Premier Peter Malinauskas today called a press conference to tell how bringing the state’s tram and train networks back into public hands meant it could now “improve the service”.

He announced the state government could now update the timetable for the Gawler line, which the Premier said tens of thousands of South Australians “rely on”.

The government said the changes would save 20 minutes of passenger time for those who use the recently electrified Galwer line to travel to the city five times a week.

This new timetable would see travel times on 76 per cent of all trips between Adelaide and Gawler shortened, the government claimed.

“When you add that up, that’s actually quite meaningful,” Malinauskas said.

It’s the first change to a train timetable in seven years, according to recentl

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