27th August 2026
33,871Trains22,849 carrying passengers
89.3%On timeof those that arrived
2.4 minAverage delayat their last call
884Cancelledplanned ones included
398Part cancelledran for only part of the journey
1,354Never activatedbooked, and never appeared
0Stopped shortdid not reach the last stop
By operator least punctual first
| Operator | Tracked | On time | Late | Cancelled | Part cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Central | 20 | 30% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 min |
| Avanti West Coast | 281 | 42.8% | 147 | 15 | 9 | 18.8 min |
| London North Eastern Railway | 196 | 45.9% | 100 | 11 | 0 | 15.2 min |
| Eurostar | 26 | 57.7% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 min |
| CrossCountry | 280 | 70% | 78 | 12 | 8 | 8.8 min |
| Great Northern | 399 | 75% | 89 | 30 | 13 | 4.7 min |
| Gatwick Express | 72 | 75.4% | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6.3 min |
| East Midlands Railway | 490 | 82.1% | 85 | 9 | 6 | 3.1 min |
| c2c | 363 | 85.8% | 48 | 7 | 17 | 2.6 min |
| Great Western Railway | 1,689 | 86.1% | 220 | 78 | 30 | 3.1 min |
| West Midlands Trains | 1,312 | 87.3% | 156 | 42 | 43 | 2.3 min |
| Southern | 1,667 | 89.2% | 173 | 28 | 31 | 2.4 min |
| Transport for Wales | 1,032 | 89.3% | 104 | 31 | 27 | 2.3 min |
| Chiltern Railways | 351 | 89.3% | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2.3 min |
| TransPennine Express | 320 | 89.3% | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 min |
| Thameslink | 615 | 89.8% | 58 | 26 | 22 | 2.6 min |
| Elizabeth line | 695 | 90.4% | 64 | 16 | 12 | 1.6 min |
| Northern | 2,749 | 91.1% | 240 | 33 | 21 | 1.5 min |
| South Western Railway | 1,607 | 92.6% | 116 | 5 | 31 | 1.6 min |
| ScotRail | 2,283 | 92.7% | 157 | 116 | 29 | 1.6 min |
| Southeastern | 1,805 | 93.5% | 115 | 9 | 19 | 1.4 min |
| London Overground | 1,452 | 94.1% | 68 | 248 | 51 | 1.3 min |
| Greater Anglia | 1,278 | 94.1% | 75 | 10 | 3 | 1 min |
| London Underground | 234 | 95.3% | 6 | 107 | 0 | 0.7 min |
| Heathrow Express | 152 | 96.7% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 min |
| Merseyrail | 622 | 98% | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0.3 min |
| Tyne and Wear Metro | 90 | 98.8% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 min |
| Island Line | 52 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 min early |
| South Yorkshire Supertram | 37 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 min |
Punctuality
| Trains | Ran | Arrived | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (5 min) | 14,982 | 14,982 | 91% | 1.3 min |
| Long distance (10 min) | 6,160 | 6,160 | 85% | 4.9 min |
Cancellations
| Kind | Trains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attributed | 796 | 90% |
| Unexplained | 65 | 7.4% |
| Reported by Darwin | 17 | 1.9% |
| Planned | 6 | 0.7% |
Why most common first
| Reason | Code | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run | FL | 16.3% (308) |
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 12% (228) |
| Exclusion commercially agreed and documented between Network Rail and Train Operator | PL | 10.7% (202) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 7.5% (142) |
| Driver | TG | 5.6% (106) |
| Delays incurred on non-Network Rail running lines or networks including London Underground | TX | 5.3% (100) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 5.2% (98) |
| AC/DC trip (including no fault or cause found) | I2 | 3% (57) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 2.4% (45) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 1.7% (33) |
| Fatalities or injuries caused by being hit by train | XC | 1.4% (27) |
| Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network | XL | 1.4% (26) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 1.1% (20) |
| Station evacuated due to fire alarm | RH | 1.1% (20) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 1.1% (20) |
| Depot operating problem | MU | 1% (19) |
| Planned underpowered or shortformed service or vehicle | MS | 1% (19) |
| Fatalities or injuries caused by being hit by train | XC | 0.9% (18) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.9% (17) |
| WTT Schedule or LTP process including incorrect simplifiers | QA | 0.8% (16) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 0.7% (14) |
| Cancellation of a duplicate or erroneous schedule or an identified duplicate, false or erroneous delay | PJ | 0.7% (13) |
| Other Passenger Train Operating Company causes | TZ | 0.7% (13) |
| Track circuit failure (including no fault found) | IC | 0.6% (12) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.6% (12) |
| Train striking or being struck by a bird | V8 | 0.6% (11) |
| Broken/cracked/twisted/buckled/flawed rail | IR | 0.6% (11) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 0.6% (11) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 0.5% (10) |
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 0.5% (10) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 0.5% (10) |
| Station evacuated due to fire alarm | RH | 0.5% (9) |
| Broken/cracked/twisted/buckled/flawed rail | IR | 0.5% (9) |
| Driver | TG | 0.4% (8) |
| Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network | XL | 0.4% (8) |
| Overhead line/3rd rail defect | I1 | 0.4% (8) |
| Signaller including mis-routing | OC | 0.4% (8) |
| Train-crew rostering problem | TI | 0.4% (8) |
| Track circuit failure (including no fault found) | IC | 0.4% (8) |
| Waiting Customer's traffic including release information and documentation | AJ | 0.4% (8) |
All trains in the network
| State | All | Passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived | 28,060 | 21,557 |
| Planned | 2,562 | 63 |
| Cancelled | 1,895 | 867 |
| Never activated | 1,354 | 362 |