List of regional railway stations in Victoria
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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serviced by V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
operated trains. The stations make up 7 radial passenger train lines, which all operate out of Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, with 2 further lines proposed to be reopened to V/Line passenger rail services.
Stations listed in bold are terminus stations. Frequent services operate to the major regional cities of Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Seymour
Seymour, Victoria
Seymour is a township in the Shire of Mitchell in the state of Victoria, Australia and is located north of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Seymour had a population of 6,063...
, and the Latrobe Valley
Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical region and urban area of Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is east of the City Of Melbourne and nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Great Dividing Range to the north – with the highest peak to the north of the...
; with a smaller number of services continuing to the end of their respective lines.
Services to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, and the Latrobe Valley were upgraded as part of the Regional Fast Rail project
Regional Fast Rail project
The Regional Fast Rail project was a rail transport project of the State Government of Victoria, Australia undertaken between 2000 and 2006 aimed at improving the passenger services on the Victorian regional railway network , specifically to reduce travel times, enhance service frequency and...
completed in 2006. Four lines previously closed to passenger services - those to Ararat, Bairnsdale, Leongatha and Mildura were proposed to be refurbished as part of the Linking Victoria
Linking Victoria
The Linking Victoria was a State Government program launched in 1999 to upgrade transport infrastructure in Victoria, Australia. Costing $3.5 billion, it included the road, rail and port networks...
project. While all were expected to reopen during 2004, only the Ararat and Bairnsdale lines have been reopened, with the Leongatha and Mildura projects delayed.
For detailed travel information, do not rely solely on this page; please refer to the Viclink website.
North
Frequent services operate to Bendigo, with some trains continuing to either EchucaEchuca, Victoria
Echuca is a town located on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe river in Victoria, Australia. The Border town Moama is on the northern side of the Murray river in New South Wales. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe...
or Swan Hill
Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Murray Valley Highway, on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At the 2006 census, Swan Hill had a population of 9,684.-History:...
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Bendigo line
From Southern Cross to Sunbury stations, the line is covered by Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticketing.
- Watergardens (suburban station)
- Diggers Rest
- SunburySunbury railway station, MelbourneSunbury is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the township of Sunbury, on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway. The station is staffed during daylight hours for most train services until approximately 8pm, and is in Metcard and myki Zone 2...
(Metcard ticketing ends) - Clarkefield
- Riddells Creek
- Gisborne
- Macedon
- WoodendWoodend railway station, VictoriaWoodend is a railway station in Woodend on the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia.- Overview :The station had platform 2 reconstructed as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, and a new car park built on the street side of the platform...
- Kyneton
- Malmsbury
- Castlemaine
- Kangaroo Flat
- Bendigo
- Eaglehawk
Echuca line
The line continues from the Bendigo line at Bendigo.- Elmore
- RochesterRochester railway station, VictoriaRochester is a railway station on the Echuca railway line in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. It is 223km from Southern Cross station. A disused goods shed exists at this station...
- Echuca
Swan Hill line
The line continues from the Bendigo line at Bendigo.- EaglehawkEaglehawk railway station, VictoriaEaglehawk is a railway station on the Swan Hill railway line in the Bendigo suburb of Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. The station is located on Hall Street and has a disused goods shed and crane....
- Dingee
- Pyramid
- Kerang
- Swan Hill
North east
Frequent services operate to SeymourSeymour, Victoria
Seymour is a township in the Shire of Mitchell in the state of Victoria, Australia and is located north of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Seymour had a population of 6,063...
, with some trains continuing to either Albury
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
or Shepparton
Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
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Seymour line
The line continues on from the Craigieburn suburban line at Craigieburn.- Craigieburn (suburban station)(Metcard ticketing ends)
- Donnybrook
- Wallan
- Heathcote Junction
- Wandong
- Kilmore East
- Broadford
- Tallarook
- Seymour
Albury-Wodonga line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
to cross the border into New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of Albury. Since November 2008 the broad gauge line has been converted to standard gauge.
The line continues from the Seymour line at Seymour.
- AvenelAvenel railway station, VictoriaAvenel is a railway station on the North East railway in the township Avenel, Victoria, Australia. It is served by the Albury-Wodonga V/Line rail service...
- Euroa
- Violet Town
- Benalla
- Wangaratta
- Springhurst
- Chiltern
- Wodonga
- Albury
NSW regional rail operator CountryLink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
also operate the XPT
CountryLink XPT
The XPT is the main long-distance passenger train used in regional New South Wales, Australia. It operates on key eastern seaboard routes including the Sydney-Melbourne and Sydney-Brisbane services...
which stops (currently) at Benalla, Wangaratta and Albury en route to either Melbourne or Sydney
Central railway station, Sydney
Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services...
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Shepparton line
The line branches from the Albury-Wodonga line at Seymour.- Seymour
- Nagambie
- Murchison East
- Mooroopna
- Shepparton
East
Frequent services operate to TraralgonTraralgon, Victoria
Traralgon is a regional city located in the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Traralgon is a city within the City of Latrobe....
, with some trains continuing to Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale, Victoria
Bairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
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Traralgon line
The line continues on from the Pakenham suburban line at Pakenham.- RichmondRichmond railway station, MelbourneRichmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Richmond. It is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:...
