Service changes

Bendigo Line service changes

31 Mar - 9 Apr 2020

Bendigo line

We’re completing maintenance on the Bendigo line. Coaches are replacing some evening trains for the entire journey while works take place from Tuesday 31 March to Thursday 9 April.
 
Weekdays

From Southern Cross
Coaches will replace all trains to Bendigo, Epsom and Eaglehawk for the entire journey from 8pm onwards.

From Epsom/Bendigo
Coaches will replace all trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey from 6pm onwards.

Saturday 4 April

From Southern Cross
Coaches will replace all trains to Bendigo for the entire journey from 8pm onwards.

From Bendigo
Coaches will replace all trains to Southern Cross for the entire journey from 8pm onwards.
 
Sunday 5 April

Coaches will replace all trains from Southern Cross to Bendigo from 8pm onwards.

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

 
 

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays - Bendigo line

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Bendigo line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
Bendigo and Swan Hill train services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

The 1.14pm train from Swan Hill to Southern Cross Station will depart at 4.13pm.

The 3.39pm train from Bendigo to Southern Cross Station will depart at 3.25pm.

Scheduled coach services will also run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member

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.
 

Night works along the Bendigo line

7 Jan - 16 Jul 2020

Bendigo line

V/Line is completing track upgrade works along the Bendigo line.

Due to the nature of these works, there will be construction, noise, dust and additional lighting during the night. 

Works will take place for two to three nights at each location along the line.

Thank you for your patience while we carry out this work which is essential to the safe and efficient operation of  your regional train services.

For more information, please call 1800 800 007.
 

Geelong and Warrnambool line service changes

26 Mar - 12 Apr 2020

Geelong line

A new storage facility is being built in the west so that we have space to store our growing fleet. At the same time, critical maintenance works will take place along the line.
 

Dates	Coaches will replace trains between
Thursday 26 March until 9pm on Tuesday 31 March	Warrnambool and Geelong
From 9pm Tuesday 31 March until Friday 10 April	Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Saturday 11 April Until 6pm After 6pm	Warrnambool and Geelong Warrnambool and Southern Cross
Sunday 12 April	Warrnambool and Geelong

 
Please allow an additional 60 minutes for your journey.

Click here to view the Geelong line temporary timetable valid from Wednesday 1 April to Friday 10 April. 

Click here to view the Warrnambool line temporary timetable valid from Wednesday 1 April to Friday 10 April. 

Click here to view the Geelong and Warrnambool line temporary timetable valid on Saturday 11 April. 

Click here to view the temporary timetable for Warrnambool line, Waurn Ponds, Marshall and South Geelong passengers on Sunday 12 April. 

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.

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

Thank you for your patience and understanding during these works.

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.

 
 

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Easter Monday public holiday on Monday 13 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

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. 

Barwon River Bridge walking trail closure

26 Mar - 10 Apr 2020

Geelong line

V/Line is completing maintenance works  on the Barwon River Bridge.

Due to the nature of these works, the walking  trail between Steel Street and Gundog Lane Breakwater will be closed from  Thursday 26 March to Friday 10 April.

Thank you for your patience while we carry  out this work which is essential to the safe and efficient operation of your regional train service.

For more information, please call 1800 800 007.
 

Works along the Geelong and Warrnmabool lines

26 Mar - 12 Apr 2020

Geelong line

Night works between Little River and Geelong

V/Line is completing maintenance works between Little River and Geelong from Tuesday 31 March to Saturday 11 April.

Due to the nature of these works, there will be construction noise, additional lighting and dust during the night between 10pm and 5am.

Works will take place for two to three nights at each location along the line.
 
McClelland Avenue road closure

Due to V/Line maintenance works, McClelland Avenue in Lara will be closed to traffic from 11pm on Monday 6 April until 11pm on Wednesday 8 April.

Drivers can use alternative crossing at McIntyre Road in Lara. The pedestrian crossing will still be open to the public.

Signage and local diversions will be in place and some delays can be expected.
 
Geelong Station car park

V/Line is completing improvement works on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines.

Some car park spaces in the Latrobe Terrace car park will be unavailable while we complete these works from Monday 30 March to Tuesday 7 April.
 
Barwon River Bridge

V/Line is completing maintenance works on the Barwon River Bridge.

Due to the nature of these works, the walking trail between Steel Street and Gundog Lane Breakwater will be closed from Thursday 26 March to Friday 10 April.

Thank you for your patience while we carry out this work which is essential to the safe and efficient operations of your regional trains service.

For more information, call 1800 800 007.
 

Gippsland line service changes

3 Apr - 8 Apr 2020

Gippsland line

Due to train testing on the metropolitan network between Pakenham and Dandenong, coaches are replacing evening trains for all or part of the journey from Friday 3 April to Wednesday 8 April.
 
Friday 3 April and Monday 6 April to Wednesday 8 April

From Southern Cross:
The 8.34pm, 9.54pm, 11.01pm and 11.59pm services from Southern Cross Station to Traralgon will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Traralgon:
The 6.53pm, 7.46pm and 8.21pm services from Traralgon to Southern Cross Station will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Bairnsdale:
The 6.15pm service from Bairnsdale to Southern Cross Station will run as a train between Bairnsdale and Traralgon, connecting with coaches between Traralgon and Southern Cross Station.

