Based on 37 days of data (2026-02-27 to 2026-04-05) | Last updated: 5 April 2026
On-time
97.1%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
1 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
3.8%
of services
Total Services
21,111
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 peak | 98.6% | 0.7 min | 36,472 |
| Off-peak | 97.3% | 1.1 min | 99,737 |
| Evening peak | 96.8% | 1.2 min | 44,426 |
| Late/early | 96.3% | 1.1 min | 60,734 |
Performance by day of week
| Day |
On-time % |
Avg Delay |
Services |
| Monday | 97.3% | 1 min | 34,434 |
| Tuesday | 98.5% | 0.9 min | 35,331 |
| Wednesday | 95.5% | 1.3 min | 35,236 |
| Thursday | 97.9% | 1 min | 35,252 |
| Friday | 97.6% | 1 min | 38,790 |
| Saturday | 96.1% | 1.1 min | 43,745 |
| Sunday | 96.7% | 1 min | 18,706 |
Monthly history
| Month |
On-time % |
Avg Delay |
Cancellation Rate |
Coverage |
| March 2026 | 96.9% | 1.1 min | 3.9% | 83.9% |
Best performing routes
| Route |
On-time % |
Avg Delay |
Services |
| Liverpool Central to Ormskirk | 100% | 0.2 min | 58 |
| Hooton to Ellesmere Port | 100% | 0.5 min | 56 |
| XKK to Hunts Cross | 100% | 0.1 min | 54 |
| West Kirby to XDB | 100% | 0.5 min | 51 |
| XCZ to XLV | 100% | 1 min | 44 |
Worst performing routes
| Route |
On-time % |
Avg Delay |
Services |
| HBL to Sandhills | 45.5% | 7.6 min | 11 |
| Southport to XKK | 57.1% | 9.6 min | 21 |
| XKK to Southport | 57.1% | 7.2 min | 21 |
| Southport to Hall Road | 69.2% | 9.6 min | 13 |
| West Kirby to Birkenhead North | 71.4% | 4.4 min | 28 |
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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.