The Gippsland Line Upgrade will deliver more frequent and reliable train services to the growing communities of Gippsland.

This project will allow for extra daily services during quieter periods between Traralgon and Melbourne. It is also creating more than 500 jobs in the region.

Current and upcoming disruptions

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Station upgrades

Bunyip Station
Longwarry Station
Morwell Station
Traralgon Station

Sections of rail between the existing and new platforms at Bunyip Station

Piles of sleepers that have been numbered

Machinery operating on the Gippsland Line Upgrade to duplicate the track

Yellow rail machine on Gippsland Line tracks

People walking on the platform at Longwarry Station

Drone image of Morwell Station in January

Drone image of Morwell Station pedestrian underpass at surrounding landscaping in January

Drone image of Traralgon Station pedestrian overpass in January

Complete: Avon River Bridge

The Gippsland Line Upgrade has already delivered benefits, with level crossing upgrades allowing modern VLocity trains to run to Bairnsdale for the first time.

Construction of a new rail bridge over the Avon River now allows trains to travel at up to 90km/h, no longer needing to slow to 10km/h in this section.

Learn more about the new bridge.

4 upgraded stations At Morwell, Bunyip, Longwarry and Traralgon
1 new bridge Built over the Avon River at Stratford
500+ jobs being created A local project office established in the Latrobe Valley