Share of trains arriving on time in the UK 2023 | Statista

In the United Kingdom, long distance trains were consistently the least punctual. From April 2022 to March 2023, the average punctuality for long distance operators was 79.7 percent on-time. London and South East, together with regional and Scotland operators reached an average punctuality of more than 87 and 85 percent during the same period respectively.

Share of train journeys arriving on time in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008/2009 to 2022/2023, by type of journey*

Characteristic	Long distance operators	London and South East operators	Regional and Scotland operators	All operators
2022/23	79.7%	87.5%	85.7%	86.3%
2021/22	87.9%	90.7%	88.5%	89.7%
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%

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December 2023

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United Kingdom

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April 2008 to March 2023

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.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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