Tag: v/line
New station ready to go
Cobblebank Station is ready to receive its first passengers, with the brand new stop officially opening its doors next week.
Coinciding with the start of...
Platform change uproar
Changes to Melton Station are causing unease among commuters, with city bound trains set to depart from the opposite platform from next month.
As part...
Cobblebank station set to open
Victoria’s newest train station is set to welcome passengers in just over a month, with the official opening of Cobblebank station announced last week.
A...
V/Line doubles down on works
V/Line undertook essential track and signal maintenance between Ararat and Deer Park last week.
The nine-day work blitz took place from December 8-16 so construction...
Ballarat rail works on track
Construction on the Ballarat line upgrade is ramping up in December.
Coaches will replace trains between December 8-16, while more than 300 crew members work...
Ballarat line in sick territory
Winter illnesses are being blamed for the cancellation of many train services on the Ballarat line.
Ballarat line commuters were forced onto packed peak-hour carriages...
Copper thieves strike again
Melton and Moorabool commuters endured delays on the Ballarat line last week after electrical cabling was stolen.
Commuters on V/Line services were held up by...
Commuters have their say
Moorabool commuters have mixed feelings about electrification of the rail line to Bacchus Marsh, according to initial feedback uncovered during a council poll.
Councillors were...
We can do better: V/Line
V/Line has committed to improving performance on the Ballarat line after recent data showed punctuality and reliability at their lowest since November.
Recent figures show...
More seats to ease rail squeeze
More seats for passengers on peak-hour Bacchus Marsh services are now available after the roll-out of a new VLocity train last week.
A six-carriage VLocity...
Ballarat line feels the heat
Extreme heat is being blamed for a dip in performance on the Ballarat line in the past two months.
V/Line data for January shows that...
Ballarat rail line out of the loop
Public transport users have criticised construction on the Ballarat line upgrade, with the planned train line duplication falling a kilometre short of a previously...
Call for more rail upgrades
Moorabool council is calling on the state government to fund a business case for more upgrades to the Ballarat rail line.
Moorabool mayor Paul Tatchell...
Extra comfort for commuters
Bacchus Marsh train passengers will have more room thanks to three new V/Locity carriages for commuters on a weekday service.
The 5.35pm train from Southern Cross...
Ballarat travel times steady
Services on the Ballarat line have exceeded the 96 per cent reliability target each month for the past year.
Latest performance figures show
96.8 per cent...
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Drug action plan
The state government is launching a statewide Action Plan to reduce drug harms across Victoria.
The government is responding to all the recommendations of the...
