Riders are urged to plan ahead for rail disruptions this spring.
Cranbourne and Pakenham lines
Buses will replace trains between:
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Dandenong, East Pakenham and Cranbourne stations from 8.30pm Friday 10 October to last service Wednesday 15 October
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Dandenong, Berwick and Cranbourne stations from first service Thursday 16 October to 8.30pm Friday 17 October
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Westall, Berwick and Cranbourne stations from 8.30pm Friday 17 October to last service Thursday 23 October.
Trains terminate and originate at Caulfield from 9pm Friday 10 October to last service Sunday 12 October, and from 9pm Monday 13 October to last service Wednesday 15 October.
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.
Buses replace trains between Cheltenham and Frankston stations from 10.30pm to last service each night on Wednesday 15 October and Thursday 16 October.
Hurstbridge line
Buses replace trains on the Hurstbridge line between Heidelberg station and Eltham station from 8.30pm Tuesday 30 September to last service Thursday 30 October.
Gippsland line
Coaches replace Traralgon line trains for all or part of the journey from the evening of Friday 10 October to Thursday 23 October. Visit the V/Line website for more details.
Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines
Coaches replace evening trains on the Ballarat line for the entire journey on Friday 10 October.
There will be service changes between Bacchus Marsh and Southern Cross stations on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October.
Coaches will replace evening trains on the Ballarat line for the entire journey on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 October.
Alamein line
Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Alamein from 8.35pm to last service each night, Sunday 19 October to Wednesday 22 October.
Belgrave and Lilydale lines
Buses replace trains between Parliament and Box Hill from 8.35pm to last service each night, Sunday 19 October to Wednesday 22 October.
Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines
Buses replace trains between Parliament and Camberwell from 8.25pm Friday 10 October to last service Sunday 12 October and from 8.45pm to last service each night, Monday 13 October to Wednesday 15 October.
Werribee line
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee:
- from 10.30pm Friday 10 October to 5am Saturday 11 October
- from 10.30pm Saturday 11 October to 6am Sunday 12 October
- from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 12 October to Thursday 16 October
- from 10.30pm Friday 17 October to 5am Saturday 18 October
- from 10.30pm Saturday 18 October to 6am Sunday 19 October
- from 8.30pm to last service each night, Sunday 19 October to Thursday 23 October.
Glen Waverley line
Buses replace trains between Richmond and Glen Waverley from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 13 October to Wednesday 15 October.
Buses replace trains between Richmond and Glen Waverley from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 13 October to Wednesday 15 October.
Seymour, Shepparton and Albury lines
Coaches replace evening trains on the Seymour line from Tuesday 7 October to Thursday 16 October, and from Sunday 19 October to Wednesday 22 October. More details are available on the V/Line website.
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