Service changes

Bendigo Line service changes

5 Dec - 7 Dec 2021

Bendigo line

Due to V/Line maintenance work, coaches replace some evening trains for the entire journey from Sunday 5 December to Tuesday 7 December.

Sunday 5 December

From Southern Cross
From 8.30pm to last service - coaches replace all trains to Bendigo/Epsom/Eaglehawk for the entire journey.

From Bendigo
The 9pm train to Southern Cross will be replaced by a coach for the entire journey.

Monday 6 November and Tuesday 7 November

From Southern Cross
From 8pm to last service - coaches replace trains to Bendigo/Epsom/Eaglehawk for the entire journey.

From Bendigo
From 7.30pm to last service - coaches replace trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey.

Please allow an additional 45 minutes for your journey.

All train services will be replaced by a mix of express and stopping all stations coach services, for more information, please see a V/Line staff member.
 
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 Twitter @vline_bendigo
 


 
 
 

Accessible bookings on the Swan Hill line

Bendigo line

Due to maintenance requirements, there will be fewer accessible carriages across the Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Shepparton and Warrnambool lines over the coming months.
 
Please check the Journey Planner ahead of your date of travel (and again on the day of travel) to confirm an accessible carriage will be in service.
 
To help passengers plan their journey, we’ve updated the V/Line app and Journey Planner so it displays information about the train scheduled to operate their service, including whether there is an accessible carriage.
 
If a train is operating without an accessible carriage, V/Line will always provide alternate transport for passengers with accessibility needs, usually in the form of an accessible taxi.  
 
We encourage all passengers to book travel on long-distance journeys in advance. Passengers with accessibility needs can notify V/Line of their requirements when they book, so our staff can help ensure a comfortable journey.
 

Bendigo Station car park changes

24 May 2021

Bendigo line

Due to the set up of a COVID Testing and Immunisation facility in Bendigo, part of the Maclaren and Williamson street car park will be used as a car park for patrons.

Please use the Station Lane car park outside of platform 2 at Bendigo Station.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

For more information, please speak to a V/Line team member.
 

Warrnambool Line service changes

27 Nov - 12 Dec 2021

Geelong line

Due to works on the Warrnambool Line Upgrade, coaches will replace all Warrnambool Line trains between Geelong and Warrnambool from Saturday 27 November to Sunday 12 December. 

Trains will continue to run between Geelong and Southern Cross. 

View the temporary timetable.

The temporary timetable aims to provide as much certainty as possible, but traffic conditions can be highly variable and coach journey times may change from day to day as a result of traffic conditions.

Coach replacement services will be a mix of express, semi-express and stopping all stations.

Test trains and track machinery will run along the line so always obey the warning signs at level crossings and stay safe around trains.

Plan ahead and allow an additional 60 minutes for your journey. 

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 needing special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
•    For the latest up-to-date information follow us on Twitter @vline_geelong
 

Waurn Ponds service changes

27 Nov - 12 Dec 2021

Geelong line

Due to works on the Waurn Ponds Station Upgrade, buses will replace all trains between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds from Saturday 27 November to Sunday 12 December. 

Some weekday trains from 5am to 8am and 5pm to 9pm will also be replaced by buses between Waurn Ponds and Geelong.

Buses from Waurn Ponds and Marshall will depart earlier than usual train times.

Trains will continue to run between Geelong and Southern Cross. 

View the temporary timetable. 

The temporary timetable aims to provide as much certainty as possible, but traffic conditions can be highly variable and coach journey times may change from day to day as a result of traffic conditions.

Coach replacement services will be a mix of express, semi-express and stopping all stations.

Test trains and track machinery will run along the line so always obey the warning signs at level crossings and stay safe around trains.

Plan ahead and allow an additional 60 minutes for your journey. 

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 Twitter @vline_geelong
 

Geelong Line service changes

15 Dec 2021

Geelong line

Due to track works, coaches replace some evening trains on the Geelong line on Wednesday 15 December.

From Southern Cross
From 9.50pm to last service - coaches replace trains from Southern Cross to Geelong/Waurn Ponds. 

From Waurn Ponds/Geelong
From 8.30pm to last service - coaches replace trains from Waurn Ponds/Geelong to Southern Cross. 

Please allow an additional 45 minutes for your journey.
 
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 visit vline.com.au or follow us on Twitter @vline_geelong

Accessible bookings on the Warrnambool line

Geelong line

Due to maintenance requirements, there will be fewer accessible carriages across the Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Shepparton and Warrnambool lines over the coming months.
 
Please check the Journey Planner ahead of your date of travel (and again on the day of travel) to confirm an accessible carriage will be in service.
 
To help passengers plan their journey, we’ve updated the V/Line app and Journey Planner so it displays information about the train scheduled to operate their service, including whether there is an accessible carriage.
 
