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Seymour line

This article is about the V/Line service. For other uses, see Seymour line (disambiguation).

Seymour
V/Line Sprinter train at Seymour
Overview
Service typeRegional rail
StatusOperational
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Current operator(s)V/Line
Ridership1.29 million (2022–23)[1]
WebsiteV/Line Seymour on Twitter
Route
TerminiSeymour
Southern Cross
Stops13
Distance travelled101.69 km (63.19 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 32 minutes
Service frequency
  • 26–67 minutes weekdays peak
  • 60–147 minutes off-peak and weekends (some services provided by Shepparton services)
Line(s) usedTocumwal
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Disabled accessMost services
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock
[2]
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum[3]
Track owner(s)VicTrack
Shepparton
Platform at Shepparton
Overview
Service typeRegional rail
StatusOperational
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Current operator(s)V/Line
Route
TerminiShepparton
Southern Cross
Stops16
Distance travelled184.84 km (114.85 mi)
Average journey time2 hour 32 minutes
Service frequency
  • 5 Southern Cross-bound services, 5 Shepparton-bound services on weekdays
  • 3 services on weekends each direction
Line(s) usedTocumwal
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Disabled accessYes
Catering facilitiesNone
Technical
Rolling stockVLocity
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed
  • Shepparton-Seymour: 115 km/h (71 mph) Maximum
  • Seymour-Southern Cross: 130 km/h (80 mph) Maximum
Track owner(s)VicTrack

The Seymour line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves 13 stations towards its terminus in the regional city of Seymour. It is the fifth most-used regional rail service in Victoria (behind the Gippsland, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong services), carrying 1.29 million passengers in the 2022–23 financial year.[1]

Beyond Seymour, the Shepparton line continues further north to Shepparton; and the Albury line continues north-east to its terminus at Albury, just over the border in New South Wales.

History

Services

V/Line operates hourly passenger services from Seymour to Melbourne, using Sprinter and VLocity railcars. Five return services operate to Shepparton on weekdays; three return services operate on weekends; all are operated by the VLocity. Until 31st October 2022, services to Shepparton were operated by the N set, which included a buffet and first-class seating, this is no longer available as the VLocity does not have catering facilities and first class seating onboard. H type carriages were also used on the line until the introduction of the VLocity on the Shepparton line. Like the VLocity, it did not have a buffet and first class onboard.

Services generally stop all stations between Shepparton and Donnybrook in both directions. Some services run express through Donnybrook, Heathcote Junction and Tallarook. Some services stop at Essendon and North Melbourne on weekdays; all services stop at Broadmeadows. At metropolitan stations, services towards Seymour and Shepparton only stop to pick up passengers, and services towards Southern Cross only stop to allow passengers to alight.

Platforms

Platform 1 connects to the Albury Line, which uses standard gauge (SG). Platform 2 connects the Seymour and Shepparton services, which utilise the broad gauge (BG) track.

  • Donnybrook railway station in 2022, upgraded as part of the Regional Rail Revival project
    Donnybrook railway station in 2022, upgraded as part of the Regional Rail Revival project
  • Shepparton track layout
    Shepparton track layout
  • V/Line Sprinter arriving into Seymour
    V/Line Sprinter arriving into Seymour
  • Tallarook railway station
    Tallarook railway station

Line guide


References

  1. ^ a b V/Line Corporation (25 September 2023). Annual Report 2022-23 (Report). Archived from the original on 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Passenger Schedules: Goulburn Valley Up". Network service plan. V/Line Corporation. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Train Operating Data: Cragieburn to Seymour". Network service plan. V/Line Corporation. 22 August 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton_V/Line_rail_service