This is a list of the operating Victorian regional railway stations serviced by V/Line operated trains[1], NSW TrainLink's XPT sevice & Journey Beyond's The Overland. There are 97 regional railway stations that are currently operational in Victoria located on 14 passenger train lines, which all operate from Southern Cross station in Melbourne, Australia.

North

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  • The Bendigo line continues on from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunbury.
  • The Echuca line continues from the Bendigo line at Goornong.
  • The Swan Hill line continues from the Bendigo line at Raywood.

Frequent services operate to Bendigo, with some trains continuing to either Echuca or Swan Hill. 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 to Eaglehawk & Raywood or to Epsom, Huntly & Goornong.

North east

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  • The Seymour line continues on from the Craigieburn suburban line at Craigieburn.
  • The Shepparton line continues from the North East line at Seymour.
  • The Albury-Wodonga line was formerly the only broad gauge line operated by V/Line to cross the border into New South Wales, with the primary terminus being located in the New South Wales town of Albury. 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.

Frequent services operate to Seymour, with some trains continuing to Shepparton. The Albury line is no longer connected to the other 2. NSW regional rail operator NSW TrainLink operate the inter-capital XPT service between Melbourne and Sydney, which stops at Broadmeadows, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta and Albury.

East

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  • The Traralgon line continues on from the Pakenham suburban line at Pakenham.
  • The Bairnsdale line continues from the Traralgon line at Traralgon.

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

West

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  • The Ballarat line continues on from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunshine.
  • The Ararat line continues from the Ballarat line at Wendouree.
  • The Maryborough line continues from the Ballarat line at Ballarat.

Frequent services operate to Ballarat, with some trains continuing to either Ararat or Maryborough. Some services also run to Maryborough as shuttle services from Ballarat. 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 Linking Victoria Project. Services now run 5 times per day. The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of The Vinelander 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.

South west

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  • The Geelong line continues on from the Sunbury suburban line at Sunshine.
  • The Warrnambool line continues from the Geelong line at Waurn Ponds.

Frequent services operate to Geelong, with some trains continuing to Warrnambool. In addition to this, most Geelong line services continue south of Geelong to various stations serving suburbs and towns surrounding Geelong. The Geelong line runs on the dedicated Regional Rail Link tracks from Southern Cross station. From mid-1993 to 31 August 2004, the Warrnambool service was operated by the now-defunct West Coast Railway. Warrnambool trains also connect with coach services to Port Fairy, Portland and Mount Gambier.

The Overland

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The Overland service to Adelaide calls at several otherwise-disused stations in western Victoria. There are only two trains per week, operated by Journey Beyond. 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.

Stations

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Station Image Connections Line(s) Distance from Southern Cross Date opened Notes
km mi
Albury       Albury
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
304.90 189.46 26 February 1882
Ararat       Ararat
The Overland
210.82 131.00 7 April 1875
Ardeer     Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Geelong Warrnambool
15.05 9.35 2 April 1929
  • Rebuilt 1977
  • Formerly Ardeer Siding
Avenel   Albury 115.96 72.05 20 November 1872
Bacchus Marsh     Ararat Ballarat Maryborough 50.86 31.60 10 February 1887
Bairnsdale     Bairnsdale 274.85 170.78 8 May 1888
Ballan       Ararat Ballarat Maryborough 79.48 49.39 22 December 1886
  • Rebuilt 2021
Ballarat       Ararat Ballarat Maryborough 118.80 73.82 11 April 1862
  • Formerly Ballarat West
Beaufort     Ararat 164.78 102.39 11 August 1874
  • Rebuilt 2004
Benalla       Albury
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
195.25 121.32 18 August 1873
Bendigo       Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill 162.24 100.81 21 October 1862
  • Formerly Sandhurst
Berwick     Bairnsdale Traralgon
Pakenham
44.58 27.70 8 October 1877
Birregurra   Warrnambool 134.29 83.44 13 March 1877
Broadford   Seymour Shepparton 75.17 46.71 18 April 1872
  • Rebuilt 1960
Broadmeadows     Albury Seymour Shepparton
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
Craigieburn
16.80 10.44 1 February 1873
  • Rebuilt 1990
Bunyip       Bairnsdale Traralgon 79.09 49.14 8 October 1877
Camperdown Warrnambool 198.50 123.34 2 July 1883
Caroline Springs     Ararat Ballarat Maryborough 21.20 13.17 28 January 2017
  • Provisionally named Ravenhall
Castlemaine       Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill 125.48 77.97 21 October 1862
Caulfield       Bairnsdale Traralgon
Cranbourne Pakenham
Frankston
11.79 7.33 7 May 1879
  • Rebuilt 1914
Chiltern   Albury 271.32 168.59 21 November 1873
  • Rebuilt 2011
Clarkefield     Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill 50.42 31.33 December 1862
  • Formerly Lancefield Road
  • Formerly Lancefield Junction
  • Formerly Clarkfield
Clayton     Bairnsdale Traralgon
Cranbourne Pakenham
20.51 12.74 6 January 1880
  • Rebuilt 2018
  • Formerly Clayton's Road
Clunes     Maryborough 192.55 119.65 16 November 1874
Cobblebank     Ararat Ballarat Maryborough 34.39 21.37 1 December 2019
  • Provisionally named Toolern
Colac     Warrnambool 153.40 95.32 27 July 1877
Corio   Geelong Warrnambool 63.94 39.73 15 September 1890
  • Rebuilt 1914
  • Rebuilt 1981
  • Formerly Cowie's Creek
  • Formerly Cowie
Craigieburn     Seymour Shepparton
Craigieburn
26.10 16.22 22 July 1872
  • Rebuilt 2007
  • Rebuilt 2009
Creswick       Maryborough 174.48 108.42 7 July 1874


