Share of trains arriving on time in the UK 2021

In the United Kingdom, long distance trains were consistently the least punctual. From April 2020 to March 2021, the average punctuality for long distance operators was 92.7 percent on-time. London and South East, together with regional and Scotland operators reached an average punctuality of more than 93 percent during the same period.

Share of train journeys arriving on time in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006/2007 to 2020/2021, by type of journey*

Characteristic	Long distance operators	London and South East operators	Regional and Scotland operators	All operators
2020/21	92.7%	93.4%	93.6%	93.4%
2019/20	81.5%	87.2%	85.5%	86.2%
2018/19	81.3%	86.9%	86.2%	86.3%
2017/18	85.3%	86.9%	89.7%	87.8%
2016/17	87.6%	87.6%	91.3%	87.7%
2015/16	87.6%	87.8%	91.2%	89.1%
2014/15	87.4%	89%	91.3%	89.7%
2013/14	86.9%	89.6%	91.1%	90%
2012/13	87%	91%	91.6%	90.9%
2011/12	89.1%	91.7%	92%	91.6%
2010/11	87.7%	91.1%	91.1%	90.8%
2009/10	88.7%	91.5%	92%	91.5%
2008/09	87.2%	91%	90.6%	90.6%
2007/08	86.2%	90.6%	89.6%	89.9%
2006/07	84.9%	88.8%	87.6%	88.1%

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Release date

November 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 2006 to March 2021

Supplementary notes

* A train is defined as on time if it arrives at its final destination within ten minutes of the planned arrival time for long-distance services, and within five minutes for all other services.

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