Statement: More trains running on-time than ever before

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http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2014/4/30/more-trains-running-ontime-than-ever-before

JOINT STATEMENT
Premier
The Honourable Campbell Newman

Minister for Transport and Main Roads
The Honourable Scott Emerson

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

More trains running on-time than ever before

More Queensland train passengers are getting to their destination when they should, with new figures showing train on-time running has reached its highest ever level.

Premier Campbell Newman said Queensland had gone from among the worst train on-time running under Labor, to the best results in the country, showing the State Government was delivering on its election promise to revitalise frontline services.

"The quarterly result of 95.8 per cent on-time running is a great figure, but we are more interested in what that means for Queenslanders," Mr Newman said.

"Up to 18,000 more passengers a day across south east Queensland are now arriving at their destination on time, something that would not have occurred under Labor.

"What a great outcome and a fantastic turnaround."

Transport Minister Scott Emerson said the four quarter average of 96 per cent was a credit to the hard work of the Queensland Rail staff.

"On-time running has grown from a three-year low of 86 per cent in the final months under former Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk, to record highs," Mr Emerson said.

"Some lines have seen an increase of almost 20 per cent under this Government."

Mr Emerson said over four quarters, on-time running has been 96.4 per cent (April-June 2013), 96.9 (July-September 2013), 96.1 per cent (October-December 2013) and 95.8 per cent (January-March 2014).

"Not only are we getting the trains to run on-time but they are now more trains running with an additional 1,000 weekly services in the last three months," he said.

"We have made changes and have a taskforce dedicated to on-time running – and now we are leading the way in Australia."

Daily on-time running figures are available at http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/RailServices/City/Pages/PeakOn-TimeResults.aspx (external site)

[ENDS] 30 April 2014

Line by line on-time running:

Rail Line
   
Jan – Mar 2012 (Annastacia Palaszczuk)
Jan – Mar 2014 (Scott Emerson)

Beenleigh
   
89.92%
   
94.38%

Caboolture

76.93%
   
95.43%

Cleveland
   
88.53%
   
93.01%

Doomben
   
86.94%
   
98.73%

Ferny Grove

86.66%
   
96.48%

Ipswich
   
90.75%
   
97.93%

Shorncliffe
   
78.57%
   
97.69%

Richlands/Springfield
   
88.95%


97.49%

Gold Coast
   
92.81%
   
93.46%

Sunshine Coast
   
83.02%
   
95.14%

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I recently made a complaint to TransLink about the early running of inbound services on the Beenleigh Line. I've noticed that services originating from Kuraby & Coopers Plains sometimes depart 1-2 minutes early. I've noticed it in the late AM peak & the early running services sometimes dwell at South Bank. Service departing Beenleigh never seem to be ahead of schedule by the time they reach the inner suburbs.

There was an announcement at South Bank on an early running  service I caught a few months ago that there would be a delay for a few minutes to wait for the timetable to catch up.

Does anyone know if there has been a directive to allow early departure? It would improve on time running statistics.