Temperatures are expected to reach around 36°C later this week — and V/Line has acted early in tweaking its timetables.
Extreme heat timetables will be in place for services on the Seymour and Shepparton lines on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23.
Saturday is expected to be 38°C.
Extreme heat speed restrictions are enforced when temperatures exceed 36°C in order to reduce the likelihood of train and track faults, while also keeping passengers safe.
When an extreme heat timetable is in place, journey times will be extended as train speeds are reduced.
A copy of the extreme heat timetable can be downloaded from the V/Line website or passengers can ask for a copy from their nearest staffed station.
There will be drinking water on board trains and passengers are also encouraged to travel with bottled water and wear cool clothing.
The latest public transport information and network status are available at vline.com.au, ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.
Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.transport.vic.gov.au