Bacchus Marsh commuters will benefit from a new V/Line timetable from December.
As part of a state government plan to extend trains services across the Ballarat, Albury and Bendigo lines, three evening peak V/Line services on the Ballarat line will be extended to Bacchus Marsh instead of terminating at Melton.
The government said the five morning and five afternoon Bacchus Marsh services will also have journey time savings of three to five minutes, making travel easier and more convenient for passengers.
Public and Active Transport Minister Gabrielle Williams said the government was adding new services across the regional train network to make it easier for Victorians to get where they needed to go.
The Ballarat train line is one the state’s busiest lines, according to the government.
It attributed the increase in demand for trains along the line to it’s regional fare cap, which has resulted in more than 33 million train trips taken across the V/Line network and more than $90 million saved by commuters since it was introduced last year.
The new timetable will come into effect on Sunday, December 1.
