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Network Rail: Standards

Lords · Question HL6027 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

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Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of trains on Network Rail are (1) cancelled, and (2) arrive more than five minutes later than timetabled, and what proportion of these cancellations and delays are caused by (a) signal failure, (b) lack of c

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 7 Apr 2025

(1) The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) reported that in the 12 months up to December 2024 the cancellation measure was 4.0%.(2) The ORR publish train punctuality on a quarterly basis. They report trains arriving within 59 seconds, within 3 minutes or withi...