From there, you can catch route 41 or 42 buses directly to deakin college waurn ponds campus in under 10 minutes. The preferred option will maximise benefits of a future melbourne airport link by integrating it with the existing network and unlocking capacity in melbournes booming west and north. Alternatively, find your timetable by viewing all vline. Apollo bay geelong vline public transport victoria.
View or download the current ballarat to melbourne train timetable. The metro train ticketing system uses the myki smart card system as do the vline services going to geelong, ballarat, bendigo, traralgon and seymour. Alternatively, find your timetable by viewing all vline timetables or search below. All vline trains between melbourne and the major nearby cities geelong, ballarat, bendigo, seymour and traralgon use the myki stored value card to enable you to pay your fare. Vline train geelong to melbourne geelong, victoria. So instead of comparing the fastest then to the fastest now, or the average then to the average now, theyve compared the. Geelong melbourne public transport victoria ptv customer service customer service about ptv about ptv data and reporting data and reporting legal and policies legal and policies.
Geelong to hamilton 5 ways to travel via train, bus, car. Authorised by vline pty ltd, 5 collins street, docklands a d geelong to melbourne monday to friday service train train train train train train train train train train train train train. Ballarat line timetables ararat melbourne via ballarat. The project involved the building of an extra pair of tracks from.
From 31st mar 2019, mcharrys vline coach will service waurn ponds, stopping at waurn ponds shopping centre, pioneer road. This site contains all the information you may need if you are not travelling on any of our services. Lara is basically a suburb of geelong, and there is a reasonable amount of commuting into town. The vline vlocity, sometimes called the vlocity 160, is a diesel multiple unit train built by bombardier transportation, dandenong for vline, the regional rail operator in victoria. Displays the track layout for the line for a given year. Ive been doing ballarat to melbourne for a 95 workday for about 15 months now and its gotten much much worse over the past 2 months. Vline regional public transport for victoria media centre. For various reasons, its likely that i wont have access to my car. In the year 2000 i think that you may find that west coast could do spencer street to geelong in 42 mins.
Authorised by transport for victoria, spring street, melbourne. If youve travelled tofrom melbourne on a vline long distance train or coach with a paper ticket, your one way single ticket includes one hour of free travel either side of your vline journey. Geelong and warrnambool ballarat, maryborough and ararat bendigo, swan hill and echuca seymour, shepparton and albury traralgon, sale and bairnsdale. I will be travelling back and forth to geelong from melbourne a dozen or so times over the next couple of months. Mar 27, 2020 how to travel with vline vline trains and buses across victoria have two different fare and ticketing systems depending where in victoria you are travelling.
Vline trains depart from melbournes southern cross station which is located on spencer street. I can honestly say there would only be instances a month when trains were delayed, cancelled or missing half the carriages up until maybe february this year when it would be at least 23 days a week when something would go wrong. Disruptions information subscribe to alert email major works this autumn tickets. In addition to the geelong, bellarine and surfcoast services, mcharrys also operates the vline bus service along the great ocean road between geelong and apollo bay via waurn ponds, torquay and lorne. Continuously in production since 2003, the vlocity is the highestspeed train in the vline fleet, with a top speed of 210 kmh limited to 160 kmh due to infrastructure and a cruising speed of 160 kmh 99 mph. As of 2008, most n class members have received white stripes along the cabfronts, and cowcatchers painted yellow to increase visibility at level crossings in a program started in 2007. From 1995 the class members were repainted into a red and blue livery, with the vline logo on the side being altered after the privatisation of vline in 1999. The vline journey planner searches available vline services. Vline trains depart from melbourne s southern cross station which is located on spencer street.
