Trains resume on Ballarat line after maintenance machine derails

Trains are set to resume running on the Ballarat line after an earlier fault, according to the Department of Transport.

Some delays are expected as the timetable returns to normal. Passengers are asked to check station platform displays and listen to announcements.

"The Department of Transport thanks passengers for their patience," it said in an update.

The VicRoads signals team is monitoring conditions and will adjust traffic lights as needed to minimise congestion and assist with bus movements in the area.

PREVIOUSLY: Commuters between Ballarat and Melbourne will be forced to catch buses for part of their journey this morning after a train derailed overnight.

A track maintenance machine derailed at Parwan, near Bacchus Marsh about 1am.

As a result, the line is closed between Bacchus Marsh and Melton.

Coaches are shuttling commuters between Melton and Bacchus Marsh, while the line is out of action.

Delays around one hour are expected.

V/Line says it will likely take hours for the situation to be rectified.

The following services will not run this morning:

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