Bendigo line

Echuca
Echuca
	Echuca Station
Overview
Service type	Long-distance (paper ticket) service
Status	Operational
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Current operator(s)	V/Line
Route
Termini	Southern Cross; Epsom; Echuca;
Stops	18
Distance travelled	347.3 km (215.8 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 17 minutes
Service frequency	3 service weekdays, 2 services weekends in each direction
Line(s) used	Deniliquin
On-board services
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	VLocity
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	None
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map
Route map
	Standard timetabled journey; from Southern Cross

Route map
Swan Hill V/Line Service
Raywood
Echuca V/Line Service
Huntly	13/14
Key

Bendigo
Bendigo
	VLocity VL66 at Bendigo Station
Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Current operator(s)	V/Line
Ridership	2.06 million (2022-23)
Route
Termini	Southern Cross; Bendigo Epsom
Stops	14
Distance travelled	172.1 km (106.9 mi)
Average journey time	2 hours
Service frequency	12–43 minutes weekdays peak; 60 minutes weekdays off-peak (limited services at Malmsbury, Macedon, Riddells Creek and Clarkefield in the afternoon); 60 minutes weekends; Some services provided by Echuca services;
Line(s) used	Deniliquin
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	160 km/h (99 mph)
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map
Route map
Swan Hill V/Line Service
Raywood
Echuca V/Line Service
Huntly	13/14
Key

Swan Hill

Platform at Swan Hill

Overview

Service type

Long-distance (paper ticket) service

Status

Operational

Locale

Victoria, Australia

Current operator(s)

V/Line

Route

Termini

Swan Hill
Southern Cross

Stops

15

Distance travelled

347.3 km (215.8 mi)

Average journey time

4 hours 40 minutes

Service frequency

2 return services daily

Line(s) used

Piangil

On-board services

Class(es)

First and economy

Disabled access

No

Seating arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Yes

Technical

1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

None

Operating speed

65km/h at North Bendigo Junction – Eaglehawk
80km/h at North Bendigo Junction – Bendigo and (Swan Hill) Bryan Street PCR – Swan Hill Station
90km/h Victoria Street PCR (Kerang) – Bryan Street PCR (Swan Hill)
100km/h Eaglehawk – Wellington Street PCR (Kerang)

Track owner(s)

VicTrack

Route map

h:mm
0:00	0.0 km	Southern Cross (SSS)	Zone 1
0:07	4.9 km	Footscray (FSY)	Zone 1
0:24	24.3 km	Watergardens (SDM)	Zone 2
0:55	66.2 km	Gisborne (GIS)	Zone 3
1:07	80.1 km	Woodend (WED)	Zone 4
1:16	93.6 km	Kyneton (KNT)	Zone 6
1:24	104.2 km	Malmsbury (MMY)	Zone 7
		Elphinstone Tunnel
1:40	127.3 km	Castlemaine (CME)	Zone 9
		Big Hill Tunnel
2:00	159.4 km	Kangaroo Flat (KFT)	Zone 12
2:08	164.2 km	Bendigo (BDG)	Zone 13
		continues as Echuca V/Line Service
2:25	172.1 km	Eaglehawk (EAG)	Zone 13
2:33	195.0 km	Raywood
2:54	213.3 km	Dingee (DGE)	Zone 17
3:23	251.4 km	Pyramid (PYD)	Zone 21
3:52	291.9 km	Kerang (KER)	Zone 25
4:40	347.3 km	Swan Hill (SWH)	Zone 31

Standard timetabled journey
from Southern Cross

The Bendigo line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves 14 stations towards its terminus in the regional city of Bendigo. It is the third most-used regional rail service in Victoria (behind the Ballarat and Geelong services), carrying 2.06 million passengers in the 2022-23 financial year.

Beyond Bendigo, the Echuca line continues north-east to Echuca via Epsom; and the Swan Hill line continues north-west to Swan Hill via Eaglehawk. Services are operated to Bendigo and Echuca primarily using V/Line VLocity diesel multiple unit sets in either 3- or 6-car configurations; V/Line N class loco-hauled services run to Swan Hill, with a mixture of N type carriages and Z type carriages.