What is the latest information on improvements to CityRail services?
Mr JOHN WATKINS: I am pleased to kick off the new parliamentary year with some positive news about our rail system. Today we have evidence that train users are reporting better service under the new CityRail timetable. Mr SPEAKER: Order! The Minister will be heard in silence. Mr JOHN WATKINS: For the first time since the new timetable was introduced last September, an independent survey has verified what CityRail has been saying: reliability has substantially improved. Mr SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member for Willoughby will come to order. Mr JOHN WATKINS: While the Government has more work to do to keep delivering on improvements, a clear, positive trend has been shown. In November last year the Independent Transport Safety and Reliability Regulator [ITSRR] randomly surveyed 1,006 commuters. Respondents were asked to rate the importance and quality of six aspects of CityRail services most likely to be affected by the new timetable. They were asked to rate punctuality, frequency, d
