LNER Performance

Independent performance data for LNER 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
77.8%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
5 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
13.7%
of services
Total Services
9,962
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 peak90.1%2.3 min10,982
Off-peak77.6%4.8 min33,556
Evening peak76.1%5.2 min14,725
Late/early74.5%6.4 min22,442

Performance by day of week

Day On-time % Avg Delay Services
Monday79.3%4.7 min12,113
Tuesday71.5%7.6 min11,877
Wednesday80.2%3.9 min12,337
Thursday74.1%5.2 min12,262
Friday76.1%4.9 min13,188
Saturday82.1%4.5 min12,921
Sunday83.3%3.2 min7,338

Monthly history

Month On-time % Avg Delay Cancellation Rate Coverage
March 202677.6%5.1 min15.1%83.9%

Best performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
XNL to Skipton100%0.2 min24
Middlesbrough to XHT100%0 min21
XHT to Middlesbrough100%1 min20
Doncaster to Leeds100%0.4 min18
XHT to Berwick-upon-Tweed100%0 min17

Worst performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
London Kings Cross to Aberdeen30.2%17.7 min96
Inverness to London Kings Cross37%23.4 min27
Aberdeen to London Kings Cross46.2%15 min78
London Kings Cross to Reston47.4%14.4 min19
Edinburgh to London Kings Cross52.3%9.4 min587
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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.