	{"id":120849,"date":"2023-11-10T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=120849"},"modified":"2023-11-09T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T22:05:01","slug":"coaches-to-replace-trains-on-geelong-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/coaches-to-replace-trains-on-geelong-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaches to replace trains on Geelong Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COACHES will replace all trains on the Geelong Line for part of the journey for the next fortnight due to works being conducted on the Waurn Ponds Duplication project.<\/p>\n<p>From Wednesday November 8 to Sunday, November 19, coaches will replace all trains between Waurn Ponds and Geelong.<\/p>\n<p>Trains will still run as normal between Geelong and Southern Cross, however the 5:56am Geelong to Southern Cross and 4:31pm Southern Cross to Geelong weekday services will be replaced by coach for the entire journey.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches to Geelong will depart Waurn Ponds, Marshall and South Geelong up to 40 minutes earlier than usual train times and may not connect directly with the train.<\/p>\n<p>Please check the temporary coach replacement timetable before you travel.<\/p>\n<p>View the temporary coach replacement timetable by searching Geelong Line at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vline.com.au\">www.vline.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COACHES will replace all trains on the Geelong Line for part of the journey for the next fortnight due to works being conducted on the Waurn Ponds Duplication project. 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