Suburban rail in Sydney

Introduction

Regional and suburban rail is considered by many as the heart of mass transit, connecting towns and suburbs with urban areas where most jobs and services are located. Comfortable and quick alike, it is often regarded as providing the best (if not the only) alternative to car to travel into cities.

Length of public transport routes

443.58 km

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Covid-19 ridership fall

31.06 %

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Average daily ridership during a work day

1,300,000

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Number of public transport stops

170

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Public transport ridership

206,638,633 Journeys

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Schedule compliance/punctuality

96.07 %

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Average headway during peak times

8 min

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Covid-19 change in service - VKM

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Fleet of public transport vehicles

1,374

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Vehicle-kilometres in operations

245,904,000

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