Melton railway line, Melbourne
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| Melton railway line, Melbourne | |
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| Tracks | Double track to Deer Park station, single track with loops beyond |
| Used by | V/Line, freight |
| Service pattern | Peak hour local trains to Melton and Bacchus Marsh, off peak Ballarat services |
| Connections | Sydenham and Ballarat lines |
| Railways in Melbourne | |
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The Melton line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Ballarat line in Victoria, Australia. It is incorporated into Melbourne's suburban railway network and is in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. The line branches from the Sydenham line at Sunshine, with all services departing from Southern Cross Station in the CBD.
The line consists of dual track until just west of Deer Park station where it becomes a single bi-directional track. There is another stretch of double track close to Rockbank station to facilitate the passing of trains. Despite the Regional Fast Rail project, there are no plans to duplicate this line.
There are a variety of trains on the line including VLocity & Sprinter type DMU's, as well as older locomotive-hauled carriages. Some trains may terminate at Melton, but most trains continue onto Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat or Ararat. Sprinter trains are most commonly used on services terminating at Melton station.
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Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are staffed. Metcards are not valid past Melton station.
Branches from the Sydenham line at Sunshine.
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[edit] External links, maps, and timetables
- Timetables
- Official map of entire network
- Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website
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