Freight information & access
The Essential Services Commission (ESC) approved an access arrangement for the operation of freight trains on the V/Line network. You can download these documents from the links below.
V/Line’s current standard access prices for financial year 2019/20 are:
| Flagfall |
($/km) |
| Bulkgrain |
- |
| Other freight (containers) |
$1.01 |
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| Variable Rate |
($1000/GTK) |
| Bulkgrain |
$4.80 |
| Other freight (containers) |
$1.91 |
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| Geelong Grain Loop |
Flat fee |
| Access to Geelong Grain loop |
$89.55 |
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| Access to certain Sidings & Terminals* |
Per vehicle |
| Somerton |
$15.18 |
| Melbourne Arrival Sidings |
$15.18 |
| Tottenham Yard |
$15.18 |
* No fee for the first 24 hours of access to the listed sidings and terminals. Access fee listed applies per vehicle for each consecutive 24 hour period of access.