To address peak crowding an attempt is being made to encourage passengers who can to travel early by offering free travel with a special Early Bird Metcard. Passengers who finish their trip by 7am would be eligible. The trial will be on the Frankston and Sydenham lines.
As foreshadowed it was later extended to the entire metropolitan network (excluding V/Line). The transition to myki meant that a special ticket was no longer required to take advantage of it. More:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080102040643/http://www.connexmelbourne.com.au/news.php?newsid=75&g=1
Note: This item was added retrospectively for posterity.
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