Melton railway line

Melton railway line, Melbourne
Line details
Tracks Double track to Deer Park station, single track with loops beyond
Used by V/Line, freight
Service pattern Peak hour local trains to Melton and Bacchus Marsh, off peak Ballarat services
Connections Sunbury & Ballarat lines
Railways in Melbourne

The Melton railway line is the greater-metropolitan section of the Ballarat line in Victoria, Australia. It is incorporated into Melbourne's suburban railway network. Services are provided by V/Line as part of the Ballarat regional line service. The line runs between Southern Cross station in the CBD and Melton. It branches from the Sunbury line at Sunshine railway station, where it falls into myki ticketing Zone 2. It consists of dual track until just west of Deer Park railway station where it becomes a single bi-directional track. There is another stretch of double track close to Rockbank railway station to facilitate the passing of trains.

The Victorian Transport Plan released in December 2008 proposed the progressive upgrade of the Melton line to support future urban development in the corridor. The Regional Fast Rail project to Ballarat has been completed. The construction of the new Caroline Springs railway station (Ravenhall) commenced in August 2015, and is scheduled for completion in 2016. Another new station is planned for a new outer suburb of Toolern, between the existing Rockbank and Melton stations, as part of the Toolern urban development.[1] However, no date for this new station has yet been determined. The PTV Network Development Plan published in 2013 provides for the progressive duplication of the remaining section of the line to improve service frequency, before ultimate electrification. It was expected that the number of services would double following the electrification of the Sunbury line and re-allocation of diesel rolling stock to Melton.

There are a variety of trains on the line including Sprinter and VLocity type DMUs, as well as older locomotive-hauled carriages. All trains continue on to Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat or Ararat.

Ardeer railway station, with a train stopped in the platform

Line guide

Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are staffed.

Branches from the Sunbury line at Sunshine.

Legend
 1.2 km Southern Cross Zone 1
 Sunbury line
 13.5 km Sunshine Zones 1 & 2
 Sunbury line
 Kororoit Creek
 17.0 km Ardeer Zone 2
 Western Ring Road
 19.0 km Deer Park Zone 2
 Regional Rail Link
 21.2 km Caroline Springs (to be completed in 2016) Zone 2
 32.2 km Rockbank Zone 2
 42.5 km Melton Zone 2
 Ararat & Ballarat lines

External links, maps, and timetables

References

  1. ↑ hHerald Sun, 30 October 2010: New suburb Toolern to push city limits

This is old information its all Zone one now to Bacchus Marsh

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