Thursday, 15 August 2019

In reply to  Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (30 April 2019)

Ms HORNE (Williamstown—Minister for Public Transport, Minister for Ports and Freight):

The Andrews Labor Government announced changes in 2016 to boarding rules at Sunbury in order to ease crowding on V/Line services. These changes aim to strike the right balance between addressing crowding issues and providing Sunbury passengers with access to more services, subject to capacity.

I understand that conductors make announcements reminding passengers of boarding rules. Passenger Information Displays at stations also advise commuters of those services that Sunbury passengers may not board.

The Andrews Labor Government is working hard to improve the regional rail network, with more services and additional rolling stock to cater for growing patronage. The Government has ordered 87 new VLocity carriages since 2015, and new carriages will continue to be rolled out and allocated to the busiest services across the network. In addition, the Government will deliver a further 54 VLocity carriages in this term.