Northern Performance

Independent performance data for 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
90.3%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
2 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
4.8%
of services
Total Services
93,582
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%1.4 min126,905
Off-peak91.7%1.8 min301,162
Evening peak88.3%2.3 min144,962
Late/early88.3%2.3 min208,884

Performance by day of week

Day On-time % Avg Delay Services
Monday90.9%1.9 min112,662
Tuesday90.2%2 min117,387
Wednesday88.9%2.3 min114,431
Thursday90.3%2 min117,499
Friday91.1%1.8 min130,901
Saturday89.8%2 min141,288
Sunday91.3%1.8 min50,057

Monthly history

Month On-time % Avg Delay Cancellation Rate Coverage
March 202690.3%2 min4.6%83.9%

Best performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
New Mills Central to New Mills Central100%0 min382
Hexham to Hexham100%0.1 min219
Darlington to Bishop Auckland100%0.4 min80
Bradford Forster Square to Shipley100%0.1 min78
Shipley to Bradford Forster Square100%0 min78

Worst performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
Darlington to Redcar Central8.3%18.3 min12
Leeds to Pontefract Monkhill20%14.1 min15
XNN to Stockport23.8%8 min21
York to Blackburn25%16 min12
Leeds to South Elmsall42.3%8.1 min26
View 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.