Irritating ringtones, braying conversations and bleeping video games will be banned from seven country train carriages as part of a six-month trial to introduce peace and quiet to the intrastate commute.

Today, a clearly marked "quiet carriage" was introduced by V/Line on the Ballarat line, with plans to turn down the volume over the rest of the week on other lines as well.

Take the hint ... One of the new 'quiet carriages'. Credit:Jason South

V/Line has introduced quiet carriages on seven VLocity trains. In these trains— which can be found at the end of the three-carriage sets — customers are expected to turn down their electronic devices, switch mobile phones to silent and keep their conversations quiet. Two-car sets will not have a quiet carriage.

Although passengers are expected to respect the rules of the quiet carriage, they will be self-regulated.