Band 8+: The first graph gives the number of passengers travelling by train in Sydney. The second graph provides information on the percentage of trains running on time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The two graphs provide information on the number of train passengers in Sydney (measured in millions of people), as well as trains arriving on time (measured in percentages) between 1995 and 2004.

Overall, it can be seen that the number of passengers was lowest in 1995 and reached an all-time high in 2001. Train reliability fluctuated throughout the two decades before plummeting at the end of the time period.

1995 saw the lowest number of railway commuters, amounting to 250 million people. After that, the figure experienced a gradual increase and soared in 1999, reaching 300 million people in 2001. In 2002, there was a sharp drop back to 280 million people, and the numbers remained mostly unchanged until 2004.

In 1995, trains were mostly running on time, with only 8% deviating from the timetable. However, in the two following decades, the figure fluctuated between 92% and 85%. Finally, in 2003, train reliability plummeted, dropping to just over 72% in 2004.