Service changes

Grand Final Eve

27 Sep 2019

Bendigo line, Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

V/Line trains and Night Coach services will run to a Saturday timetable on the Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday 27 September.

Most coaches will run to a Saturday timetable, some routes will have additional services or changes to times.

Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line service changes

29 Sep - 4 Oct 2019

Bendigo line

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re delivering important works on the rail network across Victoria. 

Coaches will replace trains on the Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines for part of the journey from the first train on Sunday 29 September until the last train on Friday 4 October.

Swan Hill line customers

Swan Hill line passengers will travel on a train to Bendigo, connecting with coaches between Bendigo and Southern Cross Station.
 
Epsom/Echuca/Eaglehawk/Bendigo line customers

Epsom/Echuca/Eaglehawk/Bendigo line passengers will travel on a train to Gisborne, connecting with coaches between Gisborne and Southern Cross Station.

Coaches will not stop at Footscray Station. Customers should catch a Metro train to Footscray from Southern Cross on the Werribee or Williamstown lines.

Click here to view the temporary timetable.

Plan ahead and allow extra 45 minutes for your journey.

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 needing special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
• For more information call 1800 800 007, follow us on Twitter @vline_Bendigo or speak to a V/Line team member.

Grand Final Eve

27 Sep 2019

Bendigo line, Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

V/Line trains and Night Coach services will run to a Saturday timetable on the Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday 27 September.

Most coaches will run to a Saturday timetable, some routes will have additional services or changes to times.

Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Geelong and Warrnambool lines service changes

29 Sep - 4 Oct 2019

Geelong line

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re delivering important works on the rail network across Victoria. 
 
Coaches and buses will replace trains on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines for all or part of the journey from Sunday 29 September to Friday 4 October.
 
Geelong line customers
 
On Sunday 29 September, Geelong line customers will travel by train to Sunshine, connecting with express and stopping all stations buses from Sunshine to North Melbourne.
 
From Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October, Geelong line customers will travel by train to Sunshine, connecting with express buses from Sunshine to Flagstaff Station or connecting with stopping all stations buses from Sunshine to North Melbourne.

V/Line passengers will share replacement buses with Sunbury line Metro passengers.
 
Wyndham Vale and Tarneit customers
 
Trains will not stop at Tarneit and Wyndham Vale stations.
 
Tarneit and Wyndham Vale customers will travel by express coaches to Southern Cross Station.
 
Special coaches will run express from Tarneit and Wyndham Vale to Geelong from 5.30am to 9am.
 
A shuttle bus service will transport Tarneit and Wyndham Vale customers between Lara and Deer Park, so they can connect with trains for travel to and from other stations on the Geelong line. 


Warrnambool line customers
 
Warrnambool line customers will travel by coach for the entire journey to and from Southern Cross.
 
Coaches will stop at Footscray to pick-up or drop off Warrnambool line passengers.

Click below for temporary timetables:

Geelong line customers travelling on Sunday 29 September.
Geelong line customers travelling between Monday 30 September and Friday 4 October.
Warrnmabool line customers travelling between Sunday 29 September and Friday 4 October.
Wyndham Vale and Tarneit customers travelling between Sunday 29 September and Friday 4 October.

Plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey.

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 and from Flagstaff Gardens.
• Customers needing special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
• For more information, call 1800 800 007, follow us on Twitter @vline_geelong or speak to a V/Line team member. 

Geelong line service changes

6 Oct - 8 Oct 2019

We’re completing maintenance on the Geelong line. Coaches are replacing some evening trains while works take place from Sunday 6 October to Tuesday 8 October.  
 
Sunday 6 October                                                                                 

From Southern Cross Station 
The 8.30pm train from Southern Cross Station to Waurn Ponds will run as a train to Geelong, connecting with coaches from Geelong to Waurn Ponds.

The 9.10pm, 10.10pm, 11.10pm and 12.10am trains from Southern Cross Station to Waurn Ponds will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Waurn Ponds 
The 9.16pm and 10.36pm trains from Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross Station will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.
 
Monday 7 October and Tuesday 8 October

From Southern Cross Station 
The 8.40pm train from Southern Cross Station to Waurn Ponds will run as a train to Geelong, connecting with coaches from Geelong to Waurn Ponds.

The 9.25pm, 10.05pm, 10.45pm, 11.30pm, 12.15M and 01.15m trains from Southern Cross Station to Waurn Ponds will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

The 1.15am train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Waurn Ponds
The 9.29pm, 10.04pm and 10.49pm trains from Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross Station will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.
 
Please allow up to an additional 45 minutes travel time to 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 or speak to a V/Line team member. 

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. 

Free travel during Gippsland line service changes

21 Sep - 25 Sep 2019

Gippsland line

Travel will be free while coaches replace all Traralgon and Bairnsdale trains for the entire journey from Saturday 21 September until the last service on Wednesday 25 September.

