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Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 12 June 2026UIN 5315

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of East Midlands Railways trains from a) Sheffield to London and b) London to Sheffield have been i) on time, ii) less than fifteen minutes late, iii) 15-30 minutes late, iv) 30-59 minutes late, v) over 59 minutes late and vi) cancelled in each year between 2022 and 2026.

Answered by Keir Mather

The tables below show the proportion of East Midlands Railway’s (EMR) trains from:

a) Sheffield to London trains that were i) on time, ii) less than fifteen minutes late, iii) 15-30 minutes late, iv) 30-59 minutes late, v) over 59 minutes late and vi) cancelled in each year between 2022 and 2026; and

b) London to Sheffield have been i) on time, ii) less than fifteen minutes late, iii) 15-30 minutes late, iv) 30-59 minutes late, v) over 59 minutes late and vi) cancelled in each year between 2022 and 2026.

(2026 has not been included as we do not have the comparable full year data)

From Sheffield

Year

On Time

<15 Late

15-30

30-59

>59

Cancelled

2022

40.4%

90.8%

7.4%

1.4%

0.4%

2.5%

2023

43.2%

90.2%

8.4%

1.2%

0.2%

2.9%

2024

38.1%

88.5%

9.3%

1.8%

0.3%

2.6%

2025

39.9%

88.1%

9.8%

1.7%

0.3%

2.9%

From London

Year

On Time

<15 Late

15-30

30-59

>59

Cancelled

2022

31.0%

89.7%

8.4%

1.7%

0.3%

2.4%

2023

29.1%

88.7%

9.9%

1.3%

0.1%

2.6%

2024

25.2%

87.6%

10.4%

1.7%

0.2%

2.5%

2025

30.2%

89.5%

8.7%

1.5%

0.2%

2.9%

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