TRAIN TIMES Passenger trains of AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND Compiled by Victor Isaacs abvi@iinet.net.au ISSN 1834-0393
CONTENTS PAGE INDEX ii INTRODUCTION ix TRAIN TIMING x WHAT S NEW IN THIS EDITION x UPDATES xi DISCLAIMER xi OPERATOR & CONTACT DETAILS xi SUBURBAN SUMMARY TABLES xii BUSES xii KEY TO USE & ABBREVIATIONS xii ON-TRAIN FACILITIES xii 24 HOUR CLOCK xv DAYS OF OPERATION xv TRACK GAUGES xvi KEY MAPS: AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA NEW ZEALAND PAGE xviii xix xx xxi xxii TABLE NO. QR Queensland TravelTrain QC1 QC4 QC5 QC6 QR Brisbane CityTrain QM1 QM2 QM3 QM4 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM9 QM10 LINE Brisbane-Rockhampton-Townsville-Cairns (also Maryborough West-Hervey Bay & Rockhampton-Yeppoon buses) Cairns-Kuranda See Heritage Trains list below Normanton-Croydon See Heritage Trains list below Townsville-Mount Isa Rockhampton-Longreach (also Longreach-Winton bus) Brisbane-Charleville (also Charleville-Cunnamulla & Charleville-Quilpie buses) Brisbane-Gympie North Brisbane-Caboolture Brisbane-Shorncliffe Brisbane-Airport Brisbane-Doomben Brisbane-Ferny Grove Brisbane-Ipswich & Springfield Ipswich-Rosewood Brisbane-Cleveland Brisbane-Beenleigh ii
TABLE NO. QR Brisbane CityTrain (Cont.) QM11 QM12 Brisbane City Council QM13 QM14 QM15 Gold Coast QM16 QM 17 NSW Train Link longdistance NC1 NC2 NC3 NC4 NC5 NC6 Canberra Metro NC7 SkiTube NC7 NSW Train Link interurban NI1 NI2 N13 NI4 NI5 NI6 NI7 Sydney Trains suburban NM1 NM2 NM3 NM4 NM5 NM6 NM7 NM8 NM9 LINE Brisbane-Varsity Lakes (Gold Coast) Ipswich-Esk-Toogoolawah Bus Northern Busway Southern Busway University / Eastern Busway Griffith University Broadbeach Tram Broadbeach Monorail Sydney-Brisbane & Newcastle-Dungog Sydney-Armidale & Moree, Newcastle-Scone Sydney-Dubbo Sydney-Goulburn-Albury-Melbourne Goulburn-Canberra Junee-Griffith Canberra City-Gungahlin Bullocks Flat-Perisher Valley-Blue Cow Newcastle-Maitland-Telarah Sydney-Newcastle Newcastle Tramway Sydney-Lithgow (Blue Mountains) Sydney-Kiama (South Coast) Kiama-Nowra (Bomaderry) Sydney-Goulburn Sydney City Circle Sydney-Chatswood-Hornsby-Berowra (North Shore line) Sydney-Chatswood-Epping-Hornsby (Northern line) Sydney-Strathfield-Epping Sydney-Parramatta-Emu Plains (Western line) Clyde-Carlingford Blacktown-Richmond Sydney-Granville-Liverpool-Campbelltown Blacktown-Parramatta-Liverpool-Campbelltown (Cumberland line) iii
TABLE NO. NM10 NM11 NM12 NM13 NM14 NM15 Sydney Metro NM16 NM17 North West Railway NM18 State Transit NM19 NM20 NSW Train Link connecting buses NB1 NB2 NB3 NB4 NB5 NB6 NB7 NB8 NB9 NB10 NB11 NB12 NB13 NB14 NB15 NB16 NB17 NB18 NB19 NB20 NB21 NB22 NB23 NB24 LINE Sydney-Granville-Campbelltown & Leppington Sydney-Bankstown-Lidcombe & Liverpool Sydney-Regents Park-Liverpool Sydney-Airport-East Hills-Campbelltown-Macarthur Bondi-Sydney-Sutherland-Cronulla & Waterfall Lidcombe-Olympic Park Sydney-Lilyfield-Dulwich Hill Tram Sydney South East Tram u/c Under construction Chatswood-Epping-Rouse Hill-Cudgeong Road Parramatta-Rouse Hill T-Way Liverpool-Parramatta T-Way Casino-Murwillumbah-Gold Coast-Brisbane Byron Bay-Grafton Moree-Grafton Wauchope-Port Macquarie Newcastle-Taree Tenterfield-Armidale Walcha Road-Walcha Inverell-Barraba-Tamworth Inverell-Barraba-Armidale Burren Junction-Wee Waa-Narrabri Mount Victoria-Oberon Lithgow-Mudgee-Gulgong-Coonabarabran-Baradine Dubbo-Lightning Ridge Dubbo-Broken Hill / Bourke / Brewarrina Lithgow-Bathurst-Cowra-Grenfell / Orange-Parkes-Condobolin Picton-Colo Vale-Bowral Moss Vale-Wollongong Canberra-Eden / Bombala Queanbeyan-Canberra-Yass-Cootamundra Cootamundra-Young-Bathurst & Dubbo Cootamundra-Condobolin & Griffith-Mildura Cootamundra-Tumut-Tumbarumba Wagga Wagga-Griffith Wagga Wagga & Albury-Echuca iv
