28th August 2026
33,800Trains22,914 carrying passengers
88%On timeof those that arrived
2.5 minAverage delayat their last call
957Cancelledplanned ones included
562Part cancelledran for only part of the journey
1,594Never 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 | 281 | 34.9% | 170 | 12 | 8 | 18.8 min |
| Eurostar | 28 | 39.3% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16.9 min |
| London North Eastern Railway | 200 | 50.6% | 80 | 28 | 10 | 18.7 min |
| Grand Central | 20 | 65% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 min |
| CrossCountry | 280 | 66% | 84 | 18 | 15 | 9.9 min |
| TransPennine Express | 321 | 70% | 65 | 60 | 44 | 7.6 min |
| Gatwick Express | 72 | 70.5% | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7.2 min |
| Chiltern Railways | 347 | 76.2% | 60 | 65 | 30 | 5.7 min |
| East Midlands Railway | 493 | 84.3% | 72 | 21 | 13 | 3.9 min |
| Great Northern | 399 | 84.4% | 57 | 15 | 18 | 3.2 min |
| Great Western Railway | 1,726 | 85.4% | 234 | 88 | 32 | 2.7 min |
| Northern | 2,751 | 85.9% | 370 | 81 | 53 | 2.3 min |
| Greater Anglia | 1,290 | 88.4% | 145 | 22 | 14 | 2.1 min |
| South Western Railway | 1,613 | 88.9% | 173 | 17 | 38 | 2.1 min |
| West Midlands Trains | 1,317 | 88.9% | 140 | 29 | 32 | 1.8 min |
| Southern | 1,644 | 89.1% | 163 | 96 | 51 | 2.4 min |
| Transport for Wales | 1,031 | 91% | 82 | 73 | 49 | 1.7 min |
| London Overground | 1,453 | 91.6% | 107 | 121 | 58 | 1.4 min |
| Elizabeth line | 692 | 91.6% | 56 | 6 | 19 | 1.4 min |
| Thameslink | 610 | 92.2% | 44 | 14 | 32 | 1.7 min |
| Southeastern | 1,808 | 92.4% | 134 | 32 | 15 | 1.5 min |
| London Underground | 203 | 93.5% | 9 | 63 | 2 | 1 min |
| c2c | 366 | 94% | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 min |
| ScotRail | 2,289 | 94.7% | 121 | 11 | 4 | 1.1 min |
| Heathrow Express | 152 | 97.9% | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.7 min |
| Merseyrail | 622 | 98.9% | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0.2 min early |
| Tyne and Wear Metro | 103 | 100% | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0.1 min |
| Island Line | 51 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 min early |
| South Yorkshire Supertram | 38 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 min |
Punctuality
| Trains | Ran | Arrived | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (5 min) | 15,006 | 15,004 | 89.7% | 1.4 min |
| Long distance (10 min) | 5,925 | 5,924 | 83.6% | 5.1 min |
Cancellations
| Kind | Trains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attributed | 882 | 92.2% |
| Unexplained | 63 | 6.6% |
| Reported by Darwin | 11 | 1.1% |
| Planned | 1 | 0.1% |
Why most common first
| Reason | Code | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run | FL | 17.6% (344) |
| Exclusion commercially agreed and documented between Network Rail and Train Operator | PL | 10.8% (211) |
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 8.6% (167) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 6.6% (129) |
| Driver | TG | 6% (117) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 4.6% (90) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 3.3% (65) |
| Delays incurred on non-Network Rail running lines or networks including London Underground | TX | 3.2% (62) |
| Other Passenger Train Operating Company causes | TZ | 2.2% (43) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 2.2% (42) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 2.2% (42) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 1.8% (35) |
| Train-crew rostering problem | TI | 1.5% (29) |
| Planned underpowered or shortformed service or vehicle | MS | 1.3% (25) |
| WTT Schedule or LTP process including incorrect simplifiers | QA | 1.1% (22) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 1.1% (22) |
| Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network | XL | 1.1% (21) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 1% (20) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 1% (20) |
| Driver | TG | 1% (20) |
| Signal failure (including no fault found) | IA | 1% (19) |
| Fatalities or injuries caused by being hit by train | XC | 0.9% (18) |
| Depot operating problem | MU | 0.8% (16) |
| Fatalities or injuries caused by being hit by train | XC | 0.8% (15) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 0.8% (15) |
| Overhead line/3rd rail defect | I1 | 0.7% (13) |
| Station evacuated due to fire alarm | RH | 0.7% (13) |
| Time lost en-route believed to be Operator cause and information required from Operator | TO | 0.6% (12) |
| Cancellation of a duplicate or erroneous schedule or an identified duplicate, false or erroneous delay | PJ | 0.6% (11) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.5% (10) |
| Broken/cracked/twisted/buckled/flawed rail | IR | 0.5% (10) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 0.5% (9) |
| Diesel loco failure, defect, attention | MC | 0.5% (9) |
| Delay due to incorrect ETCS system or equipment operation by Driver | TS | 0.4% (8) |
| Broken/cracked/twisted/buckled/flawed rail | IR | 0.4% (8) |
| Fires starting on Network Rail Infrastructure | I9 | 0.4% (8) |
| Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network | XL | 0.4% (8) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 0.4% (8) |
| Confirmed Pantograph ADD, shoe beam or associated system faults | M1 | 0.4% (8) |
| Late start or yard overtime not explained by Train Operator | FW | 0.4% (7) |
All trains in the network
| State | All | Passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived | 27,632 | 21,505 |
| Planned | 2,624 | 69 |
| Cancelled | 1,950 | 946 |
| Never activated | 1,594 | 394 |