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Ballarat and Wendouree train services will be replaced by a coach service from Saturday 19 April to Friday 25 April (Anzac Day) inclusive.

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.

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.

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.

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

• Construction and commissioning of new signalling infrastructure for the Sunbury line between Sunshine and Albion

• Removal of redundant signalling and communications equipment between Footscray and Deer Park

• Modifications to train control systems to reflect changes along the Regional Rail Link network

• 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.

Construction works Buses replace trains between Saturday 19 April and Sunday 27 April 2014 while major Regional Rail Link construction works take place.

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.

Planning your journey?

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).

Information will also be available at stations and via customer service staff.

Remember

In Melbourne, coaches arrive and depart from the Southern Cross Station coach terminal located on Spencer Street, opposite Little Bourke Street.

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.

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Bendigo

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.

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.

Please allow an extra 60 minutes for your journey.

Geelong

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.

Please allow an extra 45 minutes for your journey.

Regional Rail Link is a landmark infrastructure project designed to remove major bottlenecks in Victoria’s rail network. 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.

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.

For more information about the project:

Visit www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au Email rrl@transport.vic.gov.au Call 1800 107 925 Twitter @rrlproject

If you require Regional Rail Link information in another language, please call us on (03) 9280 0775 to speak to an interpreter.

Authorised by the Victorian Government, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne.

www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au

Alternate travel plan for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong line customers

19 – 27 April 2014 inclusive

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.

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Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 April

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.

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.

Alternatively change at Footscray for a Sunbury line train into the city.

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.

Changes to your travel.Saturday 19 April — Sunday 27 April

Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown Lines

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.

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.

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.

FAQ

Where can I go for more detailed information on how to plan my trip?

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.

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.

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

You do not need to touch on or off on replacement buses.

Can I take my bike on the bus?

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.

What about accessibility for people with a disability travelling during the line closures?

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.

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.

Remember:• Journey times may be extended by up to 35 minutes.

• 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.

Saturday 19 April (Easter Saturday); Sunday 20 April (Easter Sunday); Monday 21 April (Easter Monday – Saturday timetable); Friday 25 April (Anzac Day)

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.

Also departing Albion are buses stopping all stations to North Melbourne via Footscray. From North Melbourne you can take a train into the city.

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.

Tuesday 22 April – Thursday 24 April to 8:00pm

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.

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.

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.

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.

Also departing from Albion are buses stopping all stations to North Melbourne, from where you can connect to a train into the city.

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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Limited express and stopping all stations replacement bus options will operate on all three lines.

Disruptions and longer travel times can be expected.

Please note: Over the Easter long weekend, the following timetables will apply to all lines:

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.

On Anzac Day Friday 25 April all lines will run to a Saturday timetable.

For more information visit ptv.vic.gov.au or call 1800 800 007 (6am - midnight daily)