From February 1, a new morning peak service will depart Donnybrook at 6:46 am, reaching Southern Cross by 7:35 am to fill a gap in early-morning city-bound train services.
In the evening, a 5:57 pm train from Southern Cross will arrive at Donnybrook station by 6:46 pm.
Speaking to the North Central Review, Member for Yan Yean, Lauren Kathage said “This extra service gives more options for people heading into the city for work and study – but more than that, it means we have more seats across the peak services.
“We are investing in lots of rail, road and bus services across Donnybrook: the 501 shuttle to Craigieburn station, the 524 from Donnybrook to Kalkallo shops, the new dedicated school buses and of course Stage 1 of the Donnybrook Road upgrade."
This timetable expansion coincides with major network changes across Victoria’s rail system driven by the opening of the Metro Tunnel, which has freed up suburban rail capacity and allowed for additional regional services to be inserted into busy peak periods.
According to VLine, "These changes are part of the Big Switch network changes, where a new timetable with over 1,000 extra services will be introduced on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Line and all services will run exclusively through the Metro Tunnel."
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Feature image: "VLine Vlocity at Southern Cross station (cropped)" by Thebusofdoom is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.