BALLARAT commuters are in for one more day of train pain with V/Line announcing an additional 24 hours of construction work on the line to be completed on Monday.
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Coaches have replaced trains since March 22 while more than 200 crew members have worked around the clock to undertake critical construction.
Regional Rail Revival Director Mark Havryluk said the complexity of signalling works required to commission the new Maddingley stabling facility meant an additional day will be required to complete the construction blitz.
"We've completed most of what we had planned for the construction blitz, however the work required to connect and integrate the new stabling facility to the Ballarat line is incredibly detailed and complex," he said.
"The new stabling can store six VLocity trains and will be a key part of improving reliability and consistency of services on the Ballarat line."
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