Stage 2 of the Warrnambool Line Upgrade is complete, allowing modern VLocity trains to travel to and from Victoria’s south-west for the first time.
Project benefits
- Upgrades to train detection technology at 53 public level crossings to detect VLocity trains.
- Installation of boom gates, bells and flashing lights installed at 17 of those crossings to improve safety and ensure all public crossings on the Warrnambool Line are protected.
- Enabled the introduction of VLocity trains on the Warrnambool Line for the first time, with additional weekday and weekend services.
- A stabling upgrade at Warrnambool Station enabling VLocity trains to be housed overnight.