Home and Away on Channel 7 will return for a history making year

Home and Away on Channel 7 will return for a history making year – Who will make it home to the Bay and first look at Brax and Ricky’s return.

In one of Home and Away’s most dramatic cliffhangers in the show’s 38-year history, multiple lives hang in the balance over the summer break after the catastrophic derailment of a party train en route to a music festival in Broken Hill.

Among the passengers caught in the chaos are Justin (James Stewart), Mackenzie (Emily Weir), Remi (Adam Rowland), Abigail (Hailey Pinto), Dana (Ally Harris), Sonny (Ryan Bown), Lacey (Sophea Pennington), Jo (Maddison Brown) and Eddie (Stephen Madsen). Who will make it home to the Bay?

When Home and Away returns at 7.00pm on Monday, 19 January 2026 on Seven and 7plus, rescue operations are in full swing to save those trapped in the wreckage.

With the structure of the train threatening to collapse, every second is critical. David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor), Cash (Nicholas Cartwright), Levi (Tristan Gorey) and Tane (Ethan Browne) are all at the crash site, navigating the chaos and carnage in a frantic bid to save lives – with their own loved ones still trapped on board the derailed train.

Realising time is running out, Tane takes matters into his own hands, defying police orders to enter the tunnel and rush to the aid of those still trapped. Will his heroic actions come at a tragic cost?

Plus, take a first-look at the highly anticipated return of fan favourites Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen), who are back for Home and Away’s upcoming Western Australia event, made in partnership with Tourism Western Australia.

Get ready for one of the biggest years in Summer Bay history.

Home and Away on Channel 7 and 7plus – Monday 19 January, 2026 at 7.00pm