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re delivering important works on the rail network across Victoria. 

Parliament special coaches
Special coaches will run on weekdays direct from Warragul to Drouin and then to Parliament Station during the morning peak, returning from Parliament to Drouin and Warragul in the afternoon peak.

Morning coaches will also stop at Southern Cross after dropping customers off at Parliament Station. 

Pakenham Station
There are limited services to Melbourne which pick up customers at Pakenham and limited services from Melbourne which drop off customers at Pakenham.

Customers traveling solely between Pakenham and Melbourne please use a metropolitan service. Services will still be available for customers travelling between Pakenham and Gippsland.

Coaches - mix of express, semi-express and stopping all stations
Services will be replaced by a mix of express, semi-express and stopping all stations coaches and temporary timetables will be available closer to the date.

Please check this page for service times before your travel and arrive in time for your service as it is displayed on the temporary timetable.

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

Click here to view the Gippsland line temporary timetable.

Please allow an extra 90 minutes for journeys during peak times and 60 minutes during off-peak times.

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 allowed on replacement coaches.
• Travel is free on Gippsland line replacement services during these service changes:
  • Traralgon line customers do not need to touch on or touch off their myki  
  • Bairnsdale line customers please make a booking to be issued a paper ticket free of charge.
• 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 requiring special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
• For the latest up-to-date information, call 1800 800 007, follow us on Twitter @vline_gippsland or speak to a V/Line team member.

Grand Final Eve

27 Sep 2019

Bendigo line, Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

V/Line trains and Night Coach services will run to a Saturday timetable on the Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday 27 September.

Most coaches will run to a Saturday timetable, some routes will have additional services or changes to times.

Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Gippsland line service changes

2 Oct 2019

Gippsland line

Due to scheduled maintenance works taking place, coaches are replacing some trains for part of the journey on the evening of Wednesday 2 October.

Wednesday 2 October:

From Southern Cross:
The 8.34pm, 9.54pm, 11.01pm and 11.59pm services to Traralgon will be replaced by coaches from Melbourne to Pakenham, connecting with trains between Pakenham and Traralgon.

From Traralgon:
The 6.51pm, 7.45pm and 8.21pm services to Southern Cross Station will run as a train from Traralgon to Pakenham, connecting with coaches from Pakenham to Melbourne.

From Bairnsdale:
The 6.18pm service to Southern Cross will run as a train from Bairnsdale to Pakenham, connecting with coaches from Pakenham to Melbourne

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 do not stop at Richmond Station. Customers should take a Metro service to and from Southern Cross Station or Caulfield.
• Customers requiring special assistance 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 member.

Seymour line service changes

16 Sep - 26 Sep 2019

Seymour line

We are continuing track maintenance works. Coaches are replacing some evening trains on the Seymour line for the entire journey.

Monday 16 September to Friday 20 September and Sunday 22 September to Thursday 26 September

From Southern Cross Station

All services departing from 9.50pm will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Seymour

All services departing from 8.16pm will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

All train services will be replaced by a mix of express and stopping all stations coach services.

Please allow an additional 50 minutes’ travel time for your journey.

To allow track works to bed down, there will be temporary speed restrictions causing delays of up to 4 minutes on services from Southern Cross Station to Seymour until further notice.

There is a temporary timetable in place until further notice for all services from Shepparton and Seymour to Donnybrook.

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 needing special assistance 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

Grand Final Eve

27 Sep 2019

Bendigo line, Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

V/Line trains and Night Coach services will run to a Saturday timetable on the Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday 27 September.

Most coaches will run to a Saturday timetable, some routes will have additional services or changes to times.

Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Albury line service changes

30 Sep 2019

Seymour line

Due to works taking place across the rail network, coaches will replace all Albury trains for all or part of the journey on Monday 30 September.

To Southern Cross Station:

Morning service
The 6.35am service to Southern Cross will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

Lunchtime service
The 12.45 service to Southern Cross will be replaces by coaches to Seymour, then connect with a train from Seymour to Southern Cross.

Evening service
The 5.20pm service from Albury to Southern Cross will run as a train for the entire journey.

From Southern Cross Station:

Morning and Lunchtime services
The 7.05am and 12.05pm services to Albury will run as a train to Seymour then connect with coaches from Seymour to Albury.

Evening service
The 6.05pm service from Southern Cross to Albury will run as a train for the entire journey.

Please allow an additional 60 minutes’ travel time for your journey on coach replacement services.

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 needing special assistance 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

Grand Final Eve

27 Sep 2019

Bendigo line, Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

V/Line trains and Night Coach services will run to a Saturday timetable on the Grand Final Eve public holiday on Friday 27 September.

Most coaches will run to a Saturday timetable, some routes will have additional services or changes to times.

Plan your journey at ptv.vic.gov.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.