UPDATE: 11:10 Wednesday 28 February
Due to a Catastrophic fire danger rating being declared for the Wimmera fire district, coach services will not operate in the Wimmera region for the entire day today (Wednesday 28 February).
This includes coach services to and from the towns of Stawell, Halls Gap, Horsham, Nhill and Dimboola.
In addition, extreme heat timetables will be in place on all V/Line rail corridors. Passengers should download a copy of the extreme heat timetable for their line before travelling.
Due to fire activity and smoke in the Beaufort area, coaches are replacing Ararat and Maryborough trains between Ararat, Maryborough and Ballarat. Coaches between Ararat and Ballarat are being diverted via Skipton until further notice. No coach services are currently operating to Trawalla, Beaufort and Buangor.
Please note coaches are replacing trains on the Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines due to maintenance work. Passengers should use the temporary timetable currently in place to plan their journey.
COACH SERVICES CANCELLED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FIRE DANGER
Wednesday 28 February
The following services will not operate:
- The 04:41 Horsham to Ararat Station.
- The 05:08 Nhill to Ballarat Station.
- The 05:39 Horsham – Ararat Station.
- The 06:10 Ouyen to Ballarat Station.
- The 06:35 Adelaide to Bendigo (Daylink).
- The 07:45 Stawell to Halls Gap.
- The 08:00 Donald to Bendigo Station.
- The 09:15 Halls Gap to Stawell.
- The 09:25 Bendigo to Adelaide (Daylink).
- The 10:16 Horsham – Ararat Station.
- The 10:21 Ballarat Station to Horsham.
- The 10:32 Ararat Station to Dimboola.
- The 12:37 Stawell to Halls Gap.
- The 12:56 Horsham to Ararat Station.
- The 13:20 Dimboola to Ballarat Station.
- The 13:52 Ararat Station to Horsham.
- The 14:10 Ballarat Station to Ouyen.
- The 15:07 Bendigo Station to Donald
- The 15:23 Halls Gap to Stawell
- The 15:38 Horsham to Ararat Station
- The 17:00 Ballarat Station to Ararat Station
- The 17:12 Ararat Station to Dimboola
- The 17:19 Ararat Station to Ballarat Station
- The 19:04 Ballarat Station to Ararat Station
- The 19:25 Ararat Station to Horsham
- The 20:45 Ararat Station to Nhill
The following service has been altered:
- The 11:16 Southern Cross – Ararat service will terminate at Wendouree and no longer run to Ararat.
- The 14:36 Southern Cross – Ararat service will terminate at Wendouree and no longer run to Ararat.
- The 16:58 Southern Cross – Ararat service will terminate at Ballarat and no longer run to Ararat.
- The 18:18 Southern Cross – Ararat service will terminate at Ballarat and no longer run to Ararat.
- The 11:48 Ararat – Southern Cross service will originate from Ballarat at 12:59 and not Ararat.
- The 14:28 Ararat – Southern Cross service will originate from Ballarat at 15:41 and not Ararat.
- The 10:47 Ballarat – Maryborough service will not run today.
- The 14:57 Maryborough – Ballarat service will not run today.
- The 18:01 Ballarat – Maryborough service will terminate at Ballarat and no longer run to Maryborough.
Coach services are being operated between Ballarat-Ararat and Ballarat-Maryborough
- The 16:39 Wendouree – Ararat coach replacement service will not stop at Beaufort.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CATASTROPHIC FIRE DANGER RATINGS
Due to the Catastrophic fire danger rating passengers are required to defer travel. There will be noalternative services available.
If you are unsure if you live in the Wimmera weather and fire danger area, please visit the CFA website.
Safety is V/Line’s number one priority and as such, no V/Line train, scheduled coach or replacement coach services will operate in a fire district while a Catastrophic fire danger rating declaration is in place for that district. To reduce the risk of passengers and staff being stranded midway through their journey, services which operate through multiple fire districts will not operate for the entire journey if a Catastrophic fire danger rating declaration is in place in any district they are scheduled to pass through.
EXTREME HEAT TIMETABLES
Extreme heat speed restrictions are enforced when temperatures exceed 36 degrees in order to reduce the likelihood of train and track faults, while also keeping passengers safe. When an extreme heat timetable is in place, journey times may be extended by a few minutes as we reduce the speed of our trains.Passengers should check this website prior to travelling to see if their services are affected. A copy of the extreme heat timetable can be downloaded from the V/Line website or passengers can ask for a copy from their nearest staffed station. Passengers are encouraged to allow extra time for their journeys.
The latest public transport information and network status are available on this website, the V/Line mobile app, ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app. Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app.
General information
- In Melbourne, coaches will arrive and depart from the Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street.
- No pets allowed on replacement coaches.
- There is limited space for bikes on V/Line trains and coach replacement services.
- Customers needing special assistance please call 1800 800 007 before travelling.
- For the latest up-to-date information, download the V/Line app, follow us on Twitter @vline or speak to a V/Line team member.
