South Western Railway Performance

Independent performance data for South Western Railway 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
89.7%
within 5 minutes
Avg Delay
1.6 min
minutes late
Cancellation Rate
11%
of services
Total Services
65,743
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 peak96.2%1 min95,017
Off-peak93%1.6 min220,615
Evening peak91.1%2 min105,529
Late/early91.2%1.9 min181,970

Performance by day of week

Day On-time % Avg Delay Services
Monday90.3%1.6 min92,664
Tuesday91.9%1.2 min94,693
Wednesday87.2%2.2 min93,819
Thursday89.5%1.6 min94,237
Friday91.9%1.2 min101,457
Saturday87.2%1.8 min94,209
Sunday90.1%1.7 min51,716

Monthly history

Month On-time % Avg Delay Cancellation Rate Coverage
March 202689.4%1.7 min8.3%83.9%

Best performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
XFM to Alton100%0.6 min78
Weybridge to Weybridge100%0 min70
Hounslow to London Waterloo100%0.2 min61
Ascot to Guildford100%0.6 min45
Yeovil Junction to Yeovil Junction100%0.3 min40

Worst performing routes

Route On-time % Avg Delay Services
London Waterloo to Dorchester South9.1%43.2 min11
Reading to XFU25%25.2 min12
Salisbury to XFU25.9%31 min85
London Waterloo to XFS36.4%52 min11
London Waterloo to Fratton41.7%20.3 min24
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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.