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This is a list of the operating Victorian regional railway stations serviced by

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross ...

operated trains. The stations are located on 13 passenger train lines, which all operate from

Southern Cross station Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Victoria, Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, Melbourne, Spencer Street, between Collins Street, Melbourne, Collins ...

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

, Australia. Stations listed in bold are terminus stations. Frequent services operate to the major regional cities of

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vi ...

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban populat ...

Geelong Geelong ( ) ( Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the south eastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon ...

Seymour Seymour may refer to: Places Australia * Seymour, Victoria, a township * Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria * Seymour, Tasmania, a localit ...

, and the

Latrobe Valley The Latrobe Valley is an inland geographical district and urban area of the Gippsland region in the state of Victoria, Australia. The traditional owners are the Brayakaulung of the Gunai nation. The district lies east of Melbourne and nes ...

; with a smaller number of services continuing to the end of their respective lines.

North

Frequent services operate to

, with some trains continuing to either

Echuca Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and larges ...

or Swan Hill.

Bendigo line

The line continues on from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunbury. * Sunbury (suburban station) *

Clarkefield Clarkefield () is a town in Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume and the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government areas. Clarkefield recorded a population of 303 at the 202 ...

Riddells Creek Riddells Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in Wurundjeri Country and the Shire of Macedon Ranges. It is located in between the cities of Bendigo and Melbourne. Riddells Creek is also the name of the main watercourse which flows th ...

* Gisborne *

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* Woodend * Kyneton *

Malmsbury Malmsbury is a town in central Victoria, Australia on the Old Calder Highway (C794), 95 km north-west of the state capital, Melbourne and 11 km north-west of Kyneton. Situated close by the Coliban River, Malmsbury has a population ...

Castlemaine Castlemaine may mean: * Castlemaine, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia ** Castlemaine Football Club, an Australian rules football club ** Castlemaine railway station * Castlemaine, County Kerry, a town in Ireland * Castlemaine Brewery, Western ...

* Kangaroo Flat *

In addition to this, most Bendigo line services continue north of Bendigo to various stations serving suburbs and towns surrounding Bendigo, as part of the Bendigo Metro project. * Services from Bendigo continuing north Branch 1 * Eaglehawk * Raywood Branch 2 *

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Huntly Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settleme ...

Goornong Goornong is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. The town is in the City of Greater Bendigo local government area and on the Midland Highway, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Goornong had a population of 718. A railwa ...

Echuca line

The line continues from the

Bendigo line The Deniliquin railway line (also known as the Echuca railway line) is a broad-gauge railway line serving northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from the border settlement of Deniliquin into Bendigo, before turning south-southeast tow ...

. * Elmore * Rochester *

Swan Hill line

The line continues from the

at Raywood. * Dingee *

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* Kerang * Swan Hill

North east

Frequent services operate to

, with some trains continuing to

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparto ...

. The Albury line is no longer connected to the other 2.

Seymour line

The line continues on from the Craigieburn suburban line at Craigieburn. * Craigieburn (suburban station) * Donnybrook *

Wallan Wallan , traditionally known as Wallan Wallan (large circular place of water), is a town in Victoria, north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends f ...

Heathcote Junction Heathcote Junction is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located north of the state capital, Melbourne and from nearby Wandong. At the , Heathcote Junction and the surrounding area had a combined population of 839. The town was affecte ...

Wandong Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It adjoins the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the , the two towns had a population of 1,340. The main centre nearest Wa ...

Kilmore East Kilmore East is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria, 65 kilometres north of Melbourne. At the , Kilmore East had a population of 417. Kilmore East was occupied for European use by John Green, a neighboring pastoralist on the Kilmor ...

* Broadford * Tallarook *

Albury line

The Albury-Wodonga line was formerly the only broad gauge line operated by

to cross the border into

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, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of

Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – t ...

. In 2008 the broad gauge line closed for conversion, with this completed in 2011. This means the line can no longer be considered an extension of some Seymour line services. *

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* Broadmeadows *

* Avenel *

Euroa Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Euroa's population was 3,275. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'. History Major ...

* Violet Town *

Benalla Benalla is a small city located on the Broken River gateway to the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria, Australia, about north east of the state capital Melbourne. At the the population was 10,822. It is the administrative cent ...

* Wangaratta * Springhurst * Chiltern *

Wodonga Wodonga ( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA. Its population is approximately ...

NSW regional rail operator

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operate the inter-capital XPT service between

and

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...

, which stops at Broadmeadows, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta and Albury.

Shepparton line

The line branches from the

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. *

* Nagambie * Murchison East * Mooroopna *

East

Frequent services operate to Traralgon, with some trains continuing to Bairnsdale. Fn1bairnsdale

Traralgon line

The line continues on from the Pakenham suburban line at Pakenham. *

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(suburban station) * Caulfield (suburban station) * Clayton (suburban station) *

Dandenong Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainl ...

(suburban station) * Pakenham (suburban station) * Nar Nar Goon * Tynong *

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* Bunyip * Longwarry * Drouin *

Warragul Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 19,8 ...

Yarragon Yarragon is a town in the Shire of Baw Baw in the West Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and the main Gippsland Railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of Warra ...

