/Northern Lines Major Delays

12 Dec 2025

Major delay - Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo lines

UPDATE: 20:20

Services have resumed following an earlier rail equipment fault near Southern Cross. We anticipate services to be impacted with delays up to 60 minutes.

The following services have been altered:

To Southern Cross
The 17:09 Southern Cross - Warrnambool service is delayed 17 minutes.
The 17:17 Ararat - Southern Cross service is delayed 30 minutes.
The 17:36 Warrnambool - Southern Cross service is delayed 14 minutes.
The 18:42 Waurn Ponds - Southern Cross service is delayed 29 minutes.
The 18:50 Epsom - Southern Cross service will originate at Bendigo at 19:01.
The 18:47 Wendouree - Southern Cross service is delayed 20 minutes.
The 20:07 Wendouree - Southern Cross service is delayed upon departuer 13 minutes.

From Southern Cross :
The 16:58 Southern Cross - Ararat service is delayed 62 minutes.
The 17:09 Southern Cross - Warrnambool service is delayed 20 minutes.
The 17:58 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 55 minutes.
The 18:05 Southern Cross - Melton service is delayed 35 minutes.
The 18:08 Southern Cross - Swan Hill service is delayed 55 minutes.
The 18:18 Southern Cross - Ararat service is delayed 54 minutes.
The 18:25 Southern Cross - Bacchus Marsh service is delayed 16 minutes.
The 18:48 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 25 minutes.
The 19:08 Southern Cross - Bendigo service is delayed 14 minutes.

This page will be update with the latest information available. Please listen to platform and conductor announcements for informaton about your service. We are sorry for the delay in your journey. and appreciate your patience this afternoon.

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, or speak to a V/Line team member.

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.

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.