Due to the forecast temperatures, we will be running to an Extreme Heat timetable on the following dates and lines:
20 January 2025
Full Extreme Heat Timetable: Seymour and Shepparton Lines
Partial Extreme Heat Timetable: Bendigo, Swan Hill and Echuca Lines
21 January 2025
Full Extreme Heat Timetable: Seymour and Shepparton Lines
Partial Extreme Heat Timetable: Bendigo, Swan Hill and Echuca Lines
During the summer months, parts of V/Line’s network can be subject to extremely hot temperatures and we take extra precautions to make sure our train services run safely.
Trains that usually travel at up to 160km/h need to slow down to 90km/h or less because steel tracks expand in the heat.
On these days, affected lines will run to an Extreme Heat Timetable. This means journey times may be extended by a few minutes, and some services will be replaced by air-conditioned coaches for all or part of the journey.