The charts show how many passengers 
traveled
 by train between 2000 and 2009, Change the spelling
travelled
along with
 the punctuality rate of trains.
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Overall
, there was an upward fluctuation in the number of rail passengers during the given Linking Words
period
. Use synonyms
Additionally
, except for the Linking Words
period
 between 2004 and 2006, more trains ran punctually. Use synonyms
Although
 the punctuality target remained unchanged, it was either achieved or exceeded only from 2002 to 2005 and again during the Linking Words
last
 two years of the Linking Words
period
 in question.
At the beginning of the Use synonyms
period
, 40 Use synonyms
billion
 people Use synonyms
traveled
 by train, after which it had risen steadily, reaching a peak of roughly 49 Change the spelling
travelled
billion
 by 2005, despite a slight drop in 2003. Between 2005 and 2008, a gradual decline of about 9 Use synonyms
billion
 passengers was witnessed, with a subsequent recovery to approximately 45 Use synonyms
billion
 in the final year.
During the whole Use synonyms
period
, the punctuality goal was consistently set at 95%. The percentage of trains being punctual, meanwhile, increased considerably from 92% Use synonyms
initially
 to 96% 4 years later, followed by a substantial fall to the former level in 2005. Linking Words
Thereafter
, the figure soared to a high of 97% in 2008 before Linking Words
leveling
 off toward the end of the time frame.Change the spelling
levelling