AFL Round 1 services
Hawthorn v Essendon
14/03/2025 7:40:00 PM, MCG
Geelong
Before the game:
Additional train departs Wyndham Vale at 5.19pm. This train will stop at Tarneit, arriving at Southern Cross at 6.07pm.
Additional train departs Wyndham Vale at 5.46pm. The train will stop at Tarneit, arriving at Southern Cross at 6.23pm.
After the game:
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 11.10pm. This train will stop at Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 12.28am.
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 11.40pm. This train will stop at Tarneit, Wyndham Vale, Lara, Corio, North Shore, North Geelong, Geelong, South Geelong, Marshall, arriving at Waurn Ponds at 12.58am.
Ballarat
Before the game:
Additional train departs Melton at 5.44pm. This train will stop at Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ardeer, arriving at Southern Cross at 6.19pm.
After the game:
The 11.08pm Southern Cross to Ballarat train is altered to depart at 11.18pm. This train will stop at Southern Cross, Footscray, Sunshine, Ardeer, Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 12.57am.
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 11.12pm. This train will stop at Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, arriving at Bacchus Marsh at 11.52pm.
Additional train departs Southern Cross at 11.35pm. This train will stop at Ardeer, Deer Park, Caroline Springs, Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat, arriving at Wendouree at 1.11am.
Bendigo
Please note, this line is currently under a temporary speed restriction timetable.
Before the game:
Train services as per temporary train timetable.
After the game:
The 10.57pm Southern Cross to Bendigo train is altered to depart at 11.15pm. This train will stop at Footscray, Sunbury, Clarkefield, Riddells Creek, Gisborne, Macedon, Woodend, Kyneton, Malmsbury, Castlemaine, Kangaroo Flat, arriving at Bendigo at 1.16am.