By Philip Newman
The Long Island Rail Road reports its trains were on time more than 95 percent of the time last year, the best performance since it began keeping records.
The 95.14 percent on time record is the best since modern record-keeping began in 1979, with the LIRR reaching the 95.14 percent milestone in 2008 while operating 245,933 trains, which was 1,368 more trains than the previous year.
“This is the second year in a row that the LIRR has improved our on-time reliability, while seeing increases in ridership,” said LIRR President Helena Williams. “Our entire workforce — 6,800 strong — deserves credit for reaching this goal.”
The LIRR said further analysis showed the railroad also achieved a record 95.43 percent on-time performance during the morning peak period last year, with 51 percent of morning rush hour trains achieving 100 percent on-time performance.
A train is considered on time if it reaches its final destination within five minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled arrival time.
