Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole, Member for the Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen, Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore and community members such as Two Trains for Singleton advocates joined to announce the new services at the Singleton station earlier today.

"The Nationals in Government are committed to ensuring no matter where you live in NSW you have access to the services that keep our communities connected," Mr Toole said.

"We are delivering on our election commitment and we have made sure the trains will hit the tracks from January 5.

"These new services will give customers more flexibility, greater choice and better connections when planning trips to health, education and leisure hubs in the likes of Newcastle, Maitland and Sydney."

Mr Johnsen said the new services would operate under a twelve month trial and urged people to get on board and show their support.

"We've worked hard to make sure these services can become a reality as quickly as possible," Mr Johnsen said.

"Now it's your turn to show your support for these services so you can enjoy them in the long term."

The timing of the new services will deliver a more even spread of trains across the day, which means you can choose to spend just a morning or afternoon at your destination.

"This means Singleton locals can head to Newcastle for a day at the beach and return home in the early afternoon, while tourists will have more opportunities to discover what Singleton has to offer with its rolling hills, wineries and heritage walks."

Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore says that the afternoon services would give commuters an additional two hours in Newcastle or Sydney without missing the last train home.

"This is a great achievement for the community, and a campaign that Council has whole-heartedly supported particularly as part of the Singleton Advocacy Agenda," Cr Moore said.

"I'm thrilled with this outcome and congratulate everyone who has been involved in the countless meetings, letters and petitions over the years to achieve this result, in particular Martin Fallding and Anne Boyd.

"It's now up to us in the community to take advantage of their hard work and use these services to make sure they not only continue, but that we might even continue to grow our passenger timetable," she finished.

For a decade, Two More Trains for Singleton, a community organisation, has been advocating for more frequent train services to the Upper Hunter and better public transport connections across the region.

"It's absolutely wonderful and really gratifying for not only us but the whole community," said Anne Boyd from Two More Trains for Singleton.

"We really appreciate that lately over the last two years we have had a lot more interest in this campaign, we think mainly due to the convenience of the opal card which has given us recognition of how many people actually use the trains."

The two extra services will give customers six return options during weekdays and four on the weekends, bridging the current interval in daytime options along the Hunter Line.