Mr Hollis applauded the continued success of Bathurst's two existing Bullet services to Sydney, and said the Rail Action Group will start to discuss the possibility of a third service at next month's meeting.

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"Perhaps a return service from Sydney to Bathurst should be the third Bullet, it's certainly in the back of my mind," he said.

"It could leave Central Station around 6.15am, potentially replacing one of the existing intercity services to Lithgow, and arrive in Bathurst prior to 10am."

"Bathurst is a growing city, and perhaps the focus of the third Bullet could be to encourage Sydneysiders to explore the Central West."

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Mr Hollis said the Rail Action Group is also interested in exploring the possibility of improvements to the Main Western Line.

"We're particularly interested to see the travel time shortened between Bathurst and Lithgow to improve the promptness of the service," he said.

"Bathurst MP Paul Toole has picked up on this, and from our understanding, he is working with the state government to find a solution to satisfy all involved."

The Rail Action Group played an instrumental role in ensuring the first Bathurst Bullet service in 2012, which resulted in the introduction of the second service last year due to popular demand.

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"It shows that our heavy campaigning was well worth the trouble," Mr Hollis said.

"With the Bathurst region continuing to grow, both Bullet services have provided a pivotal connection to the Greater Sydney area, fostering business, tourism and accessibility."

"From a management perspective, the service has faced significant challenge due to COVID-19, last summer's bushfires and landslides, but these events have challenged everyone, and I don't feel it has impacted the Bullet's popularity."

"The second Bullet is especially important as it has included stops at Tarana and Rydal, which has expanded the accessibility of the service to those communities, as well as Oberon [via bus]."

Mr Toole said there was "an increase of up to 70 per cent more customers catching Bullet services" prior to last summer's bushfires and COVID-19.