* Trafalgar * Moe * Morwell * Traralgon

Bairnsdale line

The line continues from the Traralgon line at Traralgon. * Rosedale * Sale * Stratford * Bairnsdale

West

Frequent services operate to

, with some trains continuing to Ararat. Some services also run to Maryborough as shuttle services from Ballarat. Ballan railway station, Victoria

Ballarat line

The line branches from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunshine. * Sunshine (suburban station) * Ardeer * Deer Park * Caroline Springs * Rockbank * Cobblebank * Melton *

Bacchus Marsh Bacchus Marsh ( Wathawurrung: ''Pullerbopulloke'') is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne and west of Melton at a near equidistance to the major cities ...

* Ballan *

* Wendouree

Ararat line

The Ballarat - Ararat section of the line was closed from 1994 until 10 July 2004, when it was reopened for a twice-daily service as part of the

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Project. Services now run 5 times per day. Continues from the Ballarat line service. * Wendouree *

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* Ararat

Maryborough line

The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of ''

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'' service. As part of the Victorian Transport Plan, passenger services resumed on the Mildura line to Maryborough on 25 July 2010. Services operate 2 times per day, as shuttles from Ballarat. Connects to a train from Melbourne *

Creswick Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 122 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Creswick had a populati ...

* Clunes * Talbot * Maryborough

South west

Frequent services operate to

, with some trains continuing to Warrnambool.

Geelong line

The line runs on the dedicated Regional Rail Link tracks from

* Footscray (suburban station) * Sunshine (suburban station) * Ardeer * Deer Park * Tarneit * Wyndham Vale * Little River * Lara * Corio * North Shore ''(Interchange with Overland services to

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)'' * North Geelong *

South Geelong South Geelong, also referred to as Geelong South, is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geelong. At the 2016 census, South Geelong had a population of 993. The suburb is adj ...

''(terminus for every other train in weekday off peak)'' * Marshall *

Waurn Ponds Waurn Ponds is a mainly residential southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is bounded by Rossack Drive, Princes Highway, the Geelong to Warrnambool railway, Reservoir Road, Draytons Road, Pigdons Road, Deakin University an ...

Warrnambool line

From mid-1993 to 31 August 2004, the Warrnambool service was operated by the now-defunct West Coast Railway. Continues from the Geelong line service *

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Birregurra Birregurra is a town on Gulidjan Country in Victoria, Australia approximately south-west of Melbourne. The town is located within the Colac Otway Shire. At the 2016 census, Birregurra had a population of 828. Birregurra is an Aboriginal word ...

* Colac * Camperdown *

Terang Terang is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Corangamite and on the Princes Highway south west of the state's capital, Melbourne. At the , Terang had a population of 1,824. At the 2001 census, ...

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* Warrnambool These trains also connect with coach services to

Port Fairy Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the ...

, Portland and Mount Gambier.

Non-V/Line stations

The Overland service to Adelaide calls at several otherwise-disused stations in western Victoria. These are: * Stawell *

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

* Dimboola * Nhill There are only two trains per week, operated by

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. Seats are reserved for V/Line passengers for the stations listed above, in addition to Ararat. There are frequent proposals to restore regular V/Line service to Horsham or Dimboola, which would also stop at other stations.

Passenger lines proposed for reopening

Several lines were promised for reopening in the early 2000s as part of the

program, however 2 projects were not completed. The most commonly proposed services are:

Mildura line

Originally withdrawn on 12 September 1993. Once served by ''

'' service, the line branches from the Serviceton line at

. V/Line passenger trains currently operate to Maryborough. *

* Clunes * Maryborough *

Dunolly Dunolly is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Dunolly - Maryborough Road, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2016 census, Dunolly had a population of 893, down from 969 in 2006. History The town began during the Victorian ...

* St Arnaud * Donald *

Birchip Birchip is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia on the Sunraysia Highway north of Donald. The town is located in the Shire of Buloke local government area. At the , Birchip had a population of 694, down from the 2016 figure of ...

* Ouyen * Red Cliffs *Irymple *

Mildura Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area h ...

Horsham line

Originally withdrawn on 21 August 1993 to Dimboola; however, Journey Beyond's Melbourne to Adelaide Overland trains operate twice a week. The current Broad Gauge V/Line passenger rail services terminates at Ararat. * Ararat * Stawell *

Murtoa Murtoa is a wheat district town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a popul ...

* Dimboola

Leongatha line

Originally withdrawn on 24 July 1993; however, the

to Cranbourne section was retained and became part of the Melbourne Suburban rail network in 1995. *

Tooradin Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia local government areas. Tooradin recorded a population of 1,722 at the . Na ...

Koo Wee Rup Koo Wee Rup is a town and satellite suburb in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Built on former marshland now converted to market g ...

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* Nyora *

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Korumburra Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At the Korumburra had an urban population of 3,639. Surroun ...

* Leongatha

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North

Bendigo line

Echuca line

Swan Hill line

North east

Seymour line

Albury line

Shepparton line

East

Traralgon line

Bairnsdale line

West

Ballarat line

Ararat line

Maryborough line

South west

Geelong line

Warrnambool line

Non-V/Line stations

Passenger lines proposed for reopening

Mildura line

Horsham line

Leongatha line

See also

References