If you are planning a trip well in advance, timetable information may not be available for your dates of travel. Geelong to melbourne monday to friday coach coach coach. The poor performance of vline has been well documented in the local geelong press. Vline regional public transport for victoria home v. This page contains a list of all vline pdf timetables. A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday service train train train train train train train train train train train train train service information. Southern cross railway station public transport victoria. Punctuality boost for the geelong line vline regional. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Vline pty ltd ag20166932 vline rail operations enterprise agreement 20152019 rail industry commissioner lee melbourne, 16november 2016 application for approval of the vline rail operations enterprise agreement 20152019. The geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by vline in victoria, australia. As of march 2010, trains had officially run late for 44 consecutive months on the geelong line.
There are 5 ways to get from melbourne to geelong by train, bus, ferry, taxi or car. For urgent media enquiries, phone 03 9619 5955 to speak to the duty media officer or leave a message to request a call back. As recommended in ta, we would like to take the great ocean trip with vline train to geelong then change to a coach to apolo bay, take another coach to warrnambool, then take the train back to melbourne. Vline is victorias regional public transport provider, operating rail and coach services throughout victoria. Network service plan vline regional public transport. The gippsland vline rail service is a passenger service operated by vline in victoria, australia between melbourne and the gippsland region including the regional cities of moe, morwell, traralgon, sale and bairnsdale. Rome2rio makes travelling from melbourne to geelong easy. Great ocean road with vline melbourne forum tripadvisor. Please call 1800 800 007 for more information on travelling with vline. More all news vline teams up with emergency services.
Nab afl draft 2017 players who competed in the 202014 vline cup incude. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Added to favourites close added to favourites modal. Stage 2 of the geelong line upgrade includes planning and development for the waurn ponds duplication project, which will duplicate the line between south geelong and waurn ponds to enable more frequent and reliable services for passengers along the line. Vline peak patronage through the roof on geelong and. Bus timetable geelong to lorne and apollo bay vline. A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday continued. Vline operates regional train services within victoria and to albury in new south. Melbourne geelong apollo bay warrnambool hamilton casterton mt gambier geelong ballarat geelong bendigo geelong daylesford warrnamboolballarat warrnamboolararat.
Each week, more than 1700 trains run between melbourne and the outer suburbs of geelong, warrnambool, ballarat, maryborough, ararat, bendigo, swan hill, echuca, seymour, shepparton, albury, traralgon, sale and bairnsdale depending on your destination, tickets can be purchased online in advance. Carmen zajac was traveling to melbourne from vline train geelong to melbourne with ben harris and 3 others. All vline trains between melbourne and the major nearby cities geelong, ballarat, bendigo, seymour and traralgon use the myki stored value card to. Authorised by transport for victoria, 1 spring street, melbourne. September 22, 2017 geelong, vic, australia on the way to melbourne to the melbourne show. Geelong line temporary coach replacement timetable wednesday. Freight train and other ervice ill till run o alway obey arning ign at level crossing and tay afe around trains. Pick name afl club tac cup club 3 paddy dow carlton bendigo pioneers 4 luke davies uniacke north melbourne dandenong stingrays 7 hunter clark st kilda dandenong stingrays 11 aiden bonar gws giants dandenong stingrays jarrod brander west coast eagles bendigo pioneers.
Geelong ine a d vline regional public transport for. There are also photo from the south geelong tunnel, and the barwon river bridge at breakwater. From melbourne you can travel to these destinations by train south western victoria. The remainder of vline services uses a paper ticketing service which can be purchased from the station. The poor performance of vline has been well documented in the local geelong. Vline around geelong photos of various vline trains around geelong, including lara, corio, north shore, north geelong, south geelong, marshall and waurn ponds. Southern cross is operational during monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, saturday, sunday.