If a train is operating without an accessible carriage, V/Line will always provide alternate transport for passengers with accessibility needs, usually in the form of an accessible taxi.  
 
We encourage all passengers to book travel on long-distance journeys in advance. Passengers with accessibility needs can notify V/Line of their requirements when they book, so our staff can help ensure a comfortable journey.
 

Gillies Street level crossing closure

8 Aug 2019

Geelong line

Access to the crossing at the end of Gillies Sreet, Warrnambool is temporarily closed. 

Pedestrians can alternatively use Pertobe Road overpass or Wellington Street crossing in Warrnambool. 

V/Line will continue to work closely with Warrnambool City Council on implementing a safer, more permanent access point for pedestrians wishing to move across the rail corridor.

Thank you for your patience. 

Level crossing removal at Deer Park

3 Aug - 31 Jan 2024

Geelong line, Ballarat line

Three crossings at Mt Derrimut Road and Robinsons Road in Deer Park, and Fitzgerald Road in Ardeer, will be removed along the Geelong and Ballarat lines.

Level Crossing Removal Project will remove the level crossing at Mt Derrimut Road by building a rail bridge over the road. We’ll also build a new Deer Park Station, complete with bicycle facilities, car parking, accessible platforms, and landscaping.

Removing this level crossing will ease delays for the 23,000 vehicles that pass through the crossing every day. Boom gates in Deer Park and Ardeer can be down for up to 45 per cent of the morning peak, when up to 37 trains travel through the crossings.

Construction will start in late 2021, with the level crossing to be removed in 2024.

Current disruptions at Deer Park:
 

 For regular information about the progress of this project, sign up for email updates.

Click here for more information. 

Gippsland Line - temporary train timetable

22 Nov - 16 Jan 2022

Gippsland line

Following maintenance work and infrastructure upgrades, Gippsland Line trains will run at slower speeds to allow the tracks to bed down.
 
During this time, there will be changes to arrival and departure times so please plan ahead and check before you travel. 

Traralgon trains
 
Trains to the city will depart 1 minute earlier at each station between Traralgon and Nar Nar Goon, except for the weekday 10.27am train which will depart 7 minutes earlier.

​Click here to view the Traralgon Line temporary train timetable.

Bairnsdale trains
 
Trains to the city will depart Bairnsdale and Stratford 4 minutes earlier, then 1 minute earlier at each station between Sale and Nar Nar Goon.

Click here to view the Bairnsdale Line temporary train timetable. 

Thank you for your patience. 
 
 

Gippsland Line service changes

3 Dec - 8 Dec 2021

Gippsland line

Due to Victoria’s Big Build and V/Line maintenance works, coaches replace Gippsland line trains at various times from Friday 3 December to Wednesday 8 December

Friday 3 December

From Southern Cross:
From 8pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Southern Cross to Pakenham.
 
From Traralgon:
From 6.50pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Pakenham to Southern Cross.
 
From Bairnsdale:
The 6.02pm service replaced by a coach from Pakenham to Southern Cross

Saturday 4 December
 
All services replaced by coaches between Southern Cross and Pakenham.
 
Sunday 5 December
 
All services replaced by coaches from Southern Cross to Pakenham, except for the 9.27pm Southern Cross to Traralgon service which will be replaced by a coach for the entire journey.
 
Monday 6 December to Wednesday 8 December
 
From Southern Cross:
From 8pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Southern Cross to Traralgon.
 
From Traralgon:
From 6.50pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Traralgon to Southern Cross.
 
From Bairnsdale:
The 6.02pm service replaced by a coach from Traralgon to Southern Cross

Coaches will not stop at Clayton and Richmond stations.

Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station after 7pm due to construction work near Flinders St. Customers can connect with V/Line coaches at Southern Cross Station.

Please allow an additional 60 minutes’ travel 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 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;
• Flinders Street Station on Flinders Street opposite Degraves Street.
• Coaches will not stop at Clayton Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Dandenong.
• Coaches will not stop at Richmond Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Southern Cross Station or Caulfield.
• Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling
• For the latest up-to-date information, visit vline.com.au follow us on Twitter @vline_gippsland or speak to a V/Line team

Gippsland Line service changes

10 Dec - 14 Dec 2021

Gippsland line

Due to Metro works, coaches replace Gippsland line trains for part of the journey from Friday 10 December to Tuesday 14 December.

Friday 10 December, Monday 13 December and Tuesday 14 December 

From Southern Cross:
From 8pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Southern Cross to Pakenham.
 
From Traralgon:
From 6.50pm to last service – coaches replace trains from Pakenham to Southern Cross.
 
From Bairnsdale:
The 6.02pm service replaced by a coach from Pakenham to Southern Cross

Saturday 11 December and Sunday 12 December
 
All train services replaced by coaches between Southern Cross and Pakenham.
 
