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What we have achieved

  • Ridership has continued to increase
  • Improved levels of punctuality
  • New franchise arrangement implemented as from 12 December 2004
  • New operator – Northern Rail – replacing Arriva


What we plan to achieve

  • Improvements to passenger facilities at Sunderland and Newcastle stations
  • Better integrate local train and Metro services


Performance Indicators and Targets

Performance Indicator Target 04/05 Actual 04/05 Target 05/06 Target 06/07 Target 07/08
Annual passenger journeys (millions) 0.9 0.95 0.75 0.5 0.5
% of train service schedule operated 98% 98.6 99% 99% 99%
% trains arriving within 10 minutes of scheduled time 91% 90.03 91% 91% 91%
Customer satisfaction (% - survey carried out by the SRA 80 85 80 80 80


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Target achieved or bettered Within 10% of target Well below target Not Applicable

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