As part of the Big Switch, Cranbourne, Pakenham and Sunbury Line services will come out of the City Loop and run exclusively through the Metro Tunnel from 1 February 2026.
There will also be major changes to the public transport timetable, including:
- over 1000 new weekly services added on the Sunbury Line
- over 100 new weekly services added to the Cranbourne and Pakenham timetable
- Frankston Line trains returning to the City Loop.
- Werribee and Williamstown line services running direct to and from Flinders Street.
This increase in services means passengers from West Footscray to Dandenong will have a train at least every 10 minutes all day, every day of the week. Peak services will be on average every 3 to 4 minutes for passengers between Watergardens and Dandenong.
The new timetables will be available so passengers to plan their journeys on the Transport Victoria website prior to their introduction.