RAILWAY stations in Melbourne's east will lose up to 10 morning peak-hour services each weekday, according to a Metro report outlining the biggest change to timetables in a decade.

Metro's ''passenger impact statement'' was handed to the Baillieu government in March, and remained confidential until yesterday.

The report nominates ''winners'' and ''losers'' in the new timetable, which begins on Sunday and introduces 127 extra services each weekday.

Many will benefit from the changes, but the report also shows that Laburnum and Camberwell stations will get 10 fewer trains to the city between 7.30am and 9am, with more express services not stopping.

Glenferrie will also have fewer services to the CBD stopping between 7.30am and 9am, while East Richmond will get 17 fewer trains to the city between 7.30am and 11am, also as a result of more express services.

The government's public relations campaign spruiking the timetable gained momentum last night, with marketing agency Metlink saying commuters would benefit.

But the reality outlined in the impact statement, released after a request in Parliament from Greens MP Greg Barber, shows a different outcome for many.

Some passengers will be happy, while others may be frustrated.

The report shows that Metro wants the government to pay it $6.6 million more a year to provide the extra services.

Mr Barber made his request to Parliament for the document on March 23, the day after it was given to the Department of Transport. But it was released only yesterday - just three days before the timetable change.

Mr Barber said the timetable would slow some services, and disadvantage thousands of commuters.




A copy of the eight-page document has been placed on The Age website. It explains clearly the effect the changes will have on Melbourne's 15 rail lines, even nominating winners and losers.

Residents in the area surrounding Laburnum station are clear ''losers'', and have this week been campaigning against the change. One resident, Peter Harry, said it was extraordinary the station would get a worse service when rail services had been such a huge election issue.

Liberal MP Dee Ryall won the seat of Mitcham off Labor's Tony Robinson, and agreed that frustration over public transport was a key issue. She said last night she was aware of the dissatisfaction.

''There is a reduction [in train services at Laburnum], but … we have to look at the future and how can we improve the problems on that line if we don't deal with the fundamental problems?'' Ms Ryall said.

Since The Age reported in January that Metro had applied to the government to make major changes to the timetable, protests with up to 500 people have occurred in Altona. Passengers there will also have a reduced service and will often have to change at Newport.

Public Transport Users Association president Daniel Bowen said the Metro impact statement clearly and honestly laid out the winners and losers, and should have been released long ago.

Transport Minister Terry Mulder confirmed he had signed off on the changes after seeing the impact statement. But he argued his hands were tied because it was part of Metro's contract, signed by the previous government Labor's fault.

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Never about how much was paid by the western suburbs "bogans" - as you would put it

If revenue is not raised in ONE way - it will be raised in ANOTHER

The fact that has covered this CUT - with - is testament to this

He is banking on INCREASED speed camera revenue, as an example, on the realisation of running Australia's flagship state

Neither Brumby, nor Bracks, INTRODUCED - or raised the RATE of stamp duty

It was the young St Augustine who prayed: ''Lord, make me chaste - but not yet.'' Last week he was joined in the pews by the young Baillieu government.

After denouncing the Brumby government for taking on new debt to build infrastructure, Team Ted's first budget did just the same. It increased spending, cut taxes, and paid for it by

almost trebling the state's debt from $8 billion in mid-2010 to a projected $23 billion in mid-2015

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But now the focus switches to what comes next. And that could be very different.