Saturday 4 April

From Southern Cross:
The 9.35pm, 11.05pm and 12.05am services from Southern Cross Station to Traralgon will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

Sunday 5 April

From Southern Cross:
The 9.35pm service from Southern Cross Station to Traralgon will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

Due to construction work at Flinders Street Station, V/Line coaches will not drop off or pick up passengers at Flinders St Station from 8pm. Coaches will only arrive and depart from 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;
• Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station. Please take a metro service to Southern Cross Station.
• 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.

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Easter Monday public holiday on Monday 13 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Gippsland line service changes

11 Apr - 12 Apr 2020

Gippsland line

Due to works taking place between Westall and Pakenham, coaches are replacing trains for the entire journey from Saturday 11 April until the last service on Sunday 12 April.  

Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April

All Traralgon and Bairnsdale services are being replaced by coaches for the entire journey.
 
Due to construction work at Flinders Street Station, V/Line coaches will not drop off or pick up passengers at Flinders St Station from 8pm. Coaches will only arrive and depart from 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;
• Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station from 8pm. Please take a metro service to Southern Cross Station.
• 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.

Gippsland line service changes

14 Apr - 15 Apr 2020

Gippsland line

Due to works taking place between Westall and Pakenham, coaches will replace evening trains for all or part of the journey from Tuesday 14 April and Wednesday 15 April.
 
Tuesday 14 April and Wednesday 15 April 

From Southern Cross:
The 8.34pm, 9.54pm, 11.01pm and 11.59pm services from Southern Cross Station to Traralgon will be
replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Traralgon:
The 6.53pm, 7.46pm and 8.21pm services from Traralgon to Southern Cross Station will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Bairnsdale:
The 6.15pm service from Bairnsdale to Southern Cross will run as a train to Pakenham, connecting with coaches from Pakenham to Melbourne.

Due to construction work at Flinders Street Station, V/Line coaches will not drop off or pick up passengers at Flinders Street Station from 7pm. Coaches will only arrive and depart from 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;
• Coaches will not stop at Flinders Street Station. Please take a metro service to Southern Cross Station.
• 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.

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.
 

Temporary speed restrictions on the Seymour and Shepparton lines

28 Mar - 1 May 2020

Seymour line

Temporary speed restrictions will be in place on the Seymour and Shepparton line for up to four weeks following completion of essential track maintenance.

These temporary restrictions are needed to allow the tracks to bed down.

Some train services will depart and arrive up to 10 minutes later than the normal timetable.
The following train services will depart at their originating station, earlier than the normal timetable.

Monday to Friday:

From Southern Cross
 

Service	New departure time
5.53am Southern Cross to Shepparton	Will depart at 5.52am
10.32am Southern Cross to Seymour	Will depart as normal, then depart 2 minutes earlier between Donnybrook and Tallarook
11.32am Southern Cross to Seymour	Will depart as normal, then depart 2 minutes earlier between Donnybrook and Tallarook
12.52pm Sothern Cross to Shepparton	Will depart at 12.50pm

To Southern Cross
 

Service	New departure time
6.25am Shepparton to Southern Cross	Will depart at 6.19am
9.35am Shepparton to Southern Cross	Will depart at 9.28am
4.03pm Shepparton to Southern Cross	Will depart at 3.56pm
6.29pm Seymour to Southern Cross	Will depart at 6.27pm
9.58pm Seymour to Southern Cross	Will depart at 9.57pm

Saturday & Easter Monday

There will be no early departures, however most services will operate up to 10 minutes late.
Sunday and Good Friday  

To Southern Cross
 

Service	New departure time
7.00am Seymour to Southern Cross	Will depart at 6.54am

 
Most other services will operate up to 10 minutes late. Thank you for your patience during this time.
 

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Easter Monday public holiday on Monday 13 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Seymour line service changes

15 Apr 2020

Seymour line

Due to works taking place between Newmarket and Broadmeadows, coaches will replace some evening trains on the Seymour line for the entire journey on Wednesday 15 April.

Wednesday 15 April

From Southern Cross
The 9.50pm train from Melbourne to Seymour will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

From Seymour
The 8.23pm and 9.57pm services from Seymour to Melbourne will be replaced by coaches for the entire journey.

Please allow an additional 40 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/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

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.
 

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Seymour line, Gippsland line, Geelong line, Ballarat line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
V/Line trains will run to a Saturday timetable for the Easter Monday public holiday on Monday 13 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member.

Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays - Bendigo line

10 Apr - 13 Apr 2020

Bendigo line

Good Friday – Friday 10 April
V/Line trains will run to a Sunday timetable for the Good Friday public holiday on Friday 10 April.

Scheduled coach services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Easter Monday – Monday 13 April
Bendigo and Swan Hill train services will run to an altered Saturday timetable.

The 1.14pm train from Swan Hill to Southern Cross Station will depart at 4.13pm.

The 3.39pm train from Bendigo to Southern Cross Station will depart at 3.25pm.

Scheduled coach services will also run to an altered Saturday timetable.

Due to track works, coaches will replace train services on some lines for all or part of the journey over the Easter weekend.

To check travel times, please visit vline.com.au, call 1800 800 007 or speak to a V/Line team member