THOUSANDS of public transport users should enjoy a faster and less crowded trip to work from late next month.

The State Government today announced almost 4000 extra train, tram and bus services statewide, starting from 27 July.

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Train passengers on the Dandenong, Cranbourne, Pakenham and Frankston lines will see new morning peak services and more frequent services during the day.

Bus passengers across the state will see improved routes and more services. Those in the outer west will benefit from a major overhaul of their network.

Statewide there will be more than 3260 extra bus services, 470 new tram services and more than 200 train services per week.

Premier Denis Napthine said the highlight of the changes was a 10-minute “turn up and go” frequency on the train line to Dandenong on weekdays.

The new timetable will create 39 new trips each day on the line, allowing trains to run every 20 minutes to Cranbourne and to Pakenham between 9am and 3pm.

“The Dandenong corridor is one of the busiest corridors on the network, servicing several high-growth suburbs such as Narre Warren and Pakenham, and these changes will ensure we are catering for the population growth in these areas,” Dr Napthine said.

“The Frankston line also wins, with two extra morning weekday peak-period trains.”

Bus passengers in Brimbank, Manningham, Bacchus Marsh and the City of Port Phillip will see major changes to their networks.

And regional passengers will start to experience the benefits of the Regional Rail Link. Bendigo and Ballarat trains are due to start travelling on the new tracks between Southern Cross and Sunshine after the July school holidays.

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Victoria’s Transport Minister, Terry Mulder, said: “This will mean more reliable services, an end to delays caused by being caught behind suburban trains, plus space to run more V/Line trains in the future.”

A new route 12 will be added to the tram network, running from St Kilda to the Victoria Gardens shopping centre in Richmond.

And tram route 11, running from Victoria Harbour in Docklands to West Preston, will become a full-time service, with the capacity to carry an extra 103,000 passengers each week between Spencer St and Docklands.

Opposition scrutiny of government spokesman Martin Pakula said the new services were not enough and a whole of system approach needed to be taken, not just improvements on some lines.

“I think putting on additional services is just a minimum KPI as the population grows and patronage grows, the fact is the Government has for four years done precious little in the way of additional services and now that it’s an election year we’re finally seeing some movement,” Mr Pakula said.

“The fact is without the removal of dozens and dozens of level crossings, as Labor is proposing, those additional services will mean boom gate times down more often and it’s going to lead to additional congestion on the roads.”

Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber also criticised the plan and said it was not enough to meet the growth in demand.

“This plan only delivers one new inbound peak train service on the Dandenong and Frankston train lines, with doesn’t cater for future growth,” Mr Barber said.

“It is extremely disappointing that this is the best Victorian commuters can expect ahead of the November state election.

“There is nothing in this announcement to address the rapid growth in demand for Werribee services, which carried more than 2000 additional passengers in October 2013 compared to October 2010.

“Trains on the Craigieburn are already filled to the PTV loading threshold, yet there is nothing in this package announced today to reduce overcrowding or meet future demand.”

Mr Mulder said commuters in the north west, including Werribee and Craigieburn, would see many new services when the Regional Rail Link works were completed next year.

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