The Victorian Government’s Gippsland Line Upgrade project will soon be complete following a major construction blitz.
The project will deliver a new train control system, updating rail infrastructure to bring more frequent and reliable train services to the growing communities of Gippsland.
When work is complete, services will run every 40 minutes along the Traralgon Line.
Due to Gippsland Line Upgrade works, as well as Victoria’s Big Build works impacting the metropolitan section of the network, coaches will replace trains on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale lines for part or all of the journey from Saturday 14 June until Wednesday 13 August.
Works to complete and commission the line’s new signalling system and complete the Gippsland Line Upgrade will take place during this time.
Crews will carry out signalling construction along the line, including cabling and installing trackside signalling equipment between Drouin and Traralgon needed to complete the new signalling system.
Works will also include safety testing of new infrastructure along the 70km stretch of rail line, driver training, and the complex commissioning work needed to bring the new system into operation and enable trains to use the new platforms at Morwell and Traralgon stations and safely operate more often.
The Gippsland Line Upgrade, which is funded by the Victorian and Australian governments, has upgraded stations, duplicated track to make services more reliable, delivered a new bridge over the Avon River in Stratford and enabled more modern and accessible VLocity trains to travel to Bairnsdale.
The Department of Transport and Planning is developing a new timetable for the Gippsland Line, with further information on timing for the new services to come.
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