THE introduction of a late-night return train to Ararat and Beaufort on weekends has been a popular move with over 300 people using the service each week.
The Victorian Government introduced the additional late-night service on Saturday and Sunday back in April after lobbying by Ripon MP Martha Haylett.
It followed numerous calls from the community for a late night service to allow people to attend social functions in Melbourne with the option of getting home late in the evening.
V/Line reports the average patronage on the 9.15pm service from Southern Cross to Ararat is 213 passengers on a Saturday and 106 on Sunday evening.
Ararat Advocate
Why did a local politician have to request this?
The management at the rail company should have known this from customer survey.