29th August 2026
29,116Trains21,330 carrying passengers
91.7%On timeof those that arrived
1.7 minAverage delayat their last call
762Cancelledplanned ones included
367Part cancelledran for only part of the journey
1,304Never 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti West Coast | 290 | 71.4% | 79 | 10 | 4 | 8.7 min |
| CrossCountry | 238 | 76.4% | 52 | 10 | 8 | 6.2 min |
| Eurostar | 26 | 79.2% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 min |
| Chiltern Railways | 210 | 80.4% | 36 | 15 | 11 | 4 min |
| East Midlands Railway | 509 | 81.9% | 87 | 21 | 7 | 3.7 min |
| Great Northern | 316 | 84.6% | 46 | 13 | 5 | 3.1 min |
| London Underground | 189 | 86.6% | 17 | 62 | 0 | 1.5 min |
| London North Eastern Railway | 187 | 88% | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3.7 min |
| Great Western Railway | 1,586 | 88.5% | 171 | 77 | 23 | 2.1 min |
| TransPennine Express | 342 | 88.6% | 35 | 21 | 13 | 2.9 min |
| Northern | 2,745 | 89.9% | 253 | 178 | 49 | 1.8 min |
| Gatwick Express | 73 | 90.3% | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4.7 min |
| Southern | 1,502 | 91.6% | 116 | 64 | 58 | 1.9 min |
| c2c | 296 | 92.3% | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1.6 min |
| South Western Railway | 1,552 | 92.5% | 113 | 24 | 28 | 1.4 min |
| West Midlands Trains | 1,254 | 92.9% | 84 | 42 | 23 | 1.2 min |
| ScotRail | 2,229 | 93.3% | 143 | 68 | 33 | 1.5 min |
| Southeastern | 1,307 | 93.3% | 85 | 14 | 15 | 1.2 min |
| Transport for Wales | 1,016 | 93.5% | 62 | 26 | 32 | 1.2 min |
| Greater Anglia | 1,250 | 93.6% | 79 | 4 | 4 | 0.9 min |
| Thameslink | 560 | 94% | 31 | 34 | 12 | 1.3 min |
| South Yorkshire Supertram | 37 | 94.6% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 min |
| London Overground | 1,296 | 96.3% | 46 | 20 | 17 | 0.7 min |
| Elizabeth line | 656 | 96.5% | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 min |
| Tyne and Wear Metro | 89 | 97.4% | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.1 min |
| Merseyrail | 620 | 98.8% | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0.1 min |
| Heathrow Express | 152 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | on time |
| Island Line | 52 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 min early |
Punctuality
| Trains | Ran | Arrived | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (5 min) | 14,188 | 14,180 | 92.8% | 0.9 min |
| Long distance (10 min) | 5,574 | 5,574 | 88.9% | 3.6 min |
Cancellations
| Kind | Trains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attributed | 688 | 90.3% |
| Unexplained | 61 | 8% |
| Reported by Darwin | 8 | 1% |
| Planned | 5 | 0.7% |
Why most common first
| Reason | Code | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 12.6% (180) |
| Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run | FL | 12.4% (176) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 10.3% (146) |
| Exclusion commercially agreed and documented between Network Rail and Train Operator | PL | 7.4% (105) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 5.4% (77) |
| Driver | TG | 5.3% (76) |
| Delays incurred on non-Network Rail running lines or networks including London Underground | TX | 4.2% (60) |
| Senior Conductor or Train Manager | TH | 2.3% (33) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 2% (29) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 1.8% (26) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 1.7% (24) |
| Brake and brake system faults including wheel flats | MN | 1.6% (23) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 1.5% (21) |
| Driver | TG | 1.5% (21) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 1.3% (19) |
| Brake and brake system faults including wheel flats | MN | 1.2% (17) |
| Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network | XL | 1.2% (17) |
| Points failure (including no fault found) | IB | 1.2% (17) |
| Senior Conductor or Train Manager | TH | 1.1% (16) |
| Diesel loco failure, defect, attention | MC | 1.1% (15) |
| Other Passenger Train Operating Company causes | TZ | 0.9% (13) |
| Planned underpowered or shortformed service or vehicle | MS | 0.9% (13) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 0.9% (13) |
| Diesel loco failure, defect, attention | MC | 0.9% (13) |
| Road or crossing related incidents including cars on the line | XN | 0.8% (12) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 0.8% (12) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 0.8% (11) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 0.8% (11) |
| Safety related incident caused by maintenance or infrastructure staff oversight or error | JL | 0.8% (11) |
| Failure to maintain vegetation within network boundaries | JP | 0.8% (11) |
| Time lost en-route believed to be Operator cause and information required from Operator | TO | 0.7% (10) |
| External trees, buildings or structures encroaching or falling onto infrastructure | XO | 0.7% (10) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.6% (9) |
| WTT Schedule or LTP process including incorrect simplifiers | QA | 0.6% (9) |
| Points failure (including no fault found) | IB | 0.6% (8) |
| Road or crossing related incidents including cars on the line | XN | 0.6% (8) |
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 0.6% (8) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.5% (7) |
| Train-crew rostering problem | TI | 0.5% (7) |
| Cancellation of a duplicate or erroneous schedule or an identified duplicate, false or erroneous delay | PJ | 0.4% (6) |
All trains in the network
| State | All | Passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived | 25,270 | 20,145 |
| Cancelled | 1,423 | 756 |
| Never activated | 1,304 | 378 |
| Planned | 1,119 | 51 |