Dandenong       Bairnsdale Traralgon
Cranbourne Pakenham
31.19 19.38 8 October 1877
  • Rebuilt 1975
  • Rebuilt 1995
Essendon       Seymour Shepparton
Craigieburn
8.01 4.98 1 January 1860
  • Rebuilt 1878
Flinders Street         Bairnsdale Traralgon 1.23 0.76 12 September 1854
  • Rebuilt 1910
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Footscray       Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Geelong Warrnambool
Sunbury
Werribee Williamstown
5.62 3.49 17 January 1859
  • Rebuilt 1900
  • Rebuilt 2014
North Melbourne     Seymour Shepparton
Craigieburn Sunbury Upfield
Flemington Racecourse
Werribee Williamstown
1.68 1.04 6 October 1859
  • Rebuilt 2009
Pakenham     Bairnsdale Traralgon
Pakenham
58.19 36.16 8 October 1877
  • Rebuilt 1970
Richmond       Bairnsdale Traralgon
Alamein Belgrave Glen Waverley Lilydale
Cranbourne Pakenham
Frankston
Sandringham
3.8 2.4 8 February 1859
  • Rebuilt 1859
  • Rebuilt 1885
  • Rebuilt 1960
  • Formerly Punt Road
  • Formerly Swan Street
Southern Cross           All V/Line services
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
The Overland
0.00 0 17 January 1859
  • Rebuilt 1960's
  • Rebuilt 2000's
  • Formerly Batman's Hill
  • Formerly Spencers Street
Sunbury     Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Sunbury
40.28 25.03 10 February 1859
  • Rebuilt 2012
Sunshine     Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Geelong Warrnambool
Sunbury
12.25 7.61 7 September 1885
  • Rebuilt 2014
  • Formerly Braybrook Junction
Watergardens     Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Sunbury
23.18 14.40 1 March 1859
  • Rebuilt 2002
  • Formerly Keilor Road
  • Formerly Sydenham


Deer Park Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Geelong Warrnambool
Dimboola The Overland
Dingee Swan Hill
Donnybrook Seymour Shepparton
Drouin Bairnsdale Traralgon
Eaglehawk Bendigo Swan Hill
Echuca Echuca
Elmore Echuca
Epsom Bendigo Echuca
Euroa Albury
Garfield Bairnsdale Traralgon
Geelong Geelong Warrnambool
Gisborne Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Goornong Bendigo Echuca
Heathcote Junction Seymour Shepparton
Horsham The Overland
Huntly Bendigo Echuca
Kangaroo Flat Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Kerang Swan Hill
Kilmore East Seymour Shepparton
Kyneton Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Lara Geelong Warrnambool
Little River Geelong Warrnambool
Longwarry Bairnsdale Traralgon
Macedon Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Malmsbury Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Marshall Geelong Warrnambool
Maryborough Maryborough
Melton Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Moe Bairnsdale Traralgon
Mooroopna Shepparton
Morwell Bairnsdale Traralgon
Murchison East Shepparton
Nagambie Shepparton
Nar Nar Goon Bairnsdale Traralgon
Nhill The Overland
North Geelong Geelong Warrnambool
The Overland
North Shore Geelong Warrnambool
Pyramid Swan Hill
Raywood Bendigo Swan Hill
Riddells Creek Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Rochester Echuca
Rockbank Ararat Ballarat Maryborough
Rosedale Bairnsdale
Sale Bairnsdale
Seymour Albury Seymour Shepparton
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
Shepparton Shepparton
Sherwood Park Warrnambool
South Geelong Geelong Warrnambool
Springhurst Albury
Stawell The Overland
Stratford Bairnsdale
Swan Hill Swan Hill
Talbot Maryborough
Tallarook Seymour Shepparton
Tarneit Geelong Warrnambool
Terang Warrnambool
Trafalgar Bairnsdale Traralgon
Traralgon Bairnsdale Traralgon
Tynong Bairnsdale Traralgon
Violet Town Albury
Wallan Seymour Shepparton
Wandong Seymour Shepparton
Wangaratta Albury
 NSW TrainLink Southern 
Warragul Bairnsdale Traralgon
Warrnambool Warrnambool
Waurn Ponds Geelong Warrnambool
Wendouree Ararat Ballarat
Winchelsea Warrnambool
Wodonga Albury
Woodend Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill
Wyndham Vale Geelong Warrnambool
Yarragon Bairnsdale Traralgon

Passenger lines proposed for reopening

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Several lines were promised for reopening in the early 2000s as part of the Linking Victoria program, however 2 projects were not completed.

The most commonly proposed services are:

Mildura line

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Originally withdrawn on 12 September 1993. Once served by The Vinelander service, the line branches from the Serviceton line at Ballarat. V/Line passenger trains currently operate to Maryborough.

Horsham line

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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.

Leongatha line

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Originally withdrawn on 24 July 1993; however, the Dandenong to Cranbourne section was retained and became part of the Melbourne Suburban rail network in 1995.

Heritage and tourist railways

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Bellarine Railway

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Daylesford Spa Country Railway

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Victorian Goldfields Railway

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Walhalla Goldfields Railway

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  1. ^ Public Transport Victoria (21 June 2015). "V/Line Network Map". V/Line. Retrieved 31 May 2016.