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5 November 2025
Rail disruptions in November
Riders are urged to plan ahead for rail disruptions in the coming weeks.
 

Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Camberwell from 8.30pm Friday 21 November to last service Sunday 23 November.

Buses replace trains between Burnley and Alamein from 10.30pm to last service, Sunday 30 November.

Buses replace trains between Burnley, Belgrave and Lilydale from 10.30pm to last service, Sunday 30 November.

Mernda line

Buses replace trains between Reservoir and Mernda at the following times:

  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 November
  • from 8.30pm Friday 28 November to 5am Saturday 29 November
  • from 8.30pm Saturday 29 November to 6am Sunday 30 November
  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 30 November and Monday 1 December.

Frankston line

Frankston line services will run to an altered timetable between Flinders Street and Frankston stations from first service Friday 29 August to mid-2026.
 
Additionally, buses replace trains:
 
  • between Mordialloc and Frankston from 8.30pm Friday 7 November to 8am Saturday 8 November
  • between Carrum and Frankston from 8am Saturday 8 November to 3pm Sunday 9 November
  • between Parliament and Frankston from 3pm to last service, Sunday 9 November
  • between Parliament and Frankston from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 10 November and Tuesday 11 November
  • between Cheltenham and Frankston from 8.30pm to last service, Wednesday 12 November
  • between Cheltenham and Frankston from 10.30pm to last service each night, Tuesday 18 November to Thursday 20 November
  • between Parliament and Caulfield from 8.50pm Saturday 22 November to 7am Sunday 23 November.
  • between Cheltenham and Frankston from 10.30pm to last service each night, Monday 24 November to Thursday 27 November
  • between Caulfield and Mordialloc from 8.30pm to last service, Sunday 30 November.

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Caulfield from 3pm to last service, Sunday 9 November, and from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 10 November and Tuesday 11 November.

Buses replace trains between Caulfield and Dandenong from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 16 November to Wednesday 19 November.

Trains terminate and originate at Caulfield from 1am Saturday 22 November to last service Sunday 23 November, and from 1am Saturday 29 November to 4am Sunday 30 November.

Buses replace trains between Westall, Cranbourne and East Pakenham from 8.15pm to last service each night, Monday 24 November to Wednesday 26 November.

Sandringham line

Buses replace trains between Flinders Street and Sandringham from 4pm to last service, Sunday 9 November, and from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 10 November and Tuesday 11 November.

Werribee and Williamstown lines

There will be temporary timetable and service changes from Monday 17 November 2025 to late April 2026.

Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee:

  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Wednesday 5 November and Thursday 6 November
  • from 10.30pm Friday 7 November to 5am Saturday 8 November
  • from 11.55pm Saturday 8 November to 6am Sunday 9 November
  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 9 November to Tuesday 11 November
  • from 11.55pm to last service, Wednesday 12 November
  • from 5am Saturday 15 November to last service Sunday 16 November
  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 17 November to Thursday 20 November
  • from 10.30pm Friday 21 November to 5am Saturday 22 November
  • from 10.30pm Saturday 22 November to 6am Sunday 23 November
  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 23 November to Thursday 27 November
  • from 10.30pm Friday 28 November to 5am Saturday 29 November
  • from 10.30pm Saturday 29 November to 6am Sunday 30 November
  • from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 30 November and Monday 1 December.

Trains terminate and originate at Southern Cross on the Werribee and Williamstown lines from 9pm to last service each night, Monday 10 November and Tuesday 11 November.

Buses replace trains between North Melbourne, Werribee and Williamstown from 8.30pm Thursday 13 November until 5am Saturday 15 November.

Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 5am Saturday 15 November to last service Sunday 16 November.

From Monday 17 November to late April 2026, trains will run on a single track between Newport and Laverton on the Werribee line. Passengers travelling to the city from Seaholme, Altona and Westona will travel by shuttle bus to Newport Station, where they can continue their journey to the city by train.

Glen Waverley line

Buses replace trains between Richmond and Glen Waverley from 8.30pm Friday 21 November to last service Sunday 23 November.

Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines

On the Ballarat line, coaches replace evening trains for all or part of the journey from Sunday 9 November to Tuesday 11 November.

Coaches replace trains for part of the journey on all three lines from Tuesday 18 November to Friday 28 November.

Bendigo line

Coaches replace evening trains on the Bendigo line for the entire journey from Sunday 2 November to Thursday 6 November.

Coaches replace evening trains for the entire journey from Sunday 30 November to Wednesday 3 December.

Seymour and Shepparton lines

There will be service changes on the Seymour Line from Friday 31 October to Tuesday 9 December.

Coaches will replace Shepparton line trains for all or part of the journey from Friday 31 October to Sunday 14 December.

Coaches will replace trains for the entire journey between Southern Cross and Albury on Monday 24 November.

Sunbury line

Buses replace trains between North Melbourne and Sunshine from 1am Saturday 22 November to last service Sunday 23 November, and from 1am Saturday 29 November to 4am Sunday 30 November.

Buses also replace trains between Watergardens and Sunbury from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 30 November to Wednesday 3 December.

Gippsland line

Coaches replace some Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains for part of the journey from Sunday 9 November to Tuesday 11 November, and from Sunday 16 November to Wednesday 19 November.

Coaches replace Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains for part of the journey from Friday 21 November night to last service Sunday 23 November.

Coaches replace some Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains for the entire journey from Monday 24 November to Wednesday 26 November.

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