Melton railway line, Melbourne
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| Alamein line |
| Clifton Hill group |
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| Greater-metropolitan |
| Stony Point line |
| Melton line |
| Sunbury line |
| Craigieburn line |
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The Melton line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Ballarat line in Victoria, Australia. It is incorporated into Melbourne's suburban railway network and is in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. The line branches from the Sydenham line at Sunshine, with all services departing from Spencer Street Station in the CBD.
The line consists of dual track until just west of Deer Park station where it becomes a single bi-directional track. There is another stretch of double track close to Rockbank station to facilitate the passing of trains. Despite the Regional Fast Rail project, there are no plans to duplicate this line.
The Melton line occasionally experiences delays due to the antiquated nature of its signalling system.
There are a variety of trains on the line including Sprinter trains as well as older H, Z, N and S type locomotive-hauled carriages. Some trains may terminate at Melton, but most trains continue onto Ballarat or Ararat. Sprinter trains are most commonly used on services terminating at Melton station.
List of stations
The Ballarat regional line continues past Melton station. Metcards are not valid past Melton station.
External links, maps, and timetables
- Timetables (http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=vline&id=V200)
- Official map of entire network (http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/transport_maps/melb_train_map.php)
- Statistics and detailed schematic map (http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure§ion=lineguide&line=Ararat) at the vicsig (http://www.vicsig.net/) enthusiast website