Planned Service Change

Coaches replace Maryborough Line trains for all or part of the journey

25 Apr - 21 May 2026

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The final stage of critical upgrade works are taking place on the freight network that connects to the Maryborough Line. To safely enable these works, coaches will replace trains on sections of the Maryborough Line from Saturday 25 April to Thursday 21 May.

Dates	Coaches replace trains between
Saturday 25 April to Saturday 9 May	Ballarat and Maryborough
Sunday 10 May	Southern Cross and Maryborough
Monday 11 May to Wednesday 13 May	Bacchus Marsh and Maryborough
Thursday 14 May to Thursday 21 May	Ballarat and Maryborough

Coaches will depart Maryborough, Talbot, Clunes and Creswick stations up to 15 minutes earlier than usual time.

View the temporary timetables here:

Please allow an additional 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/liquids 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.
• In Melbourne, coaches will arrive and depart from the Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street.
• Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
• For the latest up-to-date information follow us on X @vline_ballarat

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.