The first graph shows the number of train passengers from 2000 to 2009 the second compares the percentage of trains running on time and target in the period

A glance at the two-line charts demonstrates the quantity of train passengers during the period of 9 years and the proportion of trains running on time and target in the period.

As an overall trend, it is immediately that the quantity of train underwent an upward trend. Noticeably, the rate of trains running on time generally surpassed the target.

Looking at the details, in the first 4 years, the number of train passengers declined gradually to 37 million, before having surged to 46 million. At the same time, the rate of trains running on time was also climbed considerably by 4%. Over subsequences 4 years, the figure for train passengers hit a peak of 45 million, followed by a substantial fall to 40 million. Also in that period, the proportion of trains running on time hit a trough of 92%, after rising to 96%, it stagnation at 96% in the end.