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The Allan Labor Government transformed our rail network with the Metro TunnelNow its time for the Big Switch to make public transport faster and more reliableThe Premier joined Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams at Parkville Station to launch itThe Big SwitchToday is when the Metro Tunnel fully integrates into the rail network but its far bigger than thatFrom today the public transport system in Victoria will be bigger faster and more reliable than everToday we launch more than 1200 new weekly train servicesToday we deliver a turnupandgo network for the Sunbury Cranbourne and Pakenham lines with all trains going through the Metro TunnelToday thousands of individual timetable changes occur at once across Victoria including the first of 270 new bus timetables to better connect to Metro Tunnel servicesToday we launch dozens of new regional servicesAnd today the Frankston Line returns to the City LoopDuring peaks on the Sunbury Cranbourne and Pakenham lines service frequency will be up to every three minutes between Dandenong and West FootscrayOutside the peaks trains will run at least every 10 minutes between the city and Watergardens from 6am to 9pm and they will run at least every 10 minutes between the city and Dandenong from 6am to midnightThe Werribee and Williamstown Lines will temporarily run directly to Flinders Street before connecting with the Sandringham Line later in the year to form a new crosscity serviceRegional passengers will benefit from additional services 18 on the Traralgon Line 10 along the Seymour Line and four on the Echuca LineNew timetables and adding 1200 more services will change a lot of peoples usual journeysItll take time getting used to but its worth it to deliver a faster and more reliable public transport systemThe Big Switch is just the first installment of the new services that will be added to the networkMore frequent services across the network will come later year including on the Werribee Sandringham Craigieburn and Upfield LinesMore than 800000 passengers have visited the new Metro Tunnel stations since it opened in NovemberThe Metro Tunnel makes it easier for people to get to work access healthcare and spend more time with familiesNever forget the Liberals called the Metro Tunnel a hoaxThey consistently refused to fund itIts now open and delivering more train services for VictoriansFor information visit transportvicgovaunewsandresourcesprojectsmetrotunnelmorewaystomoveQuotes attributable to Premier Jacinta AllanFor busy families time and money are tight Thats why were making public transport faster and thats why we made it free for kidsMore train services mean a better transport system less time in traffic and more time at homeQuotes attributable to Minister for Public Transport and Active Transport Gabrielle WilliamsThe Big Switch delivers better public transport services and more options for passengers and its just the startThe changes today will take time for passengers to get used to but its worth it for a bigger better faster system
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