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Rail disruptions this fortnight
Riders are urged to plan ahead for disruptions on several train lines this fortnight. Bikes are not allowed on board buses unless folded and in a bag the size of a Brompton; coaches have some limited capacity for bikes.
 

Alamein Line

Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Alamein from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 22 June to Thursday 25 June, and from 8.30pm to last service on Monday 29 June.

 

Belgrave and Lilydale lines

On the Belgrave Line, trains will not stop at Boronia Station from 11.30pm Friday 8 May until spring 2026. A shuttle bus will run between Bayswater, Boronia and Ferntree Gully stations to connect passengers to train services.
 
Also on the Belgrave Line, buses replace trains between Ringwood and Belgrave from 10.45pm Friday 3 July to last service Sunday 5 July.
 
On the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, buses replace trains between Burnley, Belgrave and Lilydale from 8.30pm to last service on Monday 29 June.
 

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines

Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Oakleigh from 8.30pm Friday 26 June to last service Sunday 28 June.

Frankston Line

Buses replace trains between Caulfield and Mordialloc from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 22 June to Wednesday 24 June.

Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Mordialloc from 8.30pm Friday 26 June to last service Sunday 28 June.

Geelong Line

Coaches replace evening trains on the Geelong Line from Sunday 5 July to Tuesday 7 July.

Gippsland Line

Coaches replace Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains for part of the journey from Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June.

Glen Waverley Line

Trains run direct to and from Flinders Street, not via the City Loop from 9pm to last service each night, Monday 29 June to Wednesday 1 July.

Hurstbridge Line

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Macleod from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 29 June to Wednesday 1 July.

Mernda Line

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Reservoir from 8.30pm to last service each night, Monday 29 June to Wednesday 1 July.

Sandringham Line

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Elsternwick from 11.55pm Friday 26 June to 6am Saturday 27 June.

Buses replace trains between Parliament and Elsternwick from 11.35pm to last service on Sunday 28 June.

Seymour Line

Coaches replace evening trains on the Seymour Line for the entire journey from Sunday 28 June to Wednesday 1 July.
 

Sunbury Line

Trains start and end at Footscray from 8pm Friday 26 June to last service Sunday 28 June.

Werribee Line

Buses replace trains from Newport to Werribee:
 
  • from 11.55pm to last service each night, Tuesday 23 June to Thursday 25 June
  • from 11.55pm to last service each night, Monday 29 June and Tuesday 30 June
  • from 11.50pm to last service each night, Wednesday 1 July and Thursday 2 July.

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