Passengers in Melbourne’s booming west will benefit from longer trains and improved journeys when 9-car VLocity trains start services on the Melton Line from 2027, one year ahead of schedule.

Running longer trains will boost passenger capacity by 50% during peak services.

The 9-car VLocity trains will provide more doors for boarding, reducing crowding in aisles during peak periods.

The new 9-car VLocity trains will run between Melton and Southern Cross stations.

To allow the longer trains to stop at some of the busiest stations on the line, platforms are being extended at Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs and Deer Park stations.

The new Melton Station with longer platforms is being built as part of works to remove 4 dangerous and congested level crossings.

As part of the $650 million Melton Line Upgrade, we'll build a new train stabling yard in Cobblebank, 700m east of the new Melton Station, to house the new trains.

The new train stabling yard in Cobblebank will enable the new trains to be at Melton Station, ready for first services to the city.

Construction will start on the new Cobblebank train stabling yard and platform extensions in 2026, ready for the 9-car VLocity trains to run on the Melton Line from 2027.

This booklet outlines the design and operations of the new Cobblebank train stabling yard.

Project benefits

• Longer 9-car VLocity trains running on the Melton Line from 2027
• Increasing passenger capacity by 50%
• More doors for boarding
• 9-car VLocity trains servicing Melton, Cobblebank, Rockbank, Caroline Springs and Deer Park stations
• New Victorian-built VLocity fleet

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Understanding the Cobblebank train stabling yard (PDF, 4.3 MB)