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:
See main article: Mildura line. 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.
See main article: Horsham line. 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.
See main article: Leongatha line. 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.
See main article: Geelong–Ballarat railway line and Moolort railway line. 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.