维多利亚州公共交通部长宣布从8月23日起实施墨尔本火车网络有史以来最大规模的时间表调整[1]。此次改革将增加400班周列车服务，其中韦瑞比、拉弗顿、威廉斯敦和桑德林厄姆线增加180班周列车，克雷格本线增加115班周列车，阿普菲尔德线增加77班周列车[1]。这些新增运力由地铁隧道开通释放的网络容量支持[1]。
新时间表的核心创新是推出跨城市直达服务，使乘客可以在不换乘的情况下穿越城市[1]。工作日韦瑞比至桑德林厄姆线将实现每10分钟一班的高频率运营[1]。克雷格本线和阿普菲尔德线也将在早上至午夜期间每20分钟或更频繁地运行，每周运营7天[1]。此外，上菲尔德线非高峰期服务频率从40分钟压缩至20分钟[1]，韦恩达尔线峰值服务升级至九车VLocity列车，容量增加50%[1]。
公共交通部长表示："您可以在韦瑞比上车，一直坐到体育场而无需停靠，或者从海滨上车直达韦瑞比动物园"[1]。Metro Trains首席执行官指出"这不是终点……我完全预期未来还会有更多变化"[1]。
Victoria's Public Transport Minister announced a major timetable overhaul beginning August 23, introducing 400 additional weekly train services across Melbourne—the largest schedule expansion since the Metro Tunnel's opening [1]. The upgrade enables direct cross-city train connections linking western suburbs including Werribee, Laverton, and Williamstown with eastern coastal areas such as Sandringham, eliminating the need for passenger transfers across the city [1].
The expansion redistributes network capacity freed by Metro Tunnel operations [1]. New services include 180 additional weekly trains on the Werribee-Laverton-Williamstown and Sandringham lines, with weekday Werribee-Sandringham service operating every 10 minutes [1]. The Craigieburn line receives 115 additional weekly services, while the Upfield line gains 77, with both operating every 20 minutes or more frequently from early morning until midnight, seven days a week [1]. The Sunbury line reduces off-peak intervals from 40 to 20 minutes [1]. The Wendouree line's peak-hour capacity increases by 50 percent through upgraded nine-car VLocity trains [1].
Public Transport Minister Vicki Ward stated passengers can now "jump on a train at Werribee, go all the way to the MCG without stopping … or you can go from bayside and jump on a train to Werribee Zoo without stopping" [1]. Metro Trains CEO Raymond O'Flaherty indicated further expansion is anticipated, declaring "This is not the end … I fully expect there will be more changes in the future" [1].