Passengers left stranded as late trains skip stops
RISING numbers of trains are skipping stops, leaving furious passengers stranded on platforms and in carriages.
Trains missed station stops 160 times a day on average in the last year, according to Network Rail.
In total, more than 52,500 services out of a planned six million failed to stop at least once in the financial year up to February 23.
The data, released to the BBC under an FOI request, revealed 10,000 more instances of failure to stop in the past financial year than 2014-15, when on average 116 trains a day missed a stop.
Govia Thameslink was the worst performer, with about 50 trains a day affected, more than double the national average. The Department for Transport said: ‘While any inconvenience to passengers is regrettable, it helps restore the timetable, which benefits many more people across the wider network.’