Why do trains occasionally skip stops?
Sometimes a decision is made to skip smaller stops in order to limit the overall impact of late-running trains. This means we can avoid much wider disruption and inconvenience to our customers as trains can be returned to normal timetables sooner. Skipping stops is a last resort in managing network delays and is used on rail networks throughout the world in such circumstances. RailCorp aims to limit skipped station stops to 0.5% in peak periods. Performance information on skipped stops can be found in the Our performance section of this website.
