Heathrow Express Performance

Independent performance data for Heathrow Express 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
64.5%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
0.8 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
6.2%
of services
Total Services
4,821
in period
Compared to the previous 60 days: Not enough data to calculate trend.

Performance by time of day

Period On-time % Avg Delay Services
Morning peak94.3%1.5 min1,953
Off-peak96%1.2 min4,881
Evening peak95.9%1.2 min2,118
Late/early96.9%1 min4,856

Performance by day of week

Day On-time % Avg Delay Services
Monday65.4%0.7 min2,920
Tuesday63.2%0.9 min2,879
Wednesday65.5%0.7 min2,926
Thursday63.8%1 min2,847
Friday64.4%0.8 min3,159
Saturday64.9%0.6 min3,570
Sunday64.1%1 min2,262

Monthly history

Month On-time % Avg Delay Cancellation Rate Coverage
March 202664.5%0.8 min6.7%83.9%

Best performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
Heathrow Airport T5 to Southall100%0.4 min20
London Paddington to Heathrow Airport T597%0.7 min2132
Heathrow Airport T5 to London Paddington95.6%1.1 min2134
Heathrow Airport T5 to Heathrow Airport T12394.9%0.9 min39
Heathrow Airport T123 to Heathrow Airport T593%1.2 min43

Worst performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
London Paddington to Reading78.7%4.6 min61
London Paddington to West Ealing78.9%2.6 min19
Heathrow Airport T123 to Heathrow Airport T593%1.2 min43
Heathrow Airport T5 to Heathrow Airport T12394.9%0.9 min39
Heathrow Airport T5 to London Paddington95.6%1.1 min2134
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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.