Two out of every five trains now arrive late and one station had 5,500 cancellations
Some 41 percent of train services were at least a minute late during the first half of the year, figures reveal. A further 3 percent were axed and of the 100 busiest stations, Huddersfield had the highest cancellation rate at 13 percent - or more than 5,500.
It was followed by Manchester Victoria at 10 percent and York, Newcastle and Manchester Oxford Road at 9 percent, according to BBC analysis of industry data collated by the website On Time Trains.
Stations in Wales had the highest cancellation rate between January and July, at 7 percent, and across English regions the North East was top at 6 percent.
Paul Tuohy, of Campaign for Better Transport, said: “We want people to travel by train, so high rates of cancellations are unacceptable.”
The Department for Transport said: “To help make railways more reliable, it’s crucial unions agree to reforms that will modernise the industry.”
Reliability has been hit by issues including strikes that began in 2022. There was disruption on Saturday as the RMT walked out at 14 firms and Aslef drivers refused overtime.
The Rail Delivery Group said: “The national dispute has caused disruption but operators have tried to run as many services as possible.”
