Proposals for expansion of the melbourne rail network are commonly presented by political parties, government agencies, industry organisations and public transport advocacy groups. The stations make up 16 railway lines going out from the city and 4 greater metropolitan lines, as well as the central city loop. Take the daytime train if you want the best view of the passing landscape. This is mainly because the cbd is the only real focal point due to almost all lines converging on a single station flinders street. Melbourne southern cross overnight xpt train clk621.
The stations make up 16 railway lines going out from the city and 4 greater metropolitan lines, as well as the central city loop there are also a further 19 stations on 3 old, volunteeroperated, tourist railways. Selection of maps that show either principal routes stations or all routes all stations, in both line of route and train operator specific variations. Regional public transport for victoria timetable list vline. We pay respect to their elders, past and present, and to their cultural and spiritual connections to country. The victorian government has given the green light to progress the detailed business case for the melbourne airport rail link, having selected the sunshine route as its preferred route. The rail loop will connect into every major passenger railway line in melbourne from the. All lines effective december 16, 2017 vc av sb riv 91pv oc ieoc in partnership with timetable new tier 4 locomotives coming into service this year. Railway electric street railway koondrook tramway ky valley. The decision to close a railway station has historically been made by the department responsible for rail transport within the state government of victoria. Even allowing for the typical uncertainties surrounding demographic forecasting of this type. Melbournes train lines definitively ranked from best to worst. The rail network of melbourne, australia, has a significant number of railway lines and yards serving freight traffic. Jan 19, 2017 some of melbournes best gems are found on these lines from the sun theatre in yarraville and the substation in newport to the love letter to dubious taste that is franco cozzos store in.
Timetable list vline regional public transport for. Growing our rail network 20182025 pdf, 759kb transport for. The melbourne metro rail project will start transforming melbournes rail network into an internationalstyle metro system with turn up and go. Railway lines with stations operated by metro melbourne. Rail map adelaide metro bus, train and tram timetables. A number of railway lines and stations which formed part of the greater melbourne railway network have been closed over time, either in part or in full. Plans for an underground city railway in melbourne are almost as old as electrification of the network itself. Formed in october 1997 as hillside trains, a business unit of the public transport corporation, it was privatised in august 1999 becoming a subsidiary of connex in april 2004 it became the sole operator of melbourne suburban rail services, taking over the services of mtrain. View or download the metropolitan melbourne tram network map pdf 6 kb. Simply search for your timetable and select the service information and map link station and network maps are located below, underneath each region. At its longest stage, it ran from fairfield station, on what is today the hurstbridge line, to oakleigh station, on the current pakenham and. Railway lines in south australia track ownership or controlling body 0 10 20 40 60 80 100 kilometres map projection. Gda 94 track ownership or controlling body genesee and wyoming australia pty ltd nrg flinders operating services pty ltd.
Regional public transport for victoria network maps vline. Rail transport in victoria is heavily focused on melbourne, and, as a consequence, much of the states rail freight passes through the metropolitan network the lines are of two gauges. Their most western stop is werribee werribee and the most eastern stop is cardinia road officer bal. The city loop originally called the melbourne underground rail loop or murl is a mostlyunderground and partly surfacelevel subway and rail system in the central business district cbd of melbourne, victoria, australia. With more than 30 train routes throughout the united states, and some in canada, amtrak travels to over 500 destinations in 46 states, giving you the best views north america has to offer. City of melbourne travelsmart map highquality print version. It covered much of the modern city of boroondara, including the suburbs of from north to south kew east, camberwell, burwood, ashburton, and malvern east.
The 1940 victorian railways ashworth improvement plan recommended a different approach, with. The citytrain network is an integrated passenger and rail access service that extends from the centre of brisbane, south to beenleigh and varsity lakes on the gold coast, north to ferny grove, shorncliffe, doomben, caboolture, gympie and kipparing, east to cleveland and west to richlands, ipswich and rosewood, and springfield. View or download a highcontrast version of the victorian train network map pdf 894 kb. After initially retaining the hillside trains name, in july 2000 the connex melbourne name was introduced. Cranbourne and pakenham lines frankston, werribee and williamstown lines weekend services operate via the city loop metropolitan train lines regional train lines skybus services operate directly between melbourne airport and southern cross station interchange station and customer service hub staffed first to last train, seven days a week.
