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The Warrnambool line is a long-distance regional rail service in Victoria, Australia.Operated by V/Line, it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi).
Metro Trains Melbourne operates suburban passenger services along the inner section of the line as far as Werribee, while V/Line operates the Geelong and the Warrnambool services. For 11 years, from 19 September 1993 until 31 August 2004, the Melbourne to Warrnambool passenger service was run by the private West Coast Railway company.
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger rail and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria.It provides passenger train services on five commuter routes and eight long-distance services from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne.
Following the rail infrastructure improvements provided by the Regional Fast Rail project, and subsequent growth in passengers and services, there was an increase in congestion in the Melbourne suburban area, where trains operated by V/Line shared tracks with Metro Trains Melbourne suburban trains, caused increasing delays on rail services. [5]
Albury line service Melbourne bound, outside Seymour. The Albury-Wodonga line was formerly the only broad gauge line operated by V/Line to cross the border into New South Wales, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of Albury. In 2008 the broad gauge line closed for conversion, with this completed in 2011.
From November 1st 2024 V/Line introduced VLocity train sets on the Warrnambool line to replace all non overnight stabled locomotive hauled passenger services to Warrnambool, which has also been criticised. The complaints centred on the fact that V/Line did not provide trains purpose-designed for services to more distance regional cities.
The Werribee line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's ninth longest metropolitan railway line at 32.9 kilometres (20.4 mi).
The Waurn Ponds name was also used by V/Line's Network Access Division, to refer to the former Victorian Portland Cement Company sidings at the Blue Circle Southern Cement plant, two kilometres west of the passenger station. [13] On 31 May 2021, the sidings were officially abolished. [14]