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V/Line is the operator of regional rail services in the Australian state of Victoria. [1] The stations are located on 13 passenger train lines, which all operate from Southern Cross station in Melbourne.
Stations listed in bold are terminus stations. Frequent services operate to the major regional cities of Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Seymour, and the Latrobe Valley; with a smaller number of services continuing to the end of their respective lines.
Frequent services operate to Bendigo, with some trains continuing to either Echuca or Swan Hill.
The line continues on from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunbury.
In addition to this, most Bendigo line services continue north of Bendigo to various stations serving suburbs and towns surrounding Bendigo, as part of the Bendigo Metro project.
Branch 1
Branch 2
The line continues from the Bendigo line at Goornong.
The line continues from the Bendigo line at Raywood.
Frequent services operate to Seymour, with some trains continuing to Shepparton. The Albury line is no longer connected to the other 2.
The line continues on from the Craigieburn suburban line at Craigieburn.
The Albury-Wodonga line was formerly the only broad gauge line operated by V/Line to cross the border into New South Wales, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of Albury. In 2008 the broad gauge line closed for conversion, with this completed in 2011. This means the line can no longer be considered an extension of some Seymour line services.
NSW regional rail operator NSW TrainLink operates the inter-capital XPT service between Melbourne and Sydney, which stops at Broadmeadows, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta and Albury.
The line branches from the North East line at Seymour.
Frequent services operate to Traralgon, with some trains continuing to Bairnsdale.
The line continues on from the Pakenham suburban line at Pakenham.
The line continues from the Traralgon line at Traralgon.
Frequent services operate to Ballarat, with some trains continuing to Ararat. Some services also run to Maryborough as shuttle services from Ballarat.
The line branches from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunshine.
The Ballarat - Ararat section of the line was closed from 1994 until 10 July 2004, when it was reopened for a twice-daily service as part of the Linking Victoria Project. Services now run 5 times per day.
Continues from the Ballarat line service.
The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of The Vinelander service.
As part of the Victorian Transport Plan, passenger services resumed on the Mildura line to Maryborough on 25 July 2010. Services operate 2 times per day, as shuttles from Ballarat.
Connects to a train from Melbourne
Frequent services operate to Geelong, with some trains continuing to Warrnambool.
The line runs on the dedicated Regional Rail Link tracks from Southern Cross station
From mid-1993 to 31 August 2004, the Warrnambool service was operated by the now-defunct West Coast Railway.
Continues from the Geelong line service
These trains also connect with coach services to Port Fairy, Portland and Mount Gambier.
Several lines were promised for reopening in the early 2000s as part of the Linking Victoria program, however 2 projects were not completed.
The most commonly proposed services are:
Originally withdrawn on 12 September 1993. Once served by The Vinelander service, the line branches from the Serviceton line at Ballarat. V/Line passenger trains currently operate to Maryborough.
Originally withdrawn on 21 August 1993 to Dimboola; however, Journey Beyond's Melbourne to Adelaide Overland trains operate twice a week. The current Broad Gauge V/Line passenger rail services terminates at Ararat.
Originally withdrawn on 24 July 1993; however, the Dandenong to Cranbourne section was retained and became part of the Melbourne Suburban rail network in 1995.
The Geelong-Ballarat-Bendigo Rail Link is a proposed railway project that would link Victoria's three largest regional cities and provide rail access to the towns of Bannockburn, Lethbridge, Meredith, Lal Lal, Carisbrook, Newstead, Harcourt, and Golden Square. a study was commissioned in 2012.
Southern Cross railway station is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central business district. The Docklands Stadium sports arena is 500 metres north-west of the station.
Sunshine railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia, serving the western Melbourne suburb of the same name.
North Melbourne railway station is the junction for the Craigieburn, Flemington Racecourse, Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of West Melbourne, and opened on 6 October 1859.
Footscray railway station is at the junction of the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The first Footscray station, not on the current site, opened in January 1859. The existing station opened in September 1900.
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne. It also provides bus services across Victoria and into New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. In addition, V/Line is responsible for the maintenance of much of the Victorian freight and passenger rail network outside of the areas managed by Metro Trains Melbourne and the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 2,357 km of Victorian broad gauge lines, and 1,912 km of standard gauge freight and interstate lines; the latter increasing with gauge conversion of the former. Historically, a few experimental 762 mm gauge lines were built, along with various private logging, mining and industrial railways. The rail network radiates from the state capital, Melbourne, with main interstate links to Sydney and to Adelaide, as well as major lines running to regional centres, upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.
The V/Line VLocity, sometimes called the VLocity 160, is a diesel multiple unit train built by Bombardier Transportation and later Alstom in Dandenong for V/Line, the regional rail operator in the Australian state of Victoria. Continuously in production since 2003, the VLocity is the highest-speed train in the V/Line fleet, with a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). As of February 2024 with set 114 entering service, 112 3-car sets are in revenue service, 2 collision damaged sets are in storage, and 25 more are under construction on the current confirmed orders.
Ballarat railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Ballarat, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It was renamed Ballarat in 1865.
The Serviceton railway line is part of the Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor. It serves the west of Victoria, linking the state capital of Melbourne to the cities of Ballarat and Ararat. It once extended to the disputed South Australian border as part of the Melbourne–Adelaide railway. The former broad-gauge track was replaced in 1995 by the 1435 mm Western standard gauge line.
Maryborough railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Maryborough, and it opened on 7 July 1874.
Creswick railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Creswick, and the original station opened on 7 July 1874.
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
The Sprinter is a diesel railcar built by A Goninan & Co in Broadmeadow, NSW for V/Line between 1993 and 1995.
The Geelong–Ballarat railway line is a broad-gauge railway in western Victoria, Australia between the cities of Geelong and Ballarat. Towns on the route include Bannockburn, Lethbridge, Meredith, Elaine and Lal Lal. Major traffic includes general freight from the Mildura line, and grain.
The New Deal for Country Passengers was a timetable introduced on 4 October 1981 in Victoria, Australia which revolutionised the provision of country passenger railway services in that state. Thirty-five little-used passenger stations were closed, rolling stock utilisation was improved, and new rolling stock introduced. The timetable and associated service changes resulted in an average patronage growth of 8.7% per year, from 3 million in 1981 to 5.6 million passengers in 1990/91.
Clunes railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Clunes, and opened on 16 November 1874.
The Regional Rail Revival is a joint initiative between the Australian federal government and the Victorian state government to upgrade all regional railway lines in Victoria. The project has an estimated total cost of A$4 billion. A$2.3 billion of the project's total cost is being funded by the Australian Government. It is being delivered by Rail Projects Victoria (RPV). The project is guided by the 2016 Regional Network Development Plan, which outlines the short, medium and long-term priorities for a modernised regional rail network.