Carmen zajac was traveling to melbourne from vline train geelong to melbourne with ben harris and 3 others. Vline travel time today can take anywhere between 55 and 74 minutes from melbourne to geelong. Vline peak patronage through the roof on geelong and. Work crews stepping off the tracks when trains approach. Vline trains depart from melbourne s southern cross station which is located on spencer street. Displays the track layout for the line for a given year. Other services on the 1954 timetable include the melbournebound 5. I will be travelling back and forth to geelong from melbourne a dozen or so times over the next couple of months. 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. Find out more about supplier opportunities for the geelong line upgrade. Was wondering if anyone can tell me the likelihood of actually getting a bike on the vline. September 22, 2017 geelong, vic, australia on the way to melbourne to the melbourne show. Faster, more frequent and more reliable regional services, including priority investigation of fast rail to geelong.
Geelong to melbourne vline trips to increase, with six new. Great ocean road vline services geelong to apollo bay via. Metro trains operate melbournes suburban train services. Vline pass could do it in 47 mins with stops at nth melbourne and nth geelong. A new weekday service departing southern cross station at 6. Vline train geelong to melbourne geelong, victoria. Is there a direct bus between melbourne and geelong. 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. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide track. Mar 27, 2020 vline trains and buses across victoria have two different fare and ticketing systems depending where in victoria you are travelling. Geelong waurn ponds, which is about an hour and a half from melbournes city centre.
Shaping the future of railway vline asset management. Details before 1900 are rather patchy and from spencer street to south kensington dates of track layouts are a best effort and indicative only. Vline has failed to meet their punctuality targets since 2006. Adelaide ballarat geelong via dimboola and ararat effective. 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 might surprise you, but plenty of work happens on melbournes railway network while trains are still running. Geelong ine a d vline regional public transport for.
In the year 2000 i think that you may find that west coast could do spencer street to geelong in 42 mins. Geelong to melbourne vline trips to increase, with six. Get a vline geelong train at southern cross, a vline bus from geelong to apollo bay than another vline bus through the great ocean road to warrnambool station then catch the vline train back to melbourne. Geelong transitbellarine transit benders buswaysmcharrys buslines. Trip time from airport to geelong via bustrain is 100120 mins. The geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by vline in victoria, australia. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Train timetable melbourne to geelong and waurn ponds vline. Geelong ine a d regional public transport for victoria home. Great ocean road with vline melbourne forum tripadvisor. Trains on the geelong melbourne corridor are chronically late. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in geelong, australia on tripadvisor. Download an offline pdf map and train timetable for the melbourne geelong train to take on your trip. Vline is teaming up with emergency services across the state to help crews safely respond to incidents on trains, tracks and the rail reserve.
Reservations required altered timetables may apply on public holidays. It serves passengers between state capital melbourne and the regional city of. 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. Downer has been awarded the contract to design and build key components of the geelong line upgrade. A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday continued.
Melbourne to geelong 5 ways to travel via train, bus. Melbourne to swan hill and back by vline vline, melbourne. Vline train and bus routes are deemed essential services and all routes are operating according to normal timetables. Geelong is victorias second largest city and the second fastest growing city in australia.
The opening day of the geelong to melbourne railway was on june 25th 1857. Detailed planning work and technical investigations will determine a preferred option for fast rail between melbourne and geelong as part of the western rail plan the preferred option will maximise benefits of a future melbourne airport link by integrating it with the existing network and unlocking. Jan 09, 2017 a new weekday service departing southern cross station at 6. Melbourne to geelong 5 ways to travel via train, bus, ferry.
The first train departed geelong at 10am amid great fanfare. I find the last connect is only 10 minutesthe coach arrives warrnambool at 16. Via waurn ponds, marshall, south geelong, geelong, north geelong, north shore, corio, lara, little river, wyndham vale, tarneit, deer park. Vline regional public transport for victoria freight. Geelong ine a d regional public transport for victoria. Vline trains and buses across victoria have two different fare and ticketing systems depending where in victoria you are travelling. Regional service disruptions due to victorian fires. Geelong melbourne inc wyndham vale and tarneit geelong melbourne inc wyndham vale and tarneit route is required.
