Bendigo line

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)[1]
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 v t e Bendigo V/Line rail service Legend 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 0:31 39.5 km Sunbury (SBY) Zone 2 0:38 50.4 km Clarkefield (CFD) Zone 2 0:43 58.9 km Riddells Creek (RCK) Zone 2 0:49 66.2 km Gisborne (GIS) Zone 3 0:53 71.8 km Macedon (MDN) Zone 3 0:59 80.1 km Woodend (WED) Zone 4 1:06 93.6 km Kyneton (KNT) Zone 6 1:12 104.2 km Malmsbury (MMY) Zone 7 Elphinstone Tunnel 1:26 127.3 km Castlemaine (CME) Zone 9 Big Hill Tunnel 1:42 159.4 km Kangaroo Flat (KFT) Zone 12 1:50 164.2 km Bendigo (BDG) Zone 13 North Bendigo Junction 2:03 172.1 km Eaglehawk (EAG) Zone 13 continues as Swan Hill V/Line Service 2:09 169.3 km Epsom (EPS) Zone 13 continues as Echuca V/Line Service Standard timetabled journey from Southern Cross

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 v t e Legend h:mm 0:00 0.0 km Southern Cross (SSS) Zone 1 0:07 4.9 km Footscray (FSY) Zone 1 0:31 39.5 km Sunbury (SBY) Zone 2 0:38 50.4 km Clarkefield (CFD) Zone 2 0:43 58.9 km Riddells Creek (RCK) Zone 2 0:49 66.2 km Gisborne (GIS) Zone 3 0:53 71.8 km Macedon (MDN) Zone 3 0:59 80.1 km Woodend (WED) Zone 4 1:06 93.6 km Kyneton (KNT) Zone 6 1:12 104.2 km Malmsbury (MMY) Zone 7 Elphinstone Tunnel 1:26 127.3 km Castlemaine (CME) Zone 9 Big Hill Tunnel 1:42 159.4 km Kangaroo Flat (KFT) Zone 12 1:59 164.2 km Bendigo (BDG) Zone 13 Swan Hill V/Line Service 2:08 169.7 km Epsom (EPS) Zone 13 Huntly Zone 13/14 2:21 189.7 km Goornong Zone 13/14 2:38 209.7 km Elmore (ELM) Zone 14 2:52 225.5 km Rochester (ROR) Zone 18/19 3:17 252.0 km Echuca (ECH) Zone 21 Standard timetabled journey from Southern Cross

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
Rolling stock	N set
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	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 v t e Legend 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.^[1]

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.