From early December - Summer Start
There will be no changes to V/Line services when the Metro Tunnel opens.
Passengers on regional lines will be able to access the new stations by making a change when the extra services are running between West Footscray and Westall. Plan ahead at the Transport Victoria website.
Train line
Destination
How to connect
Ballarat, Ararat, Maryborough lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at:
- Footscray Station on weekdays
- Sunshine or Footscray stations on weekends
Geelong and Warrnambool lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at:
- Footscray Station on weekdays
- Sunshine or Footscray stations on weekends.
Traralgon and Bairnsdale lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Connect to Metro Tunnel services at:
- Caulfield Station
- Flinders Street Station using the Degraves Street Subway to Town Hall Station
- Pakenham, Dandenong or Clayton stations on some weekend services.
Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at:
- Footscray Station on weekdays
- Sunbury or Footscray stations on weekends.
Albury, Seymour and Shepparton lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change to a City Loop service at North Melbourne or Southern Cross, then change at:
- Melbourne Central using the concourse to State Library
- Flinders Street using the Degraves Street Subway to Town Hall.
From 1 February 2026 - The Big Switch
Train line
Destination
How to connect
Ballarat, Ararat, Maryborough lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at Sunshine or Footscray stations.
City Loop stations
Change at Southern Cross Station. You can no longer change at Footscray Station.
Geelong and Warrnambool lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at Sunshine or Footscray stations.
City Loop stations
Change at Southern Cross Station. You can no longer change at Footscray Station.
Traralgon and Bairnsdale lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at Pakenham, Dandenong, Clayton or Caulfield stations, or to Flinders Street Station and walk via the Degraves Street Subway to Town Hall Station.
Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at Sunbury or Footscray stations.
City Loop stations
Change at Southern Cross Station. You can no longer change at Footscray Station.
Albury, Seymour and Shepparton lines
Metro Tunnel stations
Change at North Melbourne to City Loop then change at Flinders Street Station and walk via the Degraves Street Subway to Town Hall Station or change at Melbourne Central Station, walking via the concourse to State Library Station.
New destinations
Metro Tunnel services on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Line will make it easier to travel around Melbourne.
