Disruptions to public transport during the Australian Open: Monday 6 January to Sunday 26 January 2025
Find out about planned disruptions to public transport services on the day or days that you are travelling to the Australian Open.
List of disruptions during Australian Open
When |
Mode |
Line – Buses/Coaches replace trains |
Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham - Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. Mernda and Hurstbridge lines – Between Parliament, Reservoir and Macleod |
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Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham - Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. Mernda and Hurstbridge lines –From 8.30pm between Parliament. Reservoir and Macleod |
|
Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham - Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. Mernda and Hurstbridge lines – From 8.30pm between Parliament, Reservoir and Macleod |
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Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine stations. Cranbourne and Pakenham – Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. |
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Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham - Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. |
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Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham - Passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. |
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V/Line |
Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
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Metro
V/Line |
Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
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Metropolitan train
V/Line |
Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
|
Metropolitan train |
Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda |
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No disruptions to services |
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Metropolitan train |
Mernda line – Between Reservoir and Mernda |
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Metropolitan train |
Mernda Line – Between Reservoir and Mernda |
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Metropolitan train |
Mernda line – Between Reservoir and Mernda Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn |
V/Line |
Geelong Line – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Geelong Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 8:27pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
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Metropolitan train |
Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn |
V/Line |
Geelong Line – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Geelong Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 8:27pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
|
Metropolitan train |
Craigieburn Line – From 9pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn |
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V/Line |
Geelong line – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Geelong Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 8:27pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
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Metropolitan train |
Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn |
V/Line |
Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 7:30pm between Southern Cross and Seymour |
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Metropolitan train |
No disruptions to services |
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Metropolitan train |
No disruptions to services |
V/Line |
Ballarat Line – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Ballarat/Wendouree. |
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Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham – Passengers transfer to Frankston line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. |
V/Line |
Ballarat Line – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Ballarat/Wendouree. |
|
Metropolitan train |
Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine. Cranbourne and Pakenham – Passengers transfer to Frankston line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield. |
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V/Line |
Bendigo Line – From 8:30pm between Southern Cross and Bendigo Gippsland Line – From 9:27pm between Southern Cross and Traralgon |
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