Nearly one in five NSW trains ran late in past year, falling well short of own performance target, data shows

Government aims for 92% on-time running but only 82.5% of Sydney Trains services arrived within five or six minutes of schedule, down from 87.9% in previous year

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Sydney Trains have hit a new low for on-time services with only 82.5% of trains arriving within five or six minutes of scheduled times over the last year.

The result, based on data in the year to 30 June, represents a significant slide in performance from the previous year, when 87.9% of trains ran on time.