Authorised by public transport victoria, 750 collins street, docklands for more public transport information visit ptv. The ptv metropolitan trains has 16 train lines in melbourne with 212 train stations. It caters for over 240 million trips each year across its 218 stations. How to travel from melbourne to sydney by train getaway usa. Download network maps and nsw trainlink region timetables. The decision to close a railway station has historically been made by the department responsible for rail transport within the state government of victoria over the history of the melbourne railway network, a total of eleven complete railway. Melbourne trams melbourne is home to one of the worlds great urban tram networks and sits alongside san francisco as the world tram capital. Largely radial in nature, it is a surprisingly difficult network to map. With a population of just over 4 million people, melbourne is australias secondlargest. Look up a route map or download weekly timetables for any train, bus, ferry, light rail or coach service. This region is the focus of melbournes public transport and arterial road networks and is serviced by trains, trams and buses. Metro acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our rail network operates, the peoples of the kulin nation. Vline commuter stations, from a myki machine full fare myki cards only located at all train stations and major tram and bus interchanges, at ptv.
Melbourne rail network pocket map maps by philip mallis. The project will create six independent lines on the melbourne network and introduce metrostyle services across the network. List of melbourne railway stations simple english wikipedia. Vline regional public transport for victoria timetable list.
It is the core of the larger victorian railway network, with links to both intrastate and interstate systems. Since then most of the growth has been in areas generally remote from rail and tram lines. Melbourne s train system is run by connex under contract to the victorian government, and comprises one of the three major parts of metlink, melbourne s. The outer circle was built in 1891 as a steamera suburban railway line, in melbourne, australia. S ndrinh m line weekend services oper te vi the city loop train. As at august 2009, connex melbourne operated 15 train lines, 331 trains, 12,909 weekly services, and carried about 720,000 passengers each weekday. In 1929, the metropolitan town planning commission released a report recommending an underground city bypass from richmond to north melbourne stations via exhibition and victoria streets. This map shows all metropolitan and regional train stations in victoria. List of closed railway stations in melbourne wikipedia. You can also view bus, train and ferry route maps on our journey planner.
The rail network is carrying more passengers than ever before, the fastest growing train lines are rapidly approaching capacity and many peak period services suffer from overcrowding and. Victorian rail network map 2025 transport for victoria. Authorised by transport for victoria, spring street, melbourne. Albury line a d alburywodonga to melbourne via wangaratta, benalla and seymour monday to friday service train coach coach train coach train train train coach service information. The project will create a new rail line, with high capacity trains, from sunbury in the west to cranbourne and pakenham in the. Using the rail map, along with our journey planner, you can get an idea of when, where and how you can travel to your destination. Regional trains and coaches network map pdf 429kb timetables for nsw trainlink regional coach trials. A large suburban passenger network centred on the cbd also operates, with a limited degree of segregation from longerdistance passenger and freight trains. Diagrammatic map showing main routes and most secondary routes and branch lines. The melbourne subway map a rail fantasy the urbanist. Travel time savings for metropolitan lines pdf, 389.
This is mainly because the cbd is the only real focal point due to almost all lines converging on a. This assessment brief outlines the victorian governments proposal for a new metrostyle rail line that will provide 17 additional train services across melbourne. Adelaide metro brings the adelaide public transport system together. Suburban rail loop strategic assessment victorias big build. Myki is your ticket to travel on melbourne s trains, trams and buses, vline commuter train services and buses in seymour, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, the latrobe valley and warragul in the yellow shaded myki region on the map above. If you must travel to work, school or to buy food or medical supplies, please avoid close contact with transport staff or other passengers to help limit the spread of coronavirus on our. Geelong ine a d vline regional public transport for. In 1954 the melbourne and metropolitan board of works released their planning scheme for melbourne which contained a new station on southbank and a direct route to spencer street station.