TABLE NO. V/Line Victorian long-distance trains VC1 VC2 VC3 VC4 VC5 VC6 VC7 VC8 VC9 VC10 VC11 VC12 bis VC12 VC13 Metro Trains Melbourne VM1 VM2 VM3 VM4 VM5 VM6 VM7 VM8 VM9 VM10 VM11 VM12 VM13 VM14 VM15 VM16 Melbourne Yarra Trams VM17 VM18 VM19 V/Line Victorian buses VB1 VB2 VB2A VB3 VB4 LINE Melbourne-Traralgon Melbourne-Sale-Bairnsdale Melbourne-Albury SG Melbourne-Seymour Melbourne-Shepparton Melbourne-Kyneton-Bendigo-Eaglehawk Melbourne-Echuca Melbourne-Swan Hill Melbourne-Bacchus Marsh-Ballarat Melbourne-Ararat Melbourne-Maryborough Melbourne-Geelong-Marshall: Regional Rail Link Melbourne-Geelong-Marshall: Existing line Melbourne-Warrnambool City Circle Melbourne-Altona-Werribee Newport-Williamstown Melbourne-Watergardens (Sydenham)-Sunbury Melbourne-Broadmeadows-Craigieburn Melbourne-Showgrounds-Flemington Racecourse Melbourne-Upfield Melbourne-South Morang Melbourne-Hurstbridge Melbourne-Ringwood-Lilydale & Belgrave Camberwell-Alamein Melbourne-Glen Waverley Melbourne-Dandenong-Pakenham & Cranbourne Melbourne-Frankston Melbourne-Sandringham Frankston-Stony Point East-West routes (Flinders, Collins, Bourke and Latrobe Streets) North-South routes (Swanston, Elizabeth and William Streets) Cross-suburban routes Bairnsdale-Lakes Entrance-Merimbula-Batemans Bay & Canberra Mallacoota-Genoa Bairnsdale-Paynesville Traralgon-Maffra-Sale Melbourne-Leongatha-Yarram v
TABLE NO. VB5 VB6 VB7 VB8 VB9 VB10 VB11 VB12 VB12A VB13 VB14 VB15 VB16 VB18 VB19 VB20 VB21 VB22 VB23 VB24 VB25 VB26 VB27 VB28 VB29 VB30 VB31 VB32 Great Southern Rail interstate GS1 GS2 GS3 LINE Melbourne-Inverloch & Cowes Albury-Canberra Albury Bendigo / Adelaide Albury-Kerang-Mildura Wangaratta-Corowa Wangaratta-Beechworth-Bright-Mt Beauty Benalla-Mulwala Melbourne-Yea-Mansfield Alexandra-Yea-Seymour Melbourne-Eildon Melbourne-Shepparton-Cobram-Griffith Melbourne-Echuca-Deniliquin / Barmah / Barham via Shepparton, via Heathcote & via Bendigo Bendigo-Swan Hill-Mildura & Sea Lake Bendigo & Ballarat-Donald-Mildura Bendigo-Dimboola-Adelaide Castlemaine-Maryborough Melbourne-Daylesford Geelong-Ballarat-Daylesford-Bendigo Melbourne-Lancefield Ballarat-Dimboola-Nhill-Dimboola & Ouyen Stawell-Halls Gap (Grampians) Ballarat-Hamilton-Mt Gambier Geelong-Ballarat Warrnambool-Ballarat Warrnambool-Hamilton-Casterton Warrnambool-Port Fairy-Portland-Mt Gambier Geelong-Lorne-Apollo Bay-Warrnambool Warrnambool-Hamilton-Halls Gap-Ararat Sydney-Adelaide-Perth Indian Pacific Summary Timetable Sydney-Adelaide-Perth Indian Pacific Detailed Timetable Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Ghan Summary Timetable Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Ghan Detailed Timetable Melbourne-Adelaide Overland vi
TABLE NO. Adelaide Metro Rail, Tram & O- Bahn SM1 SM2 SM3 SM4 SM5 SM6 SM7 SM8 WA TransWA trains WC1 WC2 TransPerth Rail WM1 WM2 WM3 WM4 WM5 WM6 WA TransWA buses WB1 WB2 WB3 WB4 WB5 WB6 WB7 WB8 NZ Tranz Scenic long-distance ZC1 ZC2 ZC3 Veolia Transport Auckland ZMA1 ZMA2 ZMA3 ZMA4 Auckland Buses LINE Adelaide-Gawler Central Adelaide-Outer Harbor Adelaide-Grange Adelaide-Belair Adelaide-Noarlunga Centre-Seaford Adelaide-Tonsley Adelaide-Glenelg Tram Adelaide-Tea Tree Plaza O-Bahn Perth-Northam-Kalgoorlie Perth-Bunbury Perth-Butler Perth-Fremantle Perth-Armadale & Thornlie Perth-Midland Perth-Airport-Forrestfield Perth-Mandurah Perth / Geraldton-Meekatharra Perth-Mullewa-Geraldton Perth-Dongara-Geraldton-Kalbarri Kalgoorlie-Esperance Perth-Esperance Perth-Albany via Williams & via Wagin Perth-Bunbury-Manjimup-Albany / Augusta Albany-Hopetoun Wellington-Palmerston North-Auckland Picton-Christchurch (also Wellington-Picton ferry) Christchurch-Greymouth Auckland-Papakura Papakura Pukekohe Auckland-Onehunga Auckland-Swanson vii