(suburban station) - Caulfield (suburban station)
- ClaytonClayton railway station, MelbourneClayton is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Clayton, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Clayton is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
(suburban station) - Pakenham (suburban station)(Metcard ticketing ends)
- Nar Nar Goon
- Tynong
- Garfield
- Bunyip
- Longwarry
- Drouin
- Warragul
- Yarragon
- Trafalgar
- Moe
- Morwell
- Traralgon
Bairnsdale line
The line continues from the Traralgon line at Traralgon.- Rosedale
- SaleSale railway station, VictoriaSale is a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line in Sale, Victoria, Australia. The station is located on Pettit Drive and has a single platform, two loop sidings parallel to the platform, and a number of dead end sidings...
- StratfordStratford railway station, VictoriaStratford is a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line in Stratford, Victoria, Australia. It is 222km from Southern Cross station. Stratford is the only station between Sale and Bairnsdale which has an intermediate stop...
- Bairnsdale
West
Frequent services operate to Ballarat, with some trains continuing to AraratArarat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
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Ballarat line
The line branches from the Sydenham suburban line at SunshineSunshine railway station, Melbourne
Sunshine is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Sunshine, on the Sydenham railway line. It is the junction for the line west to Ballarat...
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From Southern Cross to Melton stations, the line is covered by Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticketing and Miky.
- SunshineSunshine railway station, MelbourneSunshine is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Sunshine, on the Sydenham railway line. It is the junction for the line west to Ballarat...
(suburban station) - Ardeer
- Deer Park
- Rockbank
- MeltonMelton railway station, MelbourneMelton is a railway station in the city of Melton, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Melton South, on the Ballarat V/Line rail service. The station is staffed full time and is in Metcard and myki Zone 2...
(Metcard ticketing ends) - Bacchus Marsh
- Ballan
- BallaratBallarat railway station, VictoriaBallarat railway station is a railway station serving the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.The station is located on the Ballarat line and serves both freight and passenger functions....
Ararat line
The Ballarat - Ararat section of the line was closed from 1994 until 10 July 2004, when it was reopened for a twice-daily service as part of the Linking VictoriaLinking Victoria
The Linking Victoria was a State Government program launched in 1999 to upgrade transport infrastructure in Victoria, Australia. Costing $3.5 billion, it included the road, rail and port networks...
Project. Services have recently been altered to thrice-daily on weekdays.
Continues from the Ballarat line service.
- Wendouree
- BeaufortBeaufort railway station, VictoriaBeaufort is a railway station on the Ararat railway line in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia. It is 165 km from Southern Cross Station. The station has been re-opened since the re-opening of the Ararat line. Prior to Sunday 14 June 2009 when Wendouree station opened, Beaufort was the only station...
- Ararat
Maryborough line
The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of the Vinelander service.As part of the Victorian Transport Plan, passenger services resumed on the Mildura line to Maryborough on 25 July 2010. Services operate twice a day (once in each direction).
Continues from the Ballarat line service.
- Creswick
- Clunes (opens 2011)
- Maryborough
South west
Warrnambool, Victoria
-Cityscape:The original City of Warrnambool was a 4x8 grid, with boundaries of Lava Street , Japan Street , Merri Street and Henna Street . In the nineteenth century, it was intended that Fairy Street – with its proximity to the Warrnambool Railway Station – would be the main street of...
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Geelong line
The line continues on from the Werribee suburban line at Werribee.- Werribee (suburban station)(Metcard ticketing ends)
- Little River
- Lara
- Corio
- North Shore
- North Geelong
- Geelong
- South Geelong
- Geelong Racecourse
- Marshall
Warrnambool line
From mid 1993 to 31 August 2004, the Warrnambool service was operated by the now-defunct West Coast RailwayWest Coast Railway (Victoria)
West Coast Railway was the trading name of The Victorian Railway Company Pty Ltd, a railway company operating in Victoria, Australia. The company operated passenger services between Melbourne and Warrnambool from 1993 to 2004.-History:...
.
Continues from the Geelong line service
- WinchelseaWinchelsea railway station, VictoriaWinchelsea is a railway station on the Warrnambool railway line in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia. It is 115km from Southern Cross station. At the peak of operations the station had a four road yard and goods platform...
- Birregurra
- Colac
- Camperdown
- Terang
- Sherwood Park
- Warrnambool
These trains also connect with coach services to Port Fairy
Port Fairy, Victoria
Port Fairy is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and 290 km west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.-History:...
, Portland
Portland, Victoria
The city of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. It is the main urban centre of the Shire of Glenelg. It is located on Portland Bay.-History:...
and Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....
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Interstate
These railway stations are in operation but V/LineV/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
does not operate train services. Instead other operators run trains to serve these towns, primarily because these stations are located on Standard Gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
lines as opposed to Broad Gauge
Victorian broad gauge
Rail gauge in Australia displays significant variation, which has been an ongoing problem for transportation on the Australian continent, for over a hundred years.-Track gauges and route km:The most used gauges are Main gauges:...
which V/Line's existing fleet operate on.
- Stawell (opens 2011)
- HorshamHorsham railway station, VictoriaHorsham is a railway station located in the town of Horsham, Victoria, Australia. The station is located between Railway Avenue and Mill Street and is next to Urquhart Street.-History:...
- Dimboola
- Nhill
These stations are operated by GSR's
Great Southern Railway (Australia)
Great Southern Railway , owned by Serco Asia Pacific, is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia.GSR operates interstate passenger trains aimed at the tourist market:* The Indian Pacific...
The Overland which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide. However due to the way the service is timetabled, trains run in each direction three times a week (no Sunday service), which can be a problem for some travellers. V/Line train tickets are permitted on The Overland to Nhill station.
See also
- List of closed railway stations in Victoria
- List of Melbourne railway stations
- List of localities (Victoria)
External links
- http://www.viclink.com.au/ - Official timetables and travel information