Trains
Regional passenger train services
V/Line operates regional train services within Victoria and to Albury in New South Wales. There are also interstate rail services which link Melbourne to Adelaide and Sydney.
In Melbourne's city centre, all regional and interstate services stop only at Southern Cross Station, except for V/Line trains from Traralgon and Bairnsdale which also stop at Flinders Street Station.
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| Ballarat, Ararat, Maryborough |  |
 Ballarat - Melbourne
Via Wendouree, Ballarat, Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Melton, Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ardeer, Sunshine, Footscray, Southern Cross Ararat - Melbourne
Via Ararat, Beaufort, Wendouree, Ballarat, Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Melton, Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ardeer, Sunshine, Footscray, Southern Cross Maryborough - Ballarat
Via Maryborough, Talbot, Clunes, Creswick, Ballarat |
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| Bendigo, Echuca, Swan Hill | |
Bendigo - Melbourne
Via Epsom or Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Castlemaine, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Woodend, Macedon, Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Clarkefield, Sunbury, Watergardens, Footscray, Southern Cross Echuca - Melbourne
Via Echuca, Rochester, Elmore, Goornong, Huntly, Epsom, Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Castlemaine, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Woodend, Macedon, Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Clarkefield, Sunbury, Footscray, Southern Cross Swan Hill - Melbourne
Via Swan Hill, Kerang, Pyramid, Dingee, Raywood, Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Castlemaine, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Woodend, Gisborne, Watergardens, Footscray, Southern Cross |
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| Geelong, Warrnambool | |
Geelong - Melbourne
Via Waurn Ponds, Marshall, South Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, North Shore, Corio, Lara, Little River, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, Deer Park, Ardeer, Sunshine, Footscray, Southern Cross Warrnambool - Melbourne
Via Warrnambool, Sherwood Park, Terang, Camperdown, Colac, Birregurra, Winchelsea, Waurn Ponds, Marshall, South Geelong, Geelong, North Geelong, North Shore, Corio, Lara, Little River, Wyndham Vale, Tarneit, Footscray, Southern Cross |
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| Traralgon, Bairnsdale | |
Traralgon - Melbourne
Via Traralgon, Morwell, Moe, Trafalgar, Yarragon, Warragul, Drouin, Longwarry, Bunyip, Garfield, Tynong, Nar Nar Goon, Pakenham, Berwick, Dandenong, Clayton, Caulfield, Richmond, Flinders Street, Southern Cross Bairnsdale - Melbourne
Via Bairnsdale, Stratford, Sale, Rosedale, Traralgon, Morwell, Moe, Warragul, Drouin, Garfield, Pakenham, Dandenong, Caulfield, Richmond, Flinders Street, Southern Cross |
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| Seymour, Shepparton, Albury - Wodonga | |
Seymour - Melbourne
Via Seymour, Tallarook, Broadford, Kilmore East, Wandong, Heathcote Junction, Wallan, Donnybrook, Craigieburn, Broadmeadows, Essendon, North Melbourne, Southern Cross Shepparton - Melbourne
Via Shepparton, Mooroopna, Murchison East, Nagambie, Seymour, Tallarook, Broadford, Kilmore East, Wandong, Heathcote Junction, Wallan, Donnybrook, Broadmeadows, Essendon, North Melbourne, Southern Cross Albury (NSW) - Melbourne
Via Albury (NSW), Wodonga, Chiltern, Springhurst, Wangaratta, Benalla, Violet Town, Euroa, Avenel, Seymour, Broadmeadows, Essendon, North Melbourne, Southern Cross |
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| Melbourne to Adelaide |  |
Melbourne to Adelaide
Via Southern Cross, North Shore, Ararat, Stawell, Horsham, Dimboola, Nhill, Bordertown (SA), Murray Bridge (SA), Adelaide (SA) |
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| Melbourne to Sydney |  |
Melbourne to Sydney
Via Southern Cross, Broadmeadows, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta, Albury (NSW), Culcairn (NSW), Henty (NSW), The Rock (NSW), Wagga Wagga (NSW), Junee (NSW), Cootamundra(NSW), Harden (NSW), Yass Junction (NSW), Gunning (NSW), Goulburn (NSW), Moss Vale (NSW), Campbelltown (NSW), Sydney (NSW) |
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Melbourne metropolitan train services
Metro Trains operate Melbourne's suburban train services. Regional and interstate train services use Melbourne's metropolitan train network to reach Melbourne. For ticketing purposes, the V/Line service along the Ballarat line from Sunshine to Melton is regarded as part of the metropolitan network.
