Coaches are replacing all Traralgon and Bairnsdale trains for the entire journey until Sunday 26 January. For more information and to plan your journey visit the V/Line website.
The $1.75 billion Regional Rail Revival program is upgrading every regional passenger train line in Victoria. It is a joint initiative of the Australian and Victorian governments.
Ballarat
Duplicated track between Deer Park West and Melton, station upgrades, additional passing loops and stabling.
Learn more: Ballarat Line Upgrade
Bendigo and Echuca
Track speed upgrades between Epsom and Echuca and signalling upgrades between Bendigo and Epsom and Eaglehawk.
Learn more: Bendigo and Echuca Line Upgrade
Geelong
Upgrade of Waurn Ponds Station, planning for Armstrong Creek transit corridor and future upgrades.
Learn more: Geelong Line Upgrade
Gippsland
Duplicated track between Bunyip and Longwarry, extending the crossing loop, level crossing and signalling upgrades, station upgrades and building a new bridge over the Avon River.
Learn more: Gippsland Line Upgrade
North East
Track upgrades and supporting infrastructure to allow VLocity trains to run all the way to Albury.
Learn more: North East Line Upgrade
Shepparton
New and upgraded stabling, crossing loop and platform extensions, signalling, track and level crossing upgrades. Upgrades to Donnybrook and Wallan stations.
Learn more: Shepparton Line Upgrade
Warrnambool
New crossing loop, level crossing upgrades, improved signalling and new stabling.
Learn more: Warrnambool Line Upgrade
We’re upgrading the train stabling facility at Ararat Station to deliver an extra weekday service to Ararat.
Duplicated track between Deer Park West and Melton, station upgrades, additional passing loops and stabling.
Track upgrades between Bendigo and Echuca and signalling upgrades between Bendigo and Epsom and Eaglehawk.
Upgrades and future-proofing at Waurn Ponds station.
Duplicated track between Bunyip and Longwarry, and near Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, station and signalling upgrades and replacing the Avon River Bridge.
Track upgrades and supporting infrastructure to allow VLocity trains to run all the way to Albury.
New and upgraded stabling, crossing loop and platform extensions, signalling, track and level crossing upgrades. Upgrades to Donnybrook and Wallan stations.
New crossing loop, level crossing upgrades, improved signalling and upgrades to Waurn Ponds station.
Project updates
Train services return early on Gippsland Line
Passengers on the Gippsland Line will be back on trains from Monday with a major works blitz set to be completed four days ahead of schedule.
Major construction complete on the Ballarat Line Upgrade
Major construction is now complete on the half-a-billion-dollar Ballarat Line Upgrade.
Construction starts on Ararat stabling upgrade
Construction has begun on the Ararat train stabling upgrade, to boost service frequency for Ararat passengers.
Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening
We celebrated the opening of Cobblebank Station on Sunday, with more than a thousand community members coming along to see the new station before it opened to passengers the following day.