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Services are delayed due to an earlier track fault at Southern Cross and Lara
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Services are delayed due to an earlier track fault at Southern Cross and Lara
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Service disruptions

22/10/2026 - Western, South Western, Northern Lines Major Delay

22 Oct 2026
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Major delay - Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo Lines

UPDATE: 18:12

Services are currently delayed due to an earlier track fault at Southern Cross and Lara.

Passengers are advised to board next departing services to complete their journey.

We anticipate services to be impacted until futher notice with an extended journey time of up to 40 minutes.

The following services have been altered: 
To Southern Cross:

  • The 15:15 Echuca - Southern Cross service is delayed 24 minutes
  • The 15:13 Warrnambool - Southern Cross service is delayed 9 minutes
  • The 18:56 Epsom - Southern Cross service will not run today
  • The 18:21 Waurn Ponds - Southern Cross service will originate at Marshall at 18:25

From Southern Cross:

  • The 16:17 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 40 minutes and will end early at Ballarat
  • The 16:52 Southern Cross - Eaglehawk service is delayed 23 minutes
  • The 16:39 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 27 minutes
  • The 16:46 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 21 minutes and will end early at Marshall
  • The 17:12 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 21 minutes
  • The 17:09 Southern Cross - Warrnambool service is delayed 22 minutes
  • The 17:04 Southern Cross - Kyneton service is delayed 27 minutes
  • The 17:18 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 24 minutes
  • The 16:49 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 21 minutes
  • The 16:58 Southern Cross - Ararat service is delayed 23 minutes
  • The 17:12 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 20 minutes
  • The 17:38 Southern Cross - Wendouree service is delayed 19 minutes
  • The 17:35 Southern Cross - Wyndham Vale service is delayed 16 minutes
  • The 17:45 Southern Cross - Waurn Ponds service is delayed 12 minutes

This page will be updated regularly with the latest information available. We are sorry for the delay to your journey 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, follow us on Twitter @vline_bendigo 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.