The first line graph shows changes in the number of railway passengers between 2000 and 2009, while the second graph illustrates the share of trains leaving with a schedule throughout the study period. Overall, the figure for the first chart remained little or not changed, with trains being delayed most of the time.
In 2000, well under 40 million people preferred a train to travel, a figure that then increased noticeably to around 43 million in 2002. Despite declining to nearly 40 million in 2003, the figure for the first graph exhibited a sharp rise of about 10 million. After this, it decreased considerably to 40 million in 2008, but this was followed by a rise in 2009, reaching approximately 42 million.
Turning to the second chart, starting at exactly 92% in 2000, the figure for this improved dramatically to 95% in 2002, making it the same as the target. Even though it exceeded the target in 2004, with 96%, it decreased significantly to 92% in 2006, but then it recovered again with around 97% in 2008. In the final year, it leveled off at 97%.