Vline pty ltd ab 2 42 2 melbourne to inverlochcowes melbourne to inverlochcowes via dandenong and kooweerup legend these services are wheelchair accessible and require reservations at least 24 hours in advance. Stay in touch with the latest offers, exclusive events and more from vline. Vline regional public transport for victoria adjusted. All train and the majority of coach services operate to and from southern cross station. Trains are decently competitive with car travel times. Vline s current standard access prices for financial year 201920 are. At vline, we are committed to providing and maintaining a safe work environment for everyone. There are currently no disruptions for the selected period. Geelong ine a d vline regional public transport for victoria. Reservations required altered timetables may apply on public holidays. Commissioner lee melbourne, 16november 2016 application for approval of the vline rail operations enterprise agreement 20152019. First class on vline page 1 victoria forums railpage.
Please select calendar close please select calendar modal. Vline pass could do it in 47 mins with stops at nth melbourne and nth geelong. You can view live updates about your favourites on the homepage. Vline train and bus routes are deemed essential services and all routes are operating according to normal timetables. Everyeek, we w schedule more than 1700 train services between melbourne and. Broad gauge freight on the melbournegeelong line typically operates outside the peaks. Vline pty trieved traralgon melbourne timetable public transport victoria bairnsdale traralgon station traralgonpdf. Vline initial strategic operations plan 10 november 2011. First class on vline i have raised this matter on other threads but thought that it was an appropriate time to start a specific thread given the recent order for new vlocities and a recent personal experience. Geelong waurn ponds, which is about an hour and a half from melbournes city centre. It serves passengers between state capital melbourne and the regional city of. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide track diagram. I imagine services between geelong and stations nearby would be used a lot but again local buses may take services away from the train.
Find all the transport options for your trip from melbourne to geelong right here. The more useful for geelong to melbourne commuters outbound train at 5. More frequent and more reliable regional services, including priority investigation of fast rail to geelong. Vline is a governmentowned corporation that operates regional passenger train and coach services in victoria, australia. Vline regional public transport for victoria contractors.
Network service plan vline regional public transport for. If your journey contains multiple modes of transport, you might like to use the ptv journey planner. Changes to geelong line services from sunday 22 december 20 pdf. For vline train service alerts, please check the moovit app. If youre a journalist or broadcaster seeking information about vline, our communications team welcomes your enquiries. Apollo bay a warrnambool to apollo bay to melbourne via lorne, anglesea and geelong. Trains on the geelong melbourne corridor are chronically late. Vline regional public transport for victoria freight. Vline has failed to meet their punctuality targets since 2006.
There are 5 ways to get from geelong to hamilton by bus, train, car or plane. Shaping the future of railway vline asset management. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight longdistance routes from its major hub at southern cross railway station in melbourne, as well as bus services across victoria and into new south wales, the australian capital territory and south australia. Each week, more than 1700 trains run between melbourne and the outer suburbs of geelong, warrnambool, ballarat, maryborough, ararat, bendigo, swan hill, echuca, seymour, shepparton, albury, traralgon, sale and bairnsdale. How to get from melbourne to geelong by train, bus, ferry. Was wondering if anyone can tell me the likelihood of actually getting a bike on the vline. The regional rail link rrl was a project to build a 47. About vline o vline is australias largest regional public transport operator. Regional public transport for victoria timetable list vline.
Pdf 03 north geelong c box to geelong grain loop r012019. Train timetable melbourne to geelong and waurn ponds vline. Punctuality on the geelong line has improved, with 89. The sprinter concept dates back to 1989, when the public transport corporation, having seen a substantial increase in patronage and reduction in costs following the introduction of faster, more frequent services as part of the new deal for country passengers program of the 1980s, required additional train capacity to meet demand. Vline is supporting the 2018 field of women event by providing free travel to regional victorians participating in the event. Great ocean road vline services geelong to apollo bay via. Authorised by vline pty ltd, 5 collins street, docklands a d geelong to melbourne monday to friday continued service train train train train train train train train train train train train train service. Vline trains and buses across victoria have two different fare and ticketing systems depending where in victoria you are travelling. Vline is now better informed about the risks and challenges it faces in delivering a diverse. We are required by law to take all necessary actions to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all. Geelong and warrnambool ballarat, maryborough and ararat.
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