Great Northern Performance

Independent performance data for Great Northern from Network Rail TRUST train movement records.

Based on 37 days of data (2026-02-27 to 2026-04-05) | Last updated: 5 April 2026
On-time
92.3%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
1.5 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
10.1%
of services
Total Services
109,451
in period
Compared to the previous 60 days: On-time performance has declined by 7.7% compared to the preceding period.

Performance by time of day

Period On-time % Avg Delay Services
Morning peak94.4%1.3 min195,034
Off-peak93.8%1.4 min432,339
Evening peak92.8%1.6 min213,444
Late/early90.8%1.9 min360,694

Performance by day of week

Day On-time % Avg Delay Services
Monday92.1%1.6 min177,278
Tuesday91.1%1.8 min181,189
Wednesday93%1.4 min181,973
Thursday91.7%1.6 min179,359
Friday92.9%1.5 min195,014
Saturday93.8%1.3 min199,394
Sunday90.4%1.8 min94,218

Monthly history

Month On-time % Avg Delay Cancellation Rate Coverage
March 202691.8%1.6 min8.3%83.9%

Best performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
East Grinstead to East Grinstead100%0 min108
Selhurst to XSH100%0 min103
XHE to Alexandra Palace100%0.4 min68
XVR to XSH100%0 min66
West Croydon to West Croydon100%0 min62

Worst performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
Brighton to Letchworth Garden City0%25.8 min12
XVR to Fratton4.5%15.5 min22
XVR to Haywards Heath13.3%15.9 min15
Luton to Gillingham (Kent)16.7%16.3 min12
Peterborough to Three Bridges18.2%20.8 min11
View Great Northern Delay Repay guide →
Data source: Network Rail TRUST train movement data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These are independent calculations and are not official statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road. On-time is defined as arriving within 5 minutes of the planned time. For official statistics, visit the ORR Data Portal.

Performance figures are calculated independently by Train Badger from Network Rail TRUST data and may differ from official ORR statistics due to differences in methodology, data coverage, and reporting periods. Always refer to the ORR Data Portal for official statistics.