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Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 19 November 2024UIN 14186

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total number of minutes is that trains have been delayed in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Mike Kane

Delays affecting Trains in Great Britain

Year

Total Number of Delay Minutes

01/04/14 - 31/03/15

12,939,361

01/04/15 - 31/03/16

13,681,340

01/04/16 - 31/03/17

14,685,985

01/04/17 - 31/03/18

14,830,151

01/04/18 - 31/03/19

16,743,884

01/04/19 - 31/03/20

16,952,755

01/04/20 - 31/03/21

6,745,965

01/04/21 - 31/03/22

10,486,810

01/04/22 - 31/03/23

13,734,944

01/04/23 - 31/03/24

15,499,548

Note:

Delay minutes affecting all passenger operators, excluding private or charter operators.

Includes all delay minutes which are allocated to incidents which are attributed a reason and a responsible owner.

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