ZMA5 North Shore Busway viii
TABLE NO. Wellington Metlink ZMW1 ZMW2 ZMW3 ZMW4 ZMW5 Transfield / Stagecoach Wellington ZMW6 ZMW7 LINE Wellington-Masterton Wellington-Upper Hutt Wellington-Melling Wellington-Paraparaumu-Wailkanae Wellington-Johnsonville Wellington-Kelburn Funicular Wellington Trolley Bus TABLE NO. Queensland HQ1 HQ2 HQ3 HQ4 HQ5 HQ6 New South Wales HN1 HN2 HN3 HN5 Victoria HV1 HV2 HV3 HV4 HV5 HV7 HV8 Tasmania HT1 HT2 HT3 South Australia HS1 HS2 HS3 HISTORIC & PRESERVED RAILWAYS Ballyhooley Steam Railway, Port Douglas Savanahlander, Cairns-Forsayth Queensland Rail, Cairns-Kuranda Queensland Rail, Normanton-Croydon Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Gympie-Imbil Aust n Railway Historical Society Qld, Rosewood-Kunkala Richmond Vale Railway, Kurri Kurri Parklink, Loftus NSW Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere-Buxton 3801 Limited-Cockatoo Run, Sydney-Moss Vale Colonial Tramcar Co., Melbourne Puffing Billy, Belgrave Victorian Goldfields Railway, Castlemaine-Maldon Daylesford Spa Country Railway, Daylesford Walhalla Goldfields Railway, Walhalla Mornington Tourist Railway, Mornington Bellarine Peninsula Railway, Queenscliff Don River Railway, Devonport West Coast Wilderness Railway, Queenstown-Strahan Ida Bay Railway, Lune River Cockle Train-Steamranger, Victor Harbor-Goolwa-Mt Barker Victor Harbor Tramway, Victor Harbor Pichi Richi Railway, Quorn-Port Augusta ix
TABLE NO. Western Australia HW1 HW2 HW3 New Zealand, North Island HZN1 HZN2 HZN3 HZN4 New Zealand, South Island HZS1 HZS2 HZS3 HZS4 HZS5 HISTORIC & PRESERVED RAILWAYS Rottnest Island Railway, Rottnest Island Hotham Valley Railway, Dwellingup Pemberton Tramway, Pemberton Bay of Islands, Kawakawa Glenbrook Railway, Glenbrook Goldfields Railway, Waihi Silverstream Weka Pass Railway, Waipara Christchurch Tramway, Christchurch Pleasant Point Railway, Point Pleasant Dunedin Railways-Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin-Pukerangi- Middlemarch Dunedin Railways-The Seasider, Dunedin-Waitati-Palmerston- Oamaru INTRODUCTION Passenger trains are the superior form of transport providing more comfort and interest than other modes. It is the aim of TRAIN TIMES to provide information to enhance your journey. TRAIN TIMES is a compilation of all rail passenger public transport services in Australia and New Zealand. TRAIN TIMES is mainly compiled from the public timetables issued by the various Australian and New Zealand passenger train operators. TRAIN TIMES overcomes the all-too-common difficulty of obtaining current copies of these, either because of non-availability or distance from source. TRAIN TIMES also has the advantage of presenting all information in a uniform format. TRAIN TIMES will be useful to all travellers, but is especially prepared with the interests of railway enthusiasts in mind. Additional information such as distances, heights and interesting line features are added. Also added, for additional interest, are non-stop passing times of trains where known. Information given is the best available from the various sources, but this does mean that the comprehensiveness varies between different lines. All long-distance trains are included. Most Suburban services are summarised. Within each category (long-distance rail, suburban rail, railway bus), timetables are generally arranged north to south and east to west. x
