Extra services and more weekend travel options
Published: Fri 28 Feb 2025
New weekend services will be added across the Ballarat, Ararat, Warrnambool and Bendigo lines.
We’re introducing a new timetable from mid-April, with 50 new or extended weekend services being added across the Ballarat, Ararat, Warrnambool and Bendigo lines
Ballarat Line passengers will get 33 extra services, with trains running every 40 minutes on weekends between 8am and 9pm.
On the Ararat Line, eight new weekend services will be added, with two new return services on Saturdays and Sundays, including a 9.15pm Saturday service from Southern Cross.
Five new weekend services will be added to the Bendigo Line, including late-night trains from Melbourne to Bendigo.
Warrnambool Line passengers will benefit from five daily weekend return services and also get modern and reliable VLocity trains on all services.
These latest services are part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to deliver almost 200 extra weekend services, which are being rolled out progressively across our network.
Two Geelong Line trains will also be extended through to Waurn Ponds Station every weekday morning, giving passengers in Waurn Ponds more travel options.
The new Ballarat, Ararat and Bendigo line timetables start on 13 April with the Warrnambool line timetable starting on 14 April.
All new timetables will be available to view on the V/Line website from 14 March.