Operation Aurora ran 20 and 21 April and saw Transit Safety Division officers, local uniform and plain clothes police teaming up with Authorised Officers to patrol V/Line trains and train stations from Southern Cross Station along the Gippsland rail corridor.
Overall, officers conducted approximately 300 people checks and issued a number of penalty notices against the Public Transport Safety Act, including failing to hold a valid ticket and failing to produce evidence of concession.
Officers also focused on detecting and deterring commuter anti-social behaviour, crimes against the person, property damage and vehicle crime with patrols at train stations, including Drouin, Morwell and Traralgon