Non-rail transport is included where it uses fixed infrastructure: Brisbane s Busways, Sydney s T-Way, Adelaide s O-Bahn, Auckland s North Shore Busway and Wellington s Trolley Buses. Corrections and suggestions relating to TRAIN TIMES are welcome, and should be sent to the compiler at abvi@iinet.net.au or 43 Lowanna St, Braddon ACT 2612. Happy travelling! TRAIN TIMING Please bear in mind that times in small typeface are of non-stop trains. Trains do not stop where times are indicated by small typeface. Train stops are indicated by the more usual larger typeface. Many passengers like to track the progress of their journeys, and it is for their benefit that this information where known is included. Sometimes working times vary slightly on different days. In these cases, the arbitrary decision has been made to select Tuesday times. UPDATES TRAIN TIMES will generally be reissued when significant alterations to services occur. Experience indicates that annual publication is likely. Another good way to keep up-to-date with timetable alterations is through membership of the Australian Timetable Association. See its excellent web site at www.autta.org.au or contact its membership officer at Unit 9, 26-30 Linda St, Hornsby NSW 2077 or volvob10m007@hotmail.com.au DISCLAIMER The information contained in TRAIN TIMES is privately compiled and is not issued by the railway operators. No guarantees of times or services are given or implied. Furthermore, please bear in mind that schedules often change. The compiler is not responsible for the consequences of changes or inaccuracies. xi
OPERATORS & CONTACT DETAILS QR TravelTrain (Queensland long-distance): www.traveltrain.qr.com.au, http://qroti.com/tvm/, 07-3235 1122, 07-3235 3135, fax 07-3235 3060, 132 232, email webmaster@qr.com.au, GPO Box 1429, Brisbane QLD 4001. QR CityTrain (Brisbane suburban): www.citytrain.qr.com.au, 07-3235 5555, 131 230, email webmaster@qr.com.au, GPO Box 1429 Brisbane QLD 4001. NSW Train Link (New South Welsh long-distance and interurban trains and buses with extensions to ACT, Victoria and Queensland): www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au, 02-9379 3800, 132 232 (within NSW), fax 02-9379 3801, Central Station Sydney NSW 2000. Sydney Trains (Sydney suburban trains): www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au, Central Station Sydney NSW 2000. Metro Connex (Sydney tram & monorail): www.metrolightrail.com.au or www.metromonorail.com.au. 02-9285 5600, fax 02-9267 4846, email info@metrolightrail.com.au, GPO Box 4066 Sydney NSW 2001. SkiTube (NSW alpine railway): www.perisherblue.com.au, 02-6456 2010, fax 02-6456 1020. V/Line (Victorian commuter & long-distance rail and bus with bus extensions to NSW, ACT and SA): www.vline.vic.gov.au, www.victrip.com.au, 136 196, GPO Box 5112 Melbourne VIC 3001. Metro Trains Melbourne (Melbourne suburban): www.metrotrains.com.au, www.victrip.com.au, 131 638. Yarra Trams (Melbourne trams): www.yarratrams.com.au, www.victrip.com.au, 131 638. Great Southern Rail (Interstate): www.trainways.com.au, 132 147, email trainways@gsr.com.au, fax 08-8213 4593. Adelaide Metro www.adelaidemetro.com.au, 08-8210 1000, email info@transadelaide.sa.gov.au, Cnr King William & Currie Sts Adelaide SA 5000. TransWA (Western Australian long-distance): www.wagr.wa.gov.au, 