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.

The two line graphs represent the

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of people who use the train in Sydney and the proportion of trains that move within time respectively from 1995 to 2004.

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, It can clearly be seen that the

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of train passengers increased over the period

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the percentage of trains that work within time saw a decrease.

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with, the

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of people who boarded the train in 1995 stood at 250

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.

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increased gradually to about 265

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in the next 4 years until it peaked at 300

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in 2001. The

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declined the following year to 280

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. It

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plateaued at 280

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for the remaining years. The percentage of trains that worked on time

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stood at about 93% in 1995 but dropped slightly to 85% in 1997. In the next 6 years, the figures fluctuated until

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saw a dramatic plunge to about 72% in 2004.