British train stations with the most cancellations revealed
The research, which also analysed the busiest train stations, looked at the rate of cancellations across the country within a set time period.
The research showed that a number of locations such as stations in Manchester and York had cancellation rates of over 10%.
This comes after previous analysis of National Rail data by the BBC[1] revealed that almost half of train[2]s across Britain were at least one minute late.
Huddersfield train station was found to have the most cancellations in Britain (James Manning/PA Wire) (Image: James Manning/PA Wire)
British train stations with the highest cancellation rates revealed in new research
According to research carried out by On Time Trains[3] into the 100 busiest train stations across the country, Huddersfield was found to have the most cancellations[4] at 13% out of 5500 scheduled journeys as of July 31.
Behind this was Manchester Victoria Station which had a rate of 10%.
York, Newcastle and Manchester Oxford Road all followed closely behind at 9%.
This comes after TransPennine (TPE), which manages Huddersfield, was brought under government control in May after a flurry of complaints over cancellations.
Interimn TPE managing director Chris Jackson said that since becoming government-run, “we have seen improvements in performance and have made real progress in rebuilding union relationships on a local level”.
He added that the resumption of train drivers working on rest days had helped to bring cancellations down to 3.5%.
3% of all train journeys in Great Britain were cancelled (Aaron Chown/PA Wire) (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
“We know there is more to do, and we are actively developing plans to deliver the reliable, punctual and resilient railway our customers expect and deserve.”
The analysis also revealed that 3% of all scheduled train journeys in Great Britain were cancelled between January 1 and July 31.
While 56% of trains were on time, a staggering 41% were at least one minute late.
In Wales, the overall cancellation rate was around 7% with the North East of England reporting the highest rate of cancellations in England at 7%.
References
- ^ BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)
- ^ train (www.yorkpress.co.uk)
- ^ On Time Trains (www.ontimetrains.co.uk)
- ^ cancellations (www.yorkpress.co.uk)