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East Midlands Railway: Standards

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 19525

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cancellation rate for East Midlands Railway services calling at Leicester station was in each of the last five years.

Answered by Department for Transport

The Department does not hold the data for 2021/22 centrally. Average cancellation rate for East Midlands Railway services calling at Leicester station in each of the last four financial years is set out in the table below.

Financial year

Average cancellation rate

2022/23

1.95%

2023/24

1.52%

2024/25

2.10%

2025/26

2.40%

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