Coaches will not stop at Clayton and Richmond stations.

Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station after 7pm due to construction work near Flinders St. Customers can connect with V/Line coaches at Southern Cross Station.

Please allow an additional 60 minutes’ travel 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 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;
• Flinders Street Station on Flinders Street opposite Degraves Street.
• Coaches will not stop at Clayton Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Dandenong.
• Coaches will not stop at Richmond Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Southern Cross Station or Caulfield.
• Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling
• For the latest up-to-date information, visit vline.com.au follow us on Twitter @vline_gippsland 

Gippsland Line service changes

15 Dec - 23 Dec 2021

Gippsland line

Due to Metro Tunnel works, coaches replace trains on the Gippsland Line between Southern Cross and Pakenham from Wednesday 15 December to Thursday 23 December. 

Trains will run between Pakenham, Traralgon and Bairnsdale. 

Replacement coaches will not stop at Clayton and Richmond stations.

Replacement coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station after 7pm due to construction work near Flinders St. Customers can connect with V/Line coaches at Southern Cross Station.

Please allow an additional 60 minutes travel 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 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;
• Flinders Street Station on Flinders Street opposite Degraves Street.
• Coaches will not stop at Clayton Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Dandenong.
• Coaches will not stop at Richmond Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Southern Cross Station or Caulfield.
• Customers with accessibility needs please call 1800 800 007 before travelling
• For the latest up-to-date information, visit vline.com.au follow us on Twitter @vline_gippsland 

Accessible bookings on the Bairnsdale line

Gippsland line

Due to maintenance requirements, there will be fewer accessible carriages across the Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Shepparton and Warrnambool lines over the coming months.
 
Please check the Journey Planner ahead of your date of travel (and again on the day of travel) to confirm an accessible carriage will be in service.
 
To help passengers plan their journey, we’ve updated the V/Line app and Journey Planner so it displays information about the train scheduled to operate their service, including whether there is an accessible carriage.
 
If a train is operating without an accessible carriage, V/Line will always provide alternate transport for passengers with accessibility needs, usually in the form of an accessible taxi.  
 
We encourage all passengers to book travel on long-distance journeys in advance. Passengers with accessibility needs can notify V/Line of their requirements when they book, so our staff can help ensure a comfortable journey.
 

Albury Line service changes

22 Nov - 19 Dec 2021

Seymour line

Due to Regional Rail Revival works, coaches replace the following trains on the Albury line from Monday 22 November to Sunday 19 December.

From Southern Cross to Albury 

• 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 visit vline.com.au or follow us on Twitter @vline_seymour

Shepparton Line service changes

1 Dec - 12 Dec 2021

Seymour line

Due to Shepparton Line Upgrade works, coaches replace Shepparton Line trains between Southern Cross and Shepparton from Wednesday 1 December to Sunday 12 December.

Seymour Line trains will continue to run. 

Services will be replaced by a mix of express, semi-express and stopping all stations coaches.

Please check the V/Line journey planner to plan your journey and allow an additional 60 minutes journey time.

Thank you for your patience.

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 visit vline.com.au or follow us on Twitter @vline_seymour

Seymour line service changes

19 Dec - 22 Dec 2021

Seymour line

Due to V/Line maintenance work, coaches replace some evening trains for the entire journey from Sunday 19 December to Wednesday 22 December.

Sunday 19 December

From Southern Cross
The 9:45pm service – coaches will replace all trains to Seymour for the entire journey.

From Seymour
The 8:27pm service  – coaches will replace all trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey.

Monday 20 December to Wednesday 22 December

From Southern Cross
The 9:43pm service - coaches replace trains to Seymour for the entire journey.

From Seymour
The 9:56pm service - coaches replace trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey.

Please allow an additional 45 minutes for your journey.

All train services will be replaced by a mix of express and stopping all stations coach services, for more information, please see a V/Line staff member.
 
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 Twitter @vline_seymour

Accessible bookings on the Shepparton line

Seymour line

Due to maintenance requirements, there will be fewer accessible carriages across the Bairnsdale, Swan Hill, Shepparton and Warrnambool lines over the coming months.
 
Please check the Journey Planner ahead of your date of travel (and again on the day of travel) to confirm an accessible carriage will be in service.
 
To help passengers plan their journey, we’ve updated the V/Line app and Journey Planner so it displays information about the train scheduled to operate their service, including whether there is an accessible carriage.
 
If a train is operating without an accessible carriage, V/Line will always provide alternate transport for passengers with accessibility needs, usually in the form of an accessible taxi.  
 
We encourage all passengers to book travel on long-distance journeys in advance. Passengers with accessibility needs can notify V/Line of their requirements when they book, so our staff can help ensure a comfortable journey.