Train services on the Shepparton Line will be replaced by coaches from September 7 to 16 as part of a major 10-day works blitz. Crews will test and install new signalling equipment between Seymour and Shepparton during the shutdown, as part of stage three of the line’s upgrade project.
Once complete, the project is expected to boost daily return services between Melbourne and Shepparton from five to nine, promised to be completed in 2023.
Member for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell, said the project is lagging two years behind schedule and highlighted that no specific dates have been set for the additional nine weekday return services to begin, nor are there details of the five weekend return services or when the traffic lights will be turned on at the Wyndham and MacIntosh Street intersection.
The State Government said in a statement, “Further information on timing will be provided once plans are finalised.”
Transport Infrastructure Minister Gabrielle Williams thanked locals for their patience and said the project remained on track for completion by year’s end.