Melbourne metro rail project melbourne metro would be one of the largest public infrastructure projects ever undertaken. Whether you want to visit big cities, small towns or places you can only see by rail, amtrak can take you there. Tram routes via 1 east coburg south melbourne beach lygon street, brunswick, city, south melbourne. Melbourne s rail system dates from 1854 when the first train line in australia was opened. Sep 03, 2019 melbourne to get new train stations as part of suburban rail loop.
To stop the spread of coronavirus, you must stay at home unless there is an essential reason to travel. Take a moment to complete the quick survey and rate your ride or if you have 10 mins complete the full survey. Metro trains melbourne is a joint venture between mtr corporation 60%, john holland group 20% and ugl rail 20%. A documentary film, melbourne s forgotten railway the outer circle, has been produced by a melbourne based media production team led by ron killeen and andrew mccolm. Moovit gives you ptv metropolitan trains suggested routes, realtime train tracker, live directions, line route maps in melbourne, and helps to find the closest cranbourne train stations near you. This decision is consistent with the recommendation of the 2012 public transport victoria study. Below is a list of maps of the different regions within the vline network. There are currently no disruptions for the selected period. Seymour line timetables alburywodonga melbourne via wangaratta, benalla and seymour effective. There are public telephones on each of the platforms.
This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations 216 including greater metropolitan stations in melbourne, australia. Myki is your ticket to travel on melbournes trains, trams and buses, vline commuter train services and buses in seymour, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, the latrobe valley and warragul in the yellow shaded myki region on the map above. Connex melbourne was a train operator in melbourne, australia. The melbourne rail network is a passenger and freight train system in the city of melbourne, australia. North melbourne railway station is the gateway through which all west and northwest bound train lines in melbourne, australia pass. North melbourne railway station is mainly used as an interchange point. Melbourne metro would facilitate the transformation of melbournes rail network into an internationalstyle metro system, boosting the capacity of the rail network to keep pace with melbournes growing and changing travel needs as the citys population grows to 6 million by. D e h k p ublish ed yct of m r n, j 2017 gpo box 16 03,m e lb o u rn v ic t a1 a s.
A d geelong to melbourne monday to friday service train train train train train train train train train train train train train service information. Please select calendar close please select calendar modal. This page contains a list of all vline pdf timetables. View or download the victorian train network map pdf 542 kb. The three constituent companies are also partners in the metro trains sydney joint venture, which operates the sydney. Metro train routes are shown on our map as thick coloured lines. Our train map, including all lines and major train stations on the national rail network, will help you plan and track your rail journey. Metro trains melbourne, often known simply as metro, is the franchise operator of the electrified suburban passenger service on the melbourne rail network. Rail transport in victoria is heavily focused on melbourne, and, as a consequence, much of the states rail freight passes through the metropolitan network. This map shows all metropolitan and regional train stations in. Regular features will include project updates and information about upcoming events and milestones as the project develops.
National rail enquiries maps of the national rail network. All metropolitan train lines converge in melbournes cbd, which includes flinders street and melbourne central stations. The first steam train in australia commenced service in melbourne in 1854, with the network having grown over the last two centuries to consist of 220 stations across 16 lines, serving a yearly ridership of 240. See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. There are 17 passenger rail lines in metropolitan melbourne. Today it encompasses 16 lines of broad gauge track, over 200 stations, and around 330 emu units. Your one stop resource for bus, train and tram timetables, journey planner, metrocard, service updates, news and more. It documents the railway line and includes historians, an urban planning expert, as well as people who actually remember seeing and riding on the train. Their train lines cover an area from the north mernda with a stop at mernda to the south crib point with a stop at stony point. When the franchise was retendered, it was awarded to. Ballarat line timetables ararat melbourne via ballarat effective. Thanks to the vision and perseverance of the late sir robert risson, chairman of the melbourne and metropolitan tramways board throughout the 1950s and 1960s, melbourne retained and expanded its electric tramways in spite of accepted wisdom, public.