Alternate travel plan for Ballarat, Bendigo and

Alternate travel plan for
Ballarat, Bendigo and
Geelong line customers
19 – 27 April 2014 inclusive
ECHUCA
SWAN HILL
Rochester
Kerang
Pyramid
Dingee
MARYBOROUGH
Elmore
Eaglehawk
ARARAT
Talbot
Beaufort
Construction works
Kangaroo Flat
Clunes
Wendouree
Bendigo
Creswick
Regional Rail Link is a
landmark infrastructure
project designed to
remove major bottlenecks
in Victoria’s rail network.
Castlemaine
Ballarat
Malmsbury
Kyneton
Ballan
Bacchus Marsh
Woodend
Melton
Macedon
Rockbank
Gisborne
Deer Park
Riddells Creek
Ardeer
Clarkefield
Sunshine
Sunbury
Footscray
V/Line has worked hard to develop a coach
replacement timetable that minimises
disruptions to customers during Regional Rail
Link construction works.
V/Line will also be conducting maintenance
activities across other regional train lines
during the Easter holiday period.
Sunshine
MELBOURNE
(Southern Cross Station)
Train service
Coach service
Express coach service
Ballarat
Customers can plan their journey in advance using the Public
Transport Victoria (PTV) Journey Planner at ptv.vic.gov.au or
by calling 1800 800 007 (6am-midnight daily).
Ballarat and Wendouree train services will be replaced by
a coach service from Saturday 19 April to Friday 25 April
(Anzac Day) inclusive.
Information will also be available at stations and via customer
service staff.
Trains to and from Maryborough to Ballarat and to and from
Ararat to Southern Cross Station will connect at Ballarat with
replacement coach services to Southern Cross Station.
Remember
Due to V/Line maintenance activities from Tuesday 22 April to
Thursday 24 April replacement coaches for some services will
operate between Ararat and Southern Cross Station.
No checked luggage, no bikes and no pets are allowed on
replacement coaches.
Customers with special needs are encouraged to call V/Line
via the PTV call centre on 1800 800 007 (6am-midnight daily)
24 hours in advance of travel.
Footscray
Bendigo
Planning your journey?
In Melbourne, coaches arrive and depart from the Southern
Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street,
opposite Little Bourke Street.
Watergardens
North Melbourne
Coaches during peak hours will leave earlier from Ballarat
Station to arrive at the standard train arrival time at Southern
Cross Station.
Please allow an extra 45 minutes for your journey.
North Melbourne
MELBOURNE
(Southern Cross Station)
All trains to and from Bendigo will be replaced with
coach services from Saturday 19 April to Friday 25 April
(Anzac Day) inclusive.
Coaches will run between Bendigo and Southern Cross Station.
V/Line will be running a combination of express, limited express
and stopping all stations coach replacement services.
It will do this by untangling metropolitan
and regional tracks as they travel through
Melbourne’s west into the heart of the city.
Dedicated regional tracks are being built from West
Werribee Junction to Deer Park, then along the existing rail
corridor from Sunshine to Southern Cross Station. When
complete, passengers on the Geelong, Bendigo and
Ballarat lines will have a streamlined journey through the
metropolitan system.
Buses replace trains between Saturday 19 April and
Sunday 27 April 2014 while major Regional Rail Link
construction works take place.
Works include:
• Rail profiling on the North Melbourne flyover
• Works in the Arrivals Yard near North Melbourne Station
• Signalling and overhead works and removal of
redundant track equipment between South Kensington
Station and Footscray
• Works to complete the Nicholson Street bridge, Footscray
• Works to complete platforms 3 and 4 at Sunshine and
Footscray stations
• Track works near Sunshine Station
• Continued works on the Bendigo line grade separation
on Anderson Road, Sunshine
• Construction and testing of new signalling and
communications equipment between Footscray and
Sunshine stations
Regional Rail Link will create capacity for an extra 23
metropolitan and 10 regional services during each morning
and evening peak period – this means capacity for an
additional 54,000 passenger trips each day.
• Construction and commissioning of new signalling
infrastructure for the Sunbury line between Sunshine
and Albion
Please allow an extra 60 minutes for your journey.
For more information about the project:
• Modifications to train control systems to reflect changes
along the Regional Rail Link network
Geelong
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Trains between Bendigo and Echuca and between Bendigo
and Swan Hill will run as scheduled. Customers from Echuca/
Swan Hill will need to change at Bendigo for coach replacement
services to Southern Cross Station.
All trains on the Geelong line, including South Geelong and
Marshall, will be replaced with coach services the weekend
26–27 April.
Trains will continue to operate between
Geelong and Warrnambool.
www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au
rrl@transport.vic.gov.au
1800 107 925
@rrlproject
If you require Regional Rail Link information in
another language, please call us on (03) 9280 0775
to speak to an interpreter.
• Removal of redundant signalling and communications
equipment between Footscray and Deer Park
• Installing and commissioning equipment including CCTV
cameras, passenger information displays and hearing
loops at Sunshine and Footscray stations
• Activating two new pedestrian crossings at Sydney Street
and Adelaide Street, Albion
• Tamping and track work near Robinsons Road, Deer Park.
Carrying out all these activities during this period reduces
future disruption for rail passengers and the community as
we deliver the Regional Rail Link project.
Please allow an extra 45 minutes
for your journey.
www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au
Authorised by the Victorian Government, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne.
Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown Lines
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 April
FAQ
If you are travelling to North Melbourne or CBD stations you can take a
limited express bus from Sunbury, stopping at Watergardens and Albion,
to Flemington Racecourse Station from where you can take a train into
the city via the City Loop.
On the Werribee line, buses will stop at stations between Newport and
North Melbourne, except South Kensington. If you are travelling to the
city, express buses will depart from Newport for North Melbourne
via Footscray.
Where can I go for more detailed information on how
to plan my trip?
On Good Friday 18 April all lines will run to a Sunday timetable
and on Easter Monday 21 April all lines will run to a Saturday
timetable with no late night services.
Departing Albion and Sunshine are express buses to Flemington
Racecourse Station. Also departing from Albion are buses stopping all
stations to Footscray, from where you can connect to a train into the city.
On Anzac Day Friday 25 April all lines will run to a
Saturday timetable.
If you are travelling from the city to stations beyond Sunshine, take
a special train to Flemington Racecourse to connect with a bus to
Sunbury/Watergardens via Albion. Alternatively, take a train to Footscray
and change to a stopping all stations bus to Albion.
On the Williamstown line, buses will stop at stations between
Williamstown and North Melbourne, including South Kensington. If you
are travelling to North Melbourne or into the city, you can change at
Newport for a limited express bus to North Melbourne via Footscray.
It is important that you use the station myki machines to touch on
and touch off once each journey; touch on at the first railway station
you use then touch off at the last station. Myki readers are available
at Flemington Racecourse Station at each end of the platform
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If you are travelling from the city, take any train to North Melbourne and
change to a stopping all stations bus to Newport via South Kensington
and Footscray, or a limited express bus to Newport.
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Tuesday 22 April – Thursday 24 April after 8:00pm
If you are travelling to North Melbourne or CBD stations you can take a
stopping all stations bus from Sunbury/Watergardens to Albion which
runs express to North Melbourne Station from where you can take a
train into the city.
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Melbourne, from where you can connect to a train into the city.
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Customer service staff will be on hand at replacement bus stops
to assist those with specific needs at the following stations on the
Sunbury line: Sunbury, Watergardens, St Albans, Albion, Flemington
Racecourse, Sunshine, Tottenham, West Footscray, Middle
Footscray, Footscray and North Melbourne.
• Journey times may be extended by up to 35 minutes.
Newport
Williams
Landing
What about accessibility for people with a disability travelling
during the line closures?
Remember:
Spotswood
Westona
Unfortunately, due to safety regulations bikes are not permitted on
board replacement buses, unless they are folding bikes. If you are
travelling with a regular bike, please see assistance of customer
services staff at replacement bus stops.
During the weekend 26–27 April, customer service staff will attend
replacement bus stops at Williamstown Beach, North Williamstown,
Newport, Spotswood, Yarraville, Seddon, Footscray, South
Kensington and North Melbourne.
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For more information visit ptv.vic.gov.au or
call 1800 800 007 (6am - midnight daily)
Can I take my bike on the bus?
Yarraville
If you are travelling from the city, take any train to North Melbourne then
change to an express bus for stations beyond Albion or a
bus stopping all stations to Albion via Footscray.
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While these lines are closed, a significant amount of work will be
undertaken at Footscray and Sunshine stations, on bridges and
grade separations, as well as track and signalling works to help
improve future reliability of your service.
If you are travelling to North Melbourne or CBD stations
you can take a stopping all stations bus from Sunbury then from Albion
an express bus to North Melbourne.
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On the weekend Saturday and Sunday 26–27 April, buses will
replace trains on the Werribee line between Newport and North
Melbourne and on the Williamstown line between Williamstown
and North Melbourne.
Saturday 19 April (Easter Saturday); Sunday 20 April
(Easter Sunday); Monday 21 April (Easter Monday –
Saturday timetable); Friday 25 April (Anzac Day)
Do I still have to touch on and touch off with my myki?
You can touch on and touch off with your myki at railway stations as
you would normally.
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From the first service on Saturday 19 April until the last service
on Friday 25 April, buses will replace trains on the Sunbury line
between Sunbury and North Melbourne for Regional Rail Link
construction works.
Until 8pm on Tuesday 22 April, Wednesday 23 April and Thursday
24 April, limited express buses will operate from Sunbury/
Watergardens via Albion to Flemington Racecourse connecting
with trains into the city.
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Saturday 19 April — Sunday 27 April
For detailed information and to help you plan your journey visit
ptv.vic.gov.au or call 1800 800 007 (6am - midnight daily).
Alternatively, download the metroNotify app to receive up to
date details on service changes.
Alternatively change at Footscray for a Sunbury line train into the city.
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Please note: Over the Easter long weekend, the following
timetables will apply to all lines:
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your travel.
Disruptions and longer travel times can be expected.
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Tuesday 22 April – Thursday 24 April to 8:00pm
Limited express and stopping all stations replacement bus
options will operate on all three lines.
Williamstown
• V/Line will replace trains with coach services between Bendigo
and Southern Cross Station, with only a restricted stop at Sunbury
Station, dropping off and collecting V/Line customers. Sunbury
customers are advised to catch a Metro express replacement bus
via Flemington Racecourse. This is the quickest way into the city.
• Detailed timetable information for other Metro lines is available
at the Public Transport Victoria website at ptv.vic.gov.au or
by calling 1800 800 007 (6am–midnight daily).
• Customer service staff will be available at replacement bus stops
to assist you with travel during this time. Should you have special
needs and require emergency assistance press the red button on
the information console on the station platform.