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Free Transport for Victorian Seniors card holders during the 2009 Victorian Seniors Festival

The Victorian Government is pleased to provide Victorian Seniors Card holders with free public transport during the 2009 Festival.

8 days of free metropolitan transport

Metropolitan trams, buses and trains are free for Victorian Seniors Card holders from Sunday 4 Oct to Sunday 11 Oct 2009. Free metropolitan travel includes the services of V/Line trains to Melton and Sunbury. Please try to avoid using services arriving in the city before 9am and departing between 4pm and 7pm on weekdays.

Free regional town bus services

Free travel will be available on all regional town bus services from Sun 4 Oct to Sun 11 Oct 2009. Simply present your Victorian Seniors Card to get free travel during this period. Bus services included are as follows:

Ararat, Bacchus Marsh, Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Beaufort, Bellarine Peninsula, Benalla, Bendigo, Cobram, Colac, Drouin, Echuca/Moama, Geelong, Hamilton, Horsham, Kilmore, Korumburra, Lakes Entrance, Mildura, Moe, Morwell, Portland, Rochester, Sale, Seymour, Shepparton/Mooroopna, Stawell, Swan Hill, Traralgon, Wangaratta, Warragul, Warrnambool, Wodonga, Wonthaggi

Free V/line travel

Free travel on V/Line rail and coach services is available on:

• Tuesday 6 October
  
• Wednesday 7 October
  
• Thursday 8 October
  
• Saturday 10 October
  
• Sunday 11 October

Free travel is valid on economy class services only.

Reserved V/Line services

Seat reservations are now compulsory on all long-distance V/Line rail services and some coach services so check if you need to make a booking before you travel. Call 136 196 or visit www.viclink.com.au for more information on regional services. Reserved ticket services include:

• Albury/Wodonga
  
• Ararat
  
• Bairnsdale
  
• Echuca
  
• Shepparton
  
• Swan Hill
  
• Warrnambool

You also need to book on all journeys marked with an ‘R’ in V/Line timetables.

Booking V/Line Tickets

Reservations for the Seniors Festival free travel open on Tues 8 Sept at 10am. Book at your closest staffed V/ Line station, V/Line ticket agent, Metropolitan Premium station or by calling 136 196. If you have a booking but are unable to travel, please call 136 196 as soon as possible so the ticket can be given to someone else.

Unreserved V/Line services

On unreserved V/Line train and coach services, simply show your Victorian Seniors Card to the conductor or coach driver. Unreserved V/Line Coach and Rail Services include services starting or ending at:
Ballarat

• Bendigo/Eaglehawk
  
• Geelong/Marshall
  
• Traralgon
  
• Seymour