Geelong is a port city located on corio bay and the barwon river, in the state of victoria, australia, 75 kilometres southwest of the state capital, melbourne wikipedia why go to geelong. It offers free travel for companions and carers travelling with a cardholder. More vline services coming in august public transport. Regional public transport for victoria timetable list vline. Vline offers manufacturers of technical products as well as companies from other fields various possibilities for support and partnership with a shared vision to develop and foster market presence and thereby boost revenues and achieve sustainable growth. When travelling with vline, you will need to use myki or a paper ticket depending on your journey. Vline regional public transport for victoria accessibility. If you need more information, please give the media.
Information for apollo bay geelong vline coronavirus. Train timetable melbourne to geelong and waurn ponds vline. A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday service train train train train train train train train train train train train train. Use vline to get to the footy and forget about the hassle of traffic and parking.
Extra services run throughout the afl season to get you to and from your game. Vline trains and buses across victoria have two different fare and ticketing systems depending where in victoria you are travelling. Each week there are more than 1400 train services that run. This page contains a list of all vline pdf timetables. Find out if youre eligible for concession fares or free travel.
Geelong vline rail service wikimili, the free encyclopedia. All vline trains between melbourne and the major nearby cities geelong, ballarat, bendigo, seymour and traralgon use the myki stored value card to. Rome2rio makes travelling from geelong to hamilton easy. Geelong ine a d vline regional public transport for. Vline conductors sell fullfare or concession mykis, preloaded with myki. Its best to buy your ticket before you travel with vline. Works to fix geelong, warrnambool lines geelong advertiser. Im assuming vline staff are based at places like bendigo, ballarat, seymour, geelong and traralgon i have noticed that often staff will change at bendigo when going to swan hill, similar from albury with a change at seymour or bairnsdale with a change at traralgon etc.
The opening day of the geelong to melbourne railway was on june 25th 1857. In light of the unacceptable disruptions, the government is extending free travel for regional passengers until at least the last service of sunday 7 february. View or download the latest train timetable geelong to melbourne. Find all the transport options for your trip from geelong to hamilton right here. The vline journey planner searches available vline services. There are currently no disruptions for the selected period. Work to transform the pedestrian underpass at north geelong station has been unveiled.
It is thought if the application for industrial action is approved, the busy commuter lines to ballarat, bendigo and geelong would be the. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide track. Vline regional public transport for victoria contact. In appendix d we provide further details of the seating capacity of the overall network and the geelong line for march 2017on which vline achieved its highest recorded monthly patronage. Vline is a governmentowned corporation that operates regional passenger train and coach. For urgent media enquiries, phone 03 9619 5955 to speak to the duty media officer or leave a message to request a call back. Vline workers are seeking a 6% pay rise, but the state owned rail authority is refusing to budge from 2%. If your journey contains multiple modes of transport, you might like to use the ptv journey planner. Customers will require a valid myki or paper ticket to travel on vline trains and coach services.
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. Apollo bay geelong vline public transport victoria. Straight answers to your questions public transport users. Geelong melbourne inc wyndham vale and tarneit geelong melbourne inc wyndham vale and tarneit route is required. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. South west region or geelong line which continues as the warrnambool. Geelong vline rail service wikipedia republished wiki 2. The geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by vline in victoria, australia. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide home. For information on services up to sunday 26 june 2016, see weekday vline coach replacement services. View platform information for services departing and arriving into southern. Prepare for nonstop vline action on the melbourne to geelong broad gauge tracks filmed from sunrise to sunset on 18 january 2011. Just turn up on the morning im told, i do that then wait 20 mins in queue and nearly miss the train. A state of emergency has been declared in victoria due to coronavirus covid19.
Please select calendar close please select calendar modal. 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. Adelaide ballarat geelong via dimboola and ararat effective. Vline is australias largest regional public transport operator. Details before 1900 are rather patchy and from spencer street to south kensington dates of track layouts are a best effort and indicative only.
