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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.
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.
Waurn Ponds has two side platforms and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains. [15] [16] Platform 1: Geelong line services to Southern Cross Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross; Platform 2: Geelong line services to Southern Cross Warrnambool line services to Warrnambool and Southern Cross
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.
Geelong has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform, and is served by V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line trains. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Prior to the opening of the Regional Rail Link in 2015, almost all trains used Platform 1, and Platforms 2 and 3 were only used if Platform 1 was occupied:
West Coast Railway was a passenger train company operating in Victoria, Australia that operated services between Melbourne and Warrnambool from September 1993 until August 2004. The travel time for the journey (Warrnambool – Melbourne) was around 3 hours. [1] This is on average around 30 minutes quicker than the current journeys. [2]