Ararat V/Line rail service

Ararat railway line, Victoria
Line details
Length 212.81 km
Stations 13
Tracks Single track with crossing loops
Used by V/Line
Service pattern Limited Stops services from Ararat
All stations services from Ballarat or Bacchus Marsh
Rolling stock Sprinter and VLocity railcars
Rail transport in Victoria
This article is about the V/Line service. For the railway itself see Serviceton railway line

The Ararat railway line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia, that links the state capital Melbourne to the cities of Ballarat and Ararat.

History

V/Line once operated services to Horsham and Dimboola. All services beyond Ballarat were withdrawn on 27 May 1994,[1] and in 1995 the One Nation Program regauged the line beyond Ararat. The broad-gauge line between Ballarat and Ararat was closed to all traffic, with the broad-gauge passenger service from Ballarat to Ararat not reinstated until 2004 under the Linking Victoria program.

By 2009, a total of 48,000 passengers or an average of 1,000 week were using the line.[2]

Services

Ararat station - the end of the line

V/Line operates thrice-daily passenger trains on the Ararat line to and from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, as well as three road coach services connecting with buses at Ballarat.[3] Services as far as Ballarat station are operated as the Ballarat Line. Services run by Metro Trains Melbourne also operate as the Sydenham Line as far as Sunshine station.

Classified by V/Line as an Intercity service seat reservations are no longer required. Most services run as limited expresses between Ballarat and Melbourne.

On 16 July 2014, V/Line trains between Melbourne and Ararat ceased stopping at North Melbourne Station as part of the Regional Rail Link project.

Station in Bold are termini; those in italic are staffed at least part-time.

Ararat V/Line rail service
Legend
 0 km Southern Cross Zone 1
 1.7 km North Melbourne Zone 1
 Seymour / Shepparton / Albury lines
 4.9 km Footscray Zone 1
 12.3 km Sunshine Zone 1/2
 Bendigo / Swan Hill / Echuca lines
 17.82 km Deer Park Zone 2
 Geelong / Warrnambool lines
 41.3 km Melton Zone 2
 52.86 km Bacchus Marsh Zone 2
 82.47 km Ballan Zone 4
 121.80 km Ballarat Zone 8
 Maryborough line
 136.34 km Wendouree[4] Zone 8
 139.64 km Burrumbeet (Closed)
 156.93 km Trawalla (Closed)
 166.78 km Beaufort Zone 12
 187.62 km Buangor (Closed)
 212.81 km Ararat Zone 17

References

  1. ↑ VictorianRailways.net - VR Timeline
  2. ↑ http://www.araratadvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/tribute-paid-to-rail-supporters/1567331.aspx
  3. ↑ "Ararat line timetable" (PDF). www.vline.com.au. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ↑ New station to open in 2008.

External links

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