Flagstaff station will be opened on weekends regardless of who wins the November state election, with both major parties making a Sunday pitch for votes on the issue of public transport.

The City Loop station is currently closed on weekends but Labor on Sunday pledged to open the station if it wins the November 29 poll.

Commuters pass through Flagstaff station. Credit:Craig Abraham

Just last week Greens leader Greg Barber tabled a petition in State Parliament calling for the station to be opened on weekends, saying it would provide vital access to the area and help local traders' business.

Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said the western part of the CBD was no longer the "dead end" of the city, with a surge in new apartments as well as easy access to Queen Victoria Market and the northern end of Etihad Stadium.