Punctuality improved to 94.78% in the first quarter from 92.11% in the corresponding quarter of 2012 and 86.45% in the corresponding quarter of 2011.
Israel Railways says that its punctuality improved to 94.78% of all trains in the first quarter of 2013 from 92.11% in the corresponding quarter of 2012 and 86.45% in the corresponding quarter of 2011. It added that punctuality during rush hour rose to 94.77% of all trains in the first quarter from 91.84% in the corresponding quarter of 2012 and 84.91% in the corresponding quarter of 2011.
Israel Railways carried over 10 million passengers during the first quarter, 7% more than the 9.5 million passengers carried during the corresponding quarter. Passenger traffic increased sharply on new and upgraded lines, including the Yavne West-Tel Aviv, Jerusalem-Beit Shemesh-Tel Aviv, and Tel Aviv-Beersheva lines.
Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz said that Israel Railways was currently working on ventures at a cost of tens of billions of shekels.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 22, 2013
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