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| Alamein | Alamein - Melbourne Via Alamein, Ashburton, Burwood, Hartwell, Willison, Riversdale, Camberwell, Auburn, Glenferrie, Hawthorn, Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Belgrave | Belgrave - Melbourne Via Belgrave, Tecoma, Upwey, Upper Ferntree Gully, Ferntree Gully, Boronia, Bayswater, Heathmont, Ringwood, Heatherdale, Mitcham, Nunawading, Blackburn, Laburnum, Box Hill, Union, Chatham, Canterbury, East Camberwell, Camberwell, Auburn, Glenferrie, Hawthorn, Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Craigieburn | Seymour, Sydney (XPT) | Craigieburn - Melbourne Via Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park, Coolaroo, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Glenroy, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale, Strathmore, Glenbervie, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale, Newmarket, Kensington, North Melbourne, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, Parliament, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Cranbourne | Cranbourne - Melbourne Via Cranbourne, Merinda Park, Lynbrook, Dandenong, Yarraman, Noble Park, Sandown Park, Springvale, Westall, Clayton, Huntingdale, Oakleigh, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena, Carnegie, Caulfield, Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Hawksburn, South Yarra, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Flemington Racecourse | Flemington Racecourse - Melbourne Via Flemington Racecourse, Showgrounds, North Melbourne, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Frankston | Frankston - Melbourne Via Frankston, Kananook, Seaford, Carrum, Bonbeach, Chelsea, Edithvale, Aspendale, Mordialloc, Parkdale, Mentone, Cheltenham, Southland, Highett, Moorabbin, Patterson, Bentleigh, McKinnon, Ormond, Glen Huntly, Caulfield, Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Hawksburn, South Yarra, Richmond, Flinders Street, Southern Cross |
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| Glen Waverley | Glen Waverley - Melbourne Via Glen Waverley, Syndal, Mount Waverley, Jordanville, Holmesglen, East Malvern, Darling, Glen Iris, Gardiner, Tooronga, Kooyong, Heyington, Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Hurstbridge | Hurstbridge - Melbourne Via Hurstbridge, Wattle Glen, Diamond Creek, Eltham, Montmorency, Greensborough, Watsonia, Macleod, Rosanna, Heidelberg, Eaglemont, Ivanhoe, Darebin, Alphington, Fairfield, Dennis, Westgarth, Clifton Hill, Victoria Park, Collingwood, North Richmond, West Richmond, Jolimont, Flinders Street, Southern Cross, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, Parliament |
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| Lilydale | Lilydale - Melbourne Via Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Croydon, Ringwood East, Ringwood, Heatherdale, Mitcham, Nunawading, Blackburn, Laburnum, Box Hill, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills, Chatham, Canterbury, East Camberwell, Camberwell, Auburn, Glenferrie, Hawthorn, Burnley, East Richmond, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Mernda | Mernda - Melbourne Via Mernda, Hawkstowe, Middle Gorge, South Morang, Epping, Lalor, Thomastown, Keon Park, Ruthven, Reservoir, Regent, Preston, Bell, Thornbury, Croxton, Northcote, Merri, Rushall, Clifton Hill, Victoria Park, Collingwood, North Richmond, West Richmond, Jolimont, Flinders Street, Southern Cross, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, Parliament |
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| Pakenham | Traralgon | Pakenham - Melbourne Via Pakenham, Cardinia Road, Officer, Beaconsfield, Berwick, Narre Warren, Hallam, Dandenong, Yarraman, Noble Park, Sandown Park, Springvale, Westall, Clayton, Huntingdale, Oakleigh, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena, Carnegie, Caulfield, Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Hawksburn, South Yarra, Richmond, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Flagstaff, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Sandringham | Sandringham - Melbourne Via Sandringham, Hampton, Brighton Beach, Middle Brighton, North Brighton, Gardenvale, Elsternwick, Ripponlea, Balaclava, Windsor, Prahran, South Yarra, Richmond, Flinders Street, Southern Cross |
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| Stony Point | Stony Point - Frankston Via Stony Point, Crib Point, Morradoo, Bittern, Hastings, Tyabb, Somerville, Baxter, Leawarra, Frankston |
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| Sunbury | Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong | Sunbury - Melbourne Via Sunbury, Diggers Rest, Watergardens, Keilor Plains, St Albans, Ginifer, Albion, Sunshine, Tottenham, West Footscray, Middle Footscray, Footscray, North Melbourne, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, Parliament, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Upfield | Upfield - Melbourne Via Upfield, Gowrie, Fawkner, Merlynston, Batman, Coburg, Moreland, Anstey, Brunswick, Jewell, Royal Park, Flemington Bridge, Macaulay, North Melbourne, Flagstaff, Melbourne Central, Parliament, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Werribee | Adelaide (Overland) | Werribee - Melbourne Via Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Williams Landing, Aircraft, Laverton, Westona, Altona, Seaholme, Newport, Spotswood, Yarraville, Seddon, Footscray, South Kensington, North Melbourne, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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| Williamstown | Williamstown - Melbourne Via Williamstown, Williamstown Beach, North Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Yarraville, Seddon, Footscray, South Kensington, North Melbourne, Southern Cross, Flinders Street |
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