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.

Two line graphs illustrate the information about how many people travel by train and the proportion of

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arriving punctually in Sydney between 1995 and 2004.

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, it is apparent that there was an upward trend in the figure for commuters taking

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during the trips, whilst the punctuality rate of

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type of public transportation fluctuated over the period shown, reaching the lowest point in 2004. As for the number of train passengers, a slight increment can be seen from 1995 to 1999, with the figure rising from 250

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to approximately 265

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. Afterwards, the equivalent figure increased remarkably during the following two years, peaking at 300

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in 2001.

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, it was followed by a noticeable plunge, as the number of people who took

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when travelling fell to 280

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in 2002 and had continued to decrease by a negligible amount since

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. Turning to the proportion of

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that arrived on time, we can witness a significant fluctuation throughout the years 1995 and 2003, when the punctuality rate waved between 86% to about 93%.

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, more striking is that an increasing number of

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arrived at their destinations late from 2003 to 2004, since the percentage of punctual arrivals plunged dramatically from 92% to less than 75%.