A state of emergency has been declared in victoria due to coronavirus covid19. Melbourne ballarat wendouree line pty ltd abn d legend these services are wheelchair accessible. Extending melbourne suburban train lengths is nothing new. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide track diagram.
All vline trains between melbourne and the major nearby cities geelong, ballarat, bendigo, seymour and traralgon use the myki stored value card to. The poor performance of vline has been well documented in the local geelong press. Vline regional public transport for victoria timetable list. Vline trains depart from melbournes southern cross station which is located on spencer street. For various reasons, its likely that i wont have access to my car.
Stay in touch with the latest offers, exclusive events and more from vline. Authorised by transport for victoria, spring street, melbourne. Rail geelong geelong and warrnambool line guide home. Vline provides a full linked service to enable a visit to this area.
There are currently no disruptions for the selected period. Geelong to hamilton 5 ways to travel via train, bus, car. The 15 best things to do in geelong 2020 with photos. Everyeek, we w schedule more than 1700 train services between melbourne and. After the railway from melbourne to geelong was opened in 1857, agitation soon started in ballarat for a railway link to serve the rapidly growing gold mining area the prospectus for the. From geelong station, you can get a taxi to the novotel geelong hotel 5 min drive or slight downhill walk 15 to 20 mins. 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. Was wondering if anyone can tell me the likelihood of. Alternatively, find your timetable by viewing all vline timetables or search below. 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.
Vline is supporting the 2018 field of women event by providing free travel to regional victorians participating in the event. Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from southern cross coach terminalspencer st and arriving at geelong. The sydney melbourne inland heritage drive makes its way through the inland highways between melbourne and sydney. I passed geelong last night on the way back to melbourne and noticed carriage sets in geelong pass yard with what looked to be two free roads so there is still capacity available for new vlocitys. Find all the transport options for your trip from geelong to hamilton right here.
Vline regional public transport for victoria home v. Return trip geelong railway station to melbourne airport vline train from geelong railway station to southern cross station, then take the airport bus from. 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. From there, you can catch route 41 or 42 buses directly to deakin college waurn ponds campus in under 10 minutes.
Changes to geelong line services from sunday 22 december 20 pdf. View or download the current ballarat to melbourne train timetable. 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. Apr 07, 2017 vline travel time today can take anywhere between 55 and 74 minutes from melbourne to geelong. From 31st mar 2019, mcharrys vline coach will service waurn ponds, stopping at waurn ponds shopping centre, pioneer road. Jan 25, 2016 i passed geelong last night on the way back to melbourne and noticed carriage sets in geelong pass yard with what looked to be two free roads so there is still capacity available for new vlocitys. 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. Geelongballarat railway line wikipedia republished. 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. Also of note was a 6 car vlocity at geelong loco together with at. Rome2rio makes travelling from geelong to hamilton easy.
Also of note was a 6 car vlocity at geelong loco together with at least 2 n class locomotives on the turntable. See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. Network service plan vline regional public transport. Extending melbourne suburban train lengths is nothing new november 7th, 2017 12 comments in recent months much has been made of how melbournes new 7 car long high capacity metro trains will be the biggest ever to run on the network, with platform extensions required to allow passengers to take full advantage of the extra space. Bell surveyed and designed the line, and lithographed plans were. Geelong waterfront theres a pier, a restaurant, attractive wooden bollards and, for those. The geelong line upgrade is being delivered by rail projects victoria rpv, on behalf of the victorian government. Authorised by transport for victoria, 1 spring street, melbourne. As of march 2010, trains had officially run late for 44 consecutive months on the geelong line. 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.
Network service plan vline regional public transport for. A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday continued service train train train train train train train train train train train train train service. I publish a fresh blog post every tuesday morning enter your email address to receive each new post via email. It passes through australias capital city, canberra, where you are encouraged to stop and spend some time encouraging the many art galleries, museums, monuments and activities.
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