5th September 2026
29,222Trains21,426 carrying passengers
88.8%On timeof those that arrived
2.4 minAverage delayat their last call
1,102Cancelledplanned ones included
457Part cancelledran for only part of the journey
1,326Never 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 | 60% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 min |
| London North Eastern Railway | 191 | 63.7% | 66 | 8 | 1 | 12.2 min |
| Avanti West Coast | 290 | 69.6% | 86 | 5 | 2 | 9 min |
| CrossCountry | 268 | 71.1% | 73 | 9 | 6 | 8.4 min |
| East Midlands Railway | 514 | 71.6% | 133 | 23 | 22 | 6.3 min |
| South Western Railway | 1,546 | 74% | 363 | 40 | 102 | 5.4 min |
| Great Western Railway | 1,441 | 79.3% | 253 | 177 | 45 | 5.2 min |
| Gatwick Express | 74 | 80.6% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 min |
| Great Northern | 306 | 82.3% | 46 | 33 | 14 | 3.9 min |
| Eurostar | 23 | 82.6% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 min |
| Thameslink | 597 | 83.8% | 77 | 75 | 46 | 4.7 min |
| Southern | 1,423 | 89.1% | 146 | 50 | 39 | 2.4 min |
| West Midlands Trains | 1,253 | 91% | 106 | 45 | 35 | 1.6 min |
| Elizabeth line | 665 | 91% | 40 | 215 | 5 | 1.5 min |
| Transport for Wales | 1,040 | 91.3% | 82 | 56 | 43 | 2 min |
| Northern | 2,659 | 91.5% | 220 | 46 | 18 | 1.3 min |
| Southeastern | 1,453 | 91.6% | 120 | 10 | 13 | 1.7 min |
| c2c | 222 | 92.6% | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1.4 min |
| Chiltern Railways | 226 | 93.2% | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1.9 min |
| ScotRail | 2,252 | 94.4% | 124 | 13 | 7 | 1 min |
| London Overground | 1,427 | 95.7% | 58 | 52 | 20 | 1.1 min |
| TransPennine Express | 436 | 95.7% | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1.1 min |
| Greater Anglia | 1,269 | 96.2% | 46 | 54 | 4 | 0.4 min |
| South Yorkshire Supertram | 38 | 97.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 min early |
| London Underground | 178 | 97.6% | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0.2 min early |
| Merseyrail | 619 | 98.5% | 9 | 9 | 11 | on time |
| Tyne and Wear Metro | 84 | 98.8% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 min |
| Heathrow Express | 152 | 100% | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0.2 min early |
| Island Line | 52 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 min |
Punctuality
| Trains | Ran | Arrived | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (5 min) | 13,794 | 13,772 | 90.5% | 1.4 min |
| Long distance (10 min) | 5,621 | 5,620 | 84.5% | 5 min |
Cancellations
| Kind | Trains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Attributed | 961 | 87.2% |
| Unexplained | 95 | 8.6% |
| Reported by Darwin | 42 | 3.8% |
| Planned | 4 | 0.4% |
Why most common first
| Reason | Code | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fires starting on Network Rail Infrastructure | I9 | 12.1% (219) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 11.7% (212) |
| Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run | FL | 10.5% (191) |
| Exclusion commercially agreed and documented between Network Rail and Train Operator | PL | 9.4% (170) |
| Delays not investigated by Network Rail | OU | 8% (145) |
| Delays incurred on non-Network Rail running lines or networks including London Underground | TX | 6.4% (115) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 6% (108) |
| Late arrival of booked inward stock | YI | 3.3% (59) |
| Fires starting on Network Rail Infrastructure | I9 | 2.7% (48) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 2.5% (46) |
| Points failure (including no fault found) | IB | 1.6% (29) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 1.6% (29) |
| Driver | TG | 1.6% (29) |
| Depot operating problem | MU | 1.3% (23) |
| Senior Conductor or Train Manager | TH | 1.1% (20) |
| Train crew not available including after rest | FE | 1% (18) |
| Track circuit failure (including no fault found) | IC | 0.9% (16) |
| Driver | TG | 0.9% (16) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.9% (16) |
| Other Passenger Train Operating Company causes | TZ | 0.8% (15) |
| Track defects other than rail defects | IS | 0.8% (15) |
| Points failure (including no fault found) | IB | 0.8% (15) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 0.8% (14) |
| Train-crew rostering problem | TI | 0.8% (14) |
| Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only | ZW | 0.8% (14) |
| Other technical failures above the Solebar | M8 | 0.7% (12) |
| WTT Schedule or LTP process including incorrect simplifiers | QA | 0.7% (12) |
| Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request | TB | 0.6% (11) |
| Senior Conductor or Train Manager | TH | 0.5% (9) |
| Uninvestigated Late Start System Roll-Ups only | ZX | 0.5% (9) |
| Animal Strike or Incursion within the control of Network Rail | I8 | 0.5% (9) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 0.5% (9) |
| Brake and brake system faults including wheel flats | MN | 0.5% (9) |
| Brake and brake system faults including wheel flats | MN | 0.4% (8) |
| Axle Counter Failure | J3 | 0.4% (8) |
| Train crew not available including after rest | FE | 0.4% (7) |
| Other technical failures below the solebar | MD | 0.4% (7) |
| Door and Door system faults | M7 | 0.4% (7) |
| Passenger taken ill on train | VD | 0.3% (6) |
| Trespass including non-intentional | XA | 0.3% (5) |
All trains in the network
| State | All | Passenger |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived | 24,966 | 19,926 |
| Cancelled | 1,811 | 1,060 |
| Never activated | 1,326 | 390 |
| Planned | 1,119 | 50 |