August 6th, 2026More trains on the way

From Sunday, 23 August, more than 400 extra weekly train services will start across the network.

For the first time, trains will run directly between Newport and Sandringham via Flinders Street – making it easier to travel between Melbourne’s west and bayside suburbs without changing trains.

Passengers will benefit from:

• Werribee, Laverton, Williamstown and Sandringham lines: More than 180 extra weekly services and trains every 10 minutes between Newport and Sandringham on weekdays.
• Craigieburn Line: An extra 115 weekly services, with trains every 20 minutes or better from morning until midnight, seven days a week.
• Upfield Line: An extra 77 weekly services, with trains every 20 minutes or better from morning until midnight, seven days a week.
• Belgrave and Lilydale lines: Extra Friday and Saturday night services to Ringwood.
• Mernda and Hurstbridge lines: Eight extra Sunday morning services on each line.
• Wyndham Vale Line: More peak services upgraded to nine-car VLocity trains, increasing capacity by 50 per cent.
• Geelong Line: 40 services extended from Geelong to Waurn Ponds each week.
• Shepparton Line: An uplift to nine return services every weekday and five return services each Saturday and Sunday following the Shepparton Line Upgrade.
• Seymour Line: Trains every hour on Saturday and Sunday.

And more services are on the way next year for the Hurstbridge, Mernda, Belgrave, Lilydale, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines.

The brand new West Tarneit Station opens on Sunday, 13 September – making it easier for people to catch the train in Melbourne’s west.

The timetable will go live on Friday, 7 August. To find out more, visit transport.vic.gov.au or the PTV app.