 Until 1993, two daily broad gauge V/Line trains ran from Melbourne to Dimboola as well as the nightly "The Overland" service from Melbourne to Adelaide.Under the Kennett Government's economic reforms, the V/Line train service was then cut back to Ararat.The Ballarat to Ararat section was closed in 1994 with gauge standardisation of the line, which made reinstatement of a V/Line service beyond Ararat virtually impossible.