08-9326 2000, GPO Box 8125 Perth Business Centre WA 6849. TransPerth (Perth suburban): http://public.transperth.wa.gov.au, 136 213 Tranz Scenic (New Zealand long-distance): www.tranzscenic.co.nz, 0800-802 802 Veolia Transport Auckland (Auckland suburban): www.connex.co.nz, or www.maxx.co.nz, 09-366 6400. Wellington Metlink (Wellington suburban): www.metlink.org.nz, 04-801 7000. Transfield / Stagecoach (Wellington Cable Car and trolley buses) www.metlink.org.nz, 04-472 2199. Preserved and Historic Railways: see individual entries in the Preserved and Historic Railways table. xii
SUBURBAN SUMMARY TIMETABLES Where the frequency of Interurban and Suburban services are hourly or better, full timetables would take a disproportionate amount of space and are not necessary. Therefore these services are summarised rather than given in full. The summaries do not necessarily include every unusual working. A full list of stations for each line is provided and then a summary along these lines: Mon-Fri: 455 to 005. Peak: frequent, Day: 15 to Raymondtown, 30 beyond, Evening: 40. This means that on a Mondays to Fridays trains leave the first station in the station list (usually the principal station of the city) starting at 455 and continuing until 005. During the Peak period, trains run frequently. During the day between the peaks, trains run every 15 minutes as far as Raymondtown, and at a frequency of every 30 minutes beyond that location. In the evening, trains run at a frequency of every 40 minutes. The times in the summaries are always taken from the first station in each line list. In addition, to give an idea of running times, one sample train is given. Usually, this is the first train with a standard operating pattern departing from the City after 900. BUSES The timetables of railway-operated or railway-franchised buses are included. Sometimes these supplement train services in these cases, they are included with the appropriate train timetable. Sometimes they operate in other areas these have separate timetables. Please note the bus timetables are summarised: they do not include every stopping location, nor every variation of route. Sometimes buses stop at the railway station and in the town centre. In these cases, only the times at the railway station are given. The State Rail Authority of New South Wales franchises a large network of buses, operated by private operators. This network, like NSW Train Link s rail services, extends into the ACT, Queensland and Victoria. Similarly, V/Line of Victoria franchises a large network, also operated by private operators. This network extends into NSW, the ACT and SA. The south-west of Western Australia is served by a network operated directly by TransWA (formerly the Western Australian Government Railways). There are a few railway-franchised bus services in Queensland. The few railway bus routes in Queensland are placed with the appropriate longdistance country train timetables. The significant railway bus networks in NSW, Victoria and WA follow the rail timetables in separate sections in their respective States. In all cases, through ticketing is provided. The services are designed to connect with rail services, which provide the main portion of journeys. xiii
