The daily return train service to Sydney, which was introduced in 2012 after years of lobbying, was in the news twice this week as the NSW Government continued its pitch to local voters ahead of next month's election.

On Tuesday came the news that a second Bullet service would run daily next year, leaving later in the morning and returning earlier in the afternoon to provide more options for those who want to visit the state capital.

And on Wednesday came the news that this new service would stop at Tarana, between Bathurst and Lithgow - which is something the residents of nearby Oberon have been seeking since the first service kicked off.

Not only will Tarana be getting a Bullet stop, it will be getting all the required Opal infrastructure - which is sure to change the sleepy little village just off the Great Western Highway.

Amid these announcements, John Hollis of Rail Action Bathurst, who has been the face of the Bullet since it was introduced, would have been entitled to a wry smile this week.

It was the service that Bathurst didn't need, supposedly. Well, try telling that to the thousands who use it each year.