The state government is giving south-west residents the chance to influence the schedule for new train services due to begin on the Warrnambool line early next year.
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An extra weekday service and an additional train service on Sundays were announced in April.
The new weekday service will depart from Warrnambool at 9.05am, and a return service will depart from Southern Cross Station towards Warrnambool at 5.13pm.
“The community of Warrnambool have told us they want more trains, more often – and we’re getting it done,” Western Victoria MP Gayle Tierney said.
“Now, we would like to hear from them about when these services would suit them best.”
Ms Tierney said the additional services would boost tourism and provide passengers with greater choice.
Public Transport Victoria and V/Line representatives will be available at a pop-up at Warrnambool Station on Thursday September 15 between 5.15am and 6.30am and 9am to 12pm.
People can also submit feedback online at www.ptv.vic.gov.au/getinvolved until Friday September 23.
Meanwhile, the latest data for performance on the Warrnambool line showed that during August just 77.9 per cent of services ran on time, marking the sixth month in a row that the Warrnambool line has been the worst-performing long-distance train line in the state
The punctuality targets define services that arrive within 10 minutes and 59 seconds as on time, but the line still continues to fall well below the 92 per cent punctuality target.
About 97.8 per cent of train services on the line ran during August, surpassing the 96 per cent target.
Recent fare evasion data released by Public Transport Victoria showed that the number of people travelling with a valid ticket was up, with 95.7 per cent of V/line passengers recorded doing the right thing.
The Geelong line saw an improvement of 0.6 per cent.