KEY TO USE & ABBREVIATIONS Geographic & lineside features: MARKTOWN A station at which trains start or terminate. Dianaville An intermediate station at which all or some trains stop. Mount Phillip An intermediate station at which trains do not stop, or stops for operational reasons only (not for passengers). David s Viaduct An intermediate feature of interest. Km Distance in kilometres Ht Height in metres Jnc Junction u/c Under construction E East N North S South W West Times: 1243 Time a train or bus stops at a station. 1243 Time a train passes a station express. a Trains stops only if required. arr Arrive. dp Depart. d Train stops to set down only. u Train stops to pick up only. R Refreshment stop. R.S. (in bus tables) Railway Station t/o (in bus tables) Turn-off. V Train divides ensure you are in the correct carriage. x Change trains, or change from train to bus or vice versa. Je 03 Date a timetable was last amended. Time zones: CST EST WST Type of trains: DMU EMU Loco NSW Sprint r Sub Vlocity XPT Central Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time. Western Standard Time. Diesel Multiple Unit. Electric Multiple Unit. Locomotive hauled train. NSW Train Link Sprinter DMU (operated by V Line). Suburban train (providing a connection to a long-distance train). VLocity DMU (operated by V Line). Express Passenger Train (operated by Countrylink). xiv
ON-TRAIN FACILITIES Australian and New Zealand trains are vastly superior to other modes in travel comfort. ALL long-distance trains provide air-conditioning, comfortable seating, toilets and big windows. These facilities are therefore not mentioned individually in the timetables. In addition, the following are provided on certain services: ABBREVIATION MEANS B Buffet or Food Trolley. L Lounge M Motorail (carriage of passengers cars) R (in facilities Restaurant with enhanced standard of food and service. heading) Res Reservations compulsory. (Res) Reservations optional. S1 Sleeping Berths for First class passengers, including individual toilets and usually individual showers (for some single cabins at end of carriage). V At seat videos with individual control. 24 HOUR CLOCK This timetable uses the 24-hour clock throughout. Conversion of 12 hour to 24 hour clock is: 12- HOUR CLOCK 24- HOUR CLOCK 12 HOUR CLOCK 24 HOUR CLOCK 1 am 100 1 pm 1300 2 am 100 2 pm 1400 3 am 200 3 pm 1500 4 am 300 4 pm 1600 5 am 500 5 pm 1700 6 am 600 6 pm 1800 7 am 700 7 pm 1900 8 am 800 8 pm 2000 9 am 900 9 pm 2100 10 am 1000 10 pm 2200 11 am 1100 11 pm 2300 Midday 1200 Midnight 2400 or 000 For example: 9.13 am is 913, 2.48 pm is 1448, 5.23 pm is 1723, or 11,23 pm is 2323, xv
DAYS OF OPERATION ABBREVIATION MEANS M or MON Mondays Tu or TUE Tuesdays W or WED Wednesdays Th or THUR Thursdays F or FRI Fridays Sa or SAT Saturdays Su or SUN Sundays PH Public Holidays O Only X Excepted For example: MON-FRI means service operates Mondays to Fridays MThO means service operates on Mondays and Thursdays only SaX means service operates Saturdays Excepted. TRACK GAUGES ABBREVIATION MEANS SYSTEMS BG Broad Gauge 1.6 m V/Line, Metro Trains Melbourne, Adelaide Metro. DG Dual Gauge SG/NG Queensland & Western Australia, BG/SG Victoria. MG Metre Gauge Wellington Cable Car. 1.0 m NG Narrow Gauge 1.067 m QR TravelTrain, QR CityTrain, TransWA, Tranz Scenic, Veolia Transport Auckland, SG Standard Gauge 1.435 m Tranz Metro. NSW Train Link, Sydney Trains, V/Line (Albury line only), SkiTube, Great Southern Rail, TransWA, Yarra Trams, Sydney Tram, Adelaide Tram. ALSO PUBLISHED: Uniform with this volume, and obtainable from abvi@iinet.net.au, or 11 Blacket St Downer ACT 2602, Australia, for $10: CAPITAL TIMES: TRAIN AND BUS SERVICES OF THE CANBERRA REGION contains full details of all passenger train, railway-operated and other buses in the Canberra region, including Canberra and Queanbeyan urban services. xvi