COMMUTERS are slowly returning to the local train network with new figures showing an improvement in the number of people catching the train from Ararat Station.
Train patronage plummeted during the pandemic, but the Department of Transport confirms the figures are slowly returning to pre-COVID levels.
In the 2021/22 financial year there were 20,986 boardings at Ararat Station.
This was an increase from 15,222 in the 2020/21 financial year but still short of the pre-pandemic levels.
Train patronage improves
