Seymour line

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

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.

Seymour
V/Line Sprinter train at Seymour
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Current operator(s)	V/Line
Ridership	1.29 million (2022–23)
Website	V/Line Seymour on Twitter
Route
Termini	Seymour Southern Cross
Stops	13
Distance travelled	101.69 km (63.19 mi)
Average journey time	1 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) used	Tocumwal
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Disabled access	Most services
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	VLocity Sprinter
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map Seymour V/Line rail service h:mm 0:00 0.0 km Southern Cross Zone 1 0:04 1.7 km North Melbourne Zone 1 0:17 16.9 km Broadmeadows Zone 1 0:24 25.8 km Craigieburn Zone 1/2 0:29 33.2 km Donnybrook Zone 2 0:38 47.5 km Wallan Zone 2 0:43 55.4 km Heathcote Junction Zone 2 0:45 57.3 km Wandong Zone 2 0:51 65.5 km Kilmore East Zone 3/4 0:58 77.2 km Broadford Zone 4/5 1:07 92.2 km Tallarook Zone 5/6 1:18 101.7 km Seymour Zone 6 continues as Shepparton V/Line Service continues as Albury V/Line Service Standard timetabled journey from Southern Cross

Shepparton
Platform at Shepparton
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Current operator(s)	V/Line
Route
Termini	Shepparton Southern Cross
Stops	16
Distance travelled	184.84 km (114.85 mi)
Average journey time	2 hour 32 minutes
Service frequency	5 Southern Cross-bound services, 5 Shepparton-bound services on weekdays 3 services on weekends each direction
Line(s) used	Tocumwal
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Disabled access	Yes
Catering facilities	None
Technical
Rolling stock	VLocity
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	Shepparton-Seymour: 115 km/h (71 mph) Maximum Seymour-Southern Cross: 130 km/h (80 mph) Maximum
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map Shepparton V/Line rail service h:mm 0:00 0.0 km Southern Cross Zone 1 0:05 1.7 km North Melbourne Zone 1 0:21 16.9 km Broadmeadows Zone 2 0:35 33.2 km Donnybrook Zone 2 0:44 47.5 km Wallan Zone 2 0:52 57.3 km Wandong Zone 2 0:58 65.5 km Kilmore East Zone 3/4 1:06 77.2 km Broadford Zone 4/5 1:25 101.7 km Seymour Zone 6 continues as Albury V/Line Service 1:48 128.1 km Nagambie Zone 9 2:04 149.2 km Murchison East Zone 11 2:28 179.0 km Mooroopna Zone 14 2:37 184.8 km Shepparton Zone 15 Standard timetabled journey from Southern Cross

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.

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.

Gallery

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

External links

• V/Line website