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Fare Cap Train Services
Review
30 May 2024
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DRAFT
Operational Planning & Readiness
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Overview
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Review of service utilisation 1 November 2023 to 19 May 2024
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Services that were also altered to balance fleet have not been assessed as part of this
review
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Current Fare Cap Train Services
Service
Initiative
5 UP & 5 DOWN Saturday & Sundays WVL – SCS (3VL)
Wyndham Vale Weekends
As these form part of SW weekend service uplift they will not be included
in this review
1 UP Bacchus Marsh – SCS at 10:35 3VL (8230)
Bacchus Marsh Weekend
Saturday & Sunday
Saturday 08:45 Albury-SCS 3VS (8612)
Sunday 14:33 SCS-Albury 3VS (8617)
Albury weekends
Sat 07:07 Down (8605) & Sun 17:27 UP (8630) operate as 2x3VS in lieu
of 3VS to balance fleet
1 UP 09:44 Bendigo-SCS 3VL (8026)
Saturday & Sunday
Bendigo weekends
To balance fleet this will also add an additional DOWN service to Bendigo
at 17:41 (3VL)
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Current Fare Cap Consist Adjustments
Service
Initiative
Wendouree Weekday
8149 consist increase to 6VL
Shepparton first Saturday UP (8362) increased to 6VL
Shepparton
To balance fleet, the late Sunday DOWN (8369) was also increased to
6VL
Saturday 15:26 Bendigo-SCS (8038) increased to 6VL
Bendigo
Sunday 17:06 SCS-Bendigo (8031) increased to 6VL
Bendigo 8029 Saturday & 8049 Bendigo Sunday to 6VL to balance fleet
Waurn Ponds Sunday 8799 & 8750 increased to 6VL. These will be built
Waurn Ponds
up as part of SW weekend uplift, so not part of this review.
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Bacchus Marsh Weekend
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8230 Bacchus Marsh to Southern Cross 10:35am Sat & Sun (3VL)
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Introduced since commencement of fare cap on Saturday 1 April
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This service has operated with an average of:
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130 boards on Saturday
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132 boards on Sunday
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Saturday Service prior (8122) 09:14 WDE-SCS, Bacchus @ 10:00 6VL
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On average 502 boards
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Sunday Service prior (8172) 08:08 Maryborough – SCS, Bacchus @ 10:00 6VL
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On average 539 boards (Sunday)
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Service following (8126) 10:14 WDE-SCS, Bacchus @ 11am
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Bendigo Weekend (8026)
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8026 Bendigo to Southern Cross 09:44am Sat & Sun (3VL)
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Introduced on 16 September 2023 following ongoing trends of overcrowding on existing first
Swan Hill UP service (from UP side of Bendigo)
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This service has operated with an average of:
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183 boards on Saturday
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190 boards on Sunday
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Service prior (8080) 06:54 Swan Hill-SCS, BGO @ 09:20 VN
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Sat: On average 404 boards
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Sun: On average 398 boards
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Saturday service following (8028) 10:26 BGO-SCS 6VL
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On average 372 boards
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Sunday Service following (8074) 09:05 Echuca-SCS, BGO @ 10:26 6VL
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On average 342 boards
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Wendouree Weekday Consist Uplift (8149)
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8149 Southern Cross to WDE 18:48hr Mon-Fri (increased to 6VL)
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Introduced 28 May 2023
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This service has operated with an average of:
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353 boards across weekdays
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8247 @ 18:21 (6VL): 172 average boards
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8151 @19:28 (3VL): 307 average boards
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Of the 120 services 21 operated as 3VLs, with all but 1 exceeding seating capacity
(between 110-204%)
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Shepparton Saturday Consist Uplift (8362)
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8362 Shepparton to SCS Saturday (increased to 6VL)
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Introduced 28 May 2023
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This service has operated with an average of:
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327 boards on Saturdays
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All services have operated at above 50% seated capacity
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On average service is 49% when it departs Shepparton
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Bendigo Weekend Consist Uplifts
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Introduced on 1 July 2023 following ongoing trends of overcrowding
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Saturday 15:26 Bendigo-SCS (8038) increased to 6VL
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280 average boards
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Sunday 17:06 SCS-Bendigo (8031) increased to 6VL (Saturday service is 6VL)
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296 average boards
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