Disruptions to public transport during the Australian Open: Monday 6 January to Sunday 26 January 2025

Find out about planned disruptions to public transport services on the day or days that you are travelling to the Australian Open. 

Monday 6 January

Tuesday 7 January

Wednesday 8 January

Thursday 9 January

Friday 10 January

Saturday 11 January

Sunday 12 January

Monday 13 January

Tuesday 14 January

Wednesday 15 January

Thursday 16 January

Friday 17 January

Saturday 18 January

Sunday 19 January

Monday 20 January

Tuesday 21 January

Wednesday 22 January

Thursday 23 January

Friday 24 January

Saturday 25 January

Sunday 26 January

List of disruptions during Australian Open

  When

Mode  

Line – Buses/Coaches replace trains  

Monday 6 January  

Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield stations.

Mernda and Hurstbridge lines – Between Parliament and Reservoir and Parliament and Macleod

Tuesday 7 January  

 Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Mernda and Hurstbridge lines –From 8.30pm between Parliament. Reservoir and Macleod

Wednesday 8 January  

 Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Mernda and Hurstbridge lines – From 8.30pm between Parliament, Reservoir and Macleod

Thursday 9 January 

 Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Friday 10 January  

Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Saturday 11 January  

 Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston Line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Sunday 12 January  

V/Line

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Monday 13 January 

Metro

 

V/Line

Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Tuesday 14 January  

Metro

 

V/Line

Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:45pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Wednesday 15 January  

Metro

Mernda Line – From 8.10pm between Clifton Hill and Mernda

Thursday 16 January  

 

No disruptions to services

Friday 17 January  

 

No disruptions to services

Saturday 18 January  

Metro

Mernda Line – Between Reservoir and Mernda

Sunday 19 January  


 

Metro

Mernda line – Between Reservoir and Mernda

Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn

V/Line

Geelong Line – From 9:35pm between Southern Cross and Geelong

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Monday 20 January  


 

Metro

Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn

V/Line

Geelong Line – From 9:35pm between Southern Cross and Geelong

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Tuesday 21 January

Metro

Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn

V/Line

Geelong line – From 9:35pm between Southern Cross and Geelong

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:00pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Wednesday 22 January  


 

Metro

Craigieburn Line – From 8.30pm between North Melbourne and Craigieburn

V/Line

Seymour and Shepparton lines – From 9:00pm between Southern Cross and Seymour

Thursday 23 January  

Metro

No disruptions to services

Friday 24 January  

Metro

No disruptions to services

Saturday 25 January  

Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

Sunday 26 January 

Metro

Sunbury Line – Between North Melbourne and Sunshine.

Cranbourne and Pakenham passengers transfer to Frankston line trains between Flinders Street and Caulfield.

V/Line

Bendigo Line – From 8:45pm between Southern Cross and Bendigo

Gippsland Line – From 9:58pm between Southern Cross and Traralgon

Additional information 

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