an April 2017 news report stated that "The punctuality of intercity trains lags behind suburban trains, and there was an extended period of declining punctuality between 2011 and 2014". Ferry Sydney Ferries Sydney Ferries runs numerous commuter and tourist ferries on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River. Harbour ferries are used in equal measure by commuter and leisure users; Parramatta River ferries are overwhelmingly used for leisure and tourist trips. Sydney Ferries operates nine routes, with approximately 14,000,000 passengers per year. Sydney Ferries operates from Circular Quay Ferry Terminal, a major transport hub in Sydney's central business district, with popular routes including services to the beachside suburb of Manly and to Taronga Zoo, a major tourist attraction. Sydney Ferries also operates sightseeing cruises for tourists. Other passenger ferry operators Several private sector companies run passenger ferries in the Sydney region. These include: Church Point Ferry, from Church Point to Scotland Island Cronulla and National Park Ferry, from Cronulla to Bundeena Dangar Island Ferries, from Brooklyn to Dangar Island Captain Cook Cruises, from Circular Quay to Darling Harbour, Lane Cove and hop On/Hop Off loop service to Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay, etc. Palm Beach Ferry, from Palm Beach to Great Mackerel Beach and the Basin, and to Ettalong Beach and Wagstaffe Palm Beach & Hawkesbury River Cruises, from Palm Beach to Patonga Vehicle ferries Several car ferries form part of Sydney's road system. These ferries are controlled by a combination of the Roads and Maritime Services and local government, and are toll-free. They include: Berowra Waters Ferry, across Berowra Creek Lower Portland Ferry, across the Hawkesbury River Mortlake Ferry, across the Parramatta River Webbs Creek Ferry, across the Hawkesbury River Wisemans Ferry, across the Hawkesbury River Sackville Ferry, across the Hawkesbury River Roads In Sydney, an expansive network of various motorways and roads play a substantial and fundamental role, spurred by a high reliance on motoring as a means of transport. Collectively, 160 kilometres of motorways, freeways and tolled roads serve the Greater Sydney area and on average, the majority of households rely on at least 1 or 2 cars as a means of transport. However, despite this high reliance on roads, Sydney still maintains the highest rate of usage of public transport in Australia. The present highway network in Sydney and the rest of New South Wales, Australia was established in August 1928 when the Country Roads Board (the predecessor