First class on vline page 1 victoria forums railpage. Public transport ombudsman po box 538 collins street west melbourne vic 8007 please ensure that you provide your case reference number for administrative purposes. The line from werribee to little river was duplicated in october 1970. Towns on the route include bannockburn, lethbridge, meredith, elaine and lal lal. Vline regional public transport for victoria media centre. There is nobody checking paper tickets, geelong train nowhere to be found.
Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. They also led to the resignation of then ceo theo taifalos, 16 days free travel. Regional public transport for victoria catch vline to the. Vline rtbu the rtbu has applied to launch industrial action for vline operations staff. Bryce morey i see that youve already scrapped the horrific seat design that you rolled out on the new ballarat and geelong line trains after everyone complained. In june 1981, the line to lara was duplicated and the. Geelong waterfront theres a pier, a restaurant, attractive wooden bollards and, for those. The adventure starts at southern cross station one of the best places in melbourne for people watching.
Regional public transport for victoria on board vline. Step free access at all stations except heyington metropolitan fare zones and. Full timetables will be available in early june at vline. There is everything from people dressed to the nines for work in the nearby law district, to people dressed for a fiver and making there way to some of the highest unemployed areas in the state. 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. It offered free travel to compensate passengers for the. Changes to geelong line services from sunday 22 december 20 pdf. The public coach picks up gor passengers from geelong station to apollo bay where there is a 25 minute stop to buy something to eat before boarding the the vline coach to warrnambool. 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. Vline trains depart from melbournes southern cross station which is located on spencer street. What ticket do i need to travel on public transport in victoria. For full pricing details see the ptv web site, or the victorian fares and ticketing manual. A geelong to bendigo via ballarat monday to friday service coach coach service information.
If you are planning a trip well in advance, timetable information may not be available for your dates of travel. Authorised by transport for victoria, 1 spring street, melbourne. Save your favourite journeys to see your live next five train services at a glance. Regional myki fare zones to and vline paper ticket symbols frankston loop select weekday morning and evening peak services, and all weekend services, operate via the city loop. Due to a small grass fire near parwan, ballarat line services will be held from proceeding though the melton bacchus marsh. For information about delays and disruptions on the network, please check the live service updates tab on the home page at vline. Youll see over 50 trains featuring a variety of vline motive. Please call 1800 800 007 for more information on travelling with vline. Displays the track layout for the line for a given year. The geelong ballarat railway line is a broadgauge railway in western victoria, australia between the cities of geelong and ballarat. Major traffic includes general freight from the mildura line, and grain. Great ocean road with vline melbourne forum tripadvisor. It serves passengers between state capital melbourne and the regional city of geelong according to vline it carries more passengers than any other regional rail line in australia.
Vlocity trains run on the geelong, ballarat, ararat, maryborough, bendigo, echuca, seymour, traralgon and. Improvements for geelong and warrnambool rail linevline customers are being advised that coaches will replace trains on the geelong and warrnambool line this weekend. Monday to friday train service between southern cross, lara, north geelong, geelong, south geelong and marshall. My paper ticket gives neither the departure platform nor time. This short video explains the ticket types for travel on public transport in victoria. The coach and vline service for the gor is quite good. In addition, the timetable change scheduled for 31 january for the geelong, ballarat and bendigo lines will be deferred until the government is confident it can be successfully implemented. Vline passenger services victorian auditorgenerals office. Vline commuter services to geelong once terminated at geelong station, being extended to the existing south geelong station in 1968, and to the newly rebuilt marshall station in 2005 in february 1959 the line from north geelong to corio was duplicated. It serves passengers between state capital melbourne and the regional city of geelong.
Vline is supporting the 2018 field of women event by providing free travel to regional victorians participating in the. Geelongballarat railway line wikipedia republished. The first train departed geelong at 10am amid great fanfare. Authorised by transport for victoria, spring street, melbourne. Geelong to hamilton 5 ways to travel via train, bus, car.
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