30% trains were late last year, worst punctuality in 3 years
The Indian Railways recorded the worst punctuality performance in three years with almost 30% of the trains running late in 2017-18, official data has revealed. The percentage of express and mail trains that ran on time in 2017-18 declined to 71.39% from 76.69% in 2016-17. The Railways attributed the lowered performance to the massive maintenance work undertaken by the department.