Number of rail lines in Sydney are overcrowded

The Bureau of Transport Statistics considers trains operating at 135 per cent of capacity to be "uncomfortable" and "behind schedule". But dozens of peak hour trains are running at well over 135 per cent capacity, with one — the Northern Line from Hornsby — reaching 180 per cent. The Western and Illawarra lines are above 170 per cent. On average, five of the 14 CBD lines are over capacity in the morning peak (between 8-8:59am), but they are all below the 135 per cent threshold in the afternoon peak (from 5-5:59pm).

（AAP) Source: AAP