Talk:Ballarat V/Line rail service

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Merge discussion
Proposing that Ararat, Ballarat pages be merged and add a section for Maryborough. Possible rename as Western Region services? Anothersignalman (talk) 22:47, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Per V/Line, it is the Ballarat line, even though it branches to Maryborough and Ararat. I'd stay with the official name and merge to Ballarat V/Line article, with sections for Ararat and Maryborough lines. I wouldn't rename as Western Region as that is too general and could imply Warrnambool, Geelong, etc. It could also be confused with Western Victoria V/Line coach services. Jack N. Stock (talk) 05:21, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Have edited the line guide on the Ballarat page. Thoughts? Anothersignalman (talk) 00:40, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Good work! Should Maryborough be bolded as a terminal, as rail service ends there? Jack N. Stock (talk) 13:54, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Anothersignalman (talk) 00:15, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

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Merge discussion
I propose that this article (Melton railway line) be merged into the Ballarat V/Line rail service article. Having a seperate article for the Melton railway line is redundant as the tracks continue to Ballarat, V/Line and PTV don't distinguish Melton as a seperate service (on maps, signage, and their websites), and it makes it seem like the V/Line operates a service to Melton for Metro trains (similar to the Stony Point line where V/Line operates diesel trains for Metro). I propose that the Melton railway line article is merged into the Ballarat V/Line rail service article. Thank you and let me know your comments below. HoHo3143 (talk) 07:08, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Support. HoHo3143 (talk) 07:09, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. I agree with this, Melton isn't actually it's own railway line it's just a part of the Ballarat service. There's no equivalent for V/Line to Wyndham Vale, for example, and trains do actually terminate there sometimes. More generally at some point it might be worth taking stock of how V/Line articles are organised (for example, some branches have their own service articles but others don't). Gracchus250 (talk) 01:31, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. Melton services were basically non existant for most of Victorian rail history and most if not all services continued onto bachus marsh and ballarat anyway NotOrrio (talk) 04:34, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * As the discussion has stagnated, the consensus by others is to Support the merge. I will be merging the article in the near future once I have finished other projects. HoHo3143 (talk) 03:17, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I have now merged all content and requested the article to be deleted. HoHo3143 (talk) 03:22, 13 March 2023 (UTC)