Latest ORR passenger stats

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published its latest statistics on passenger rail performance at the end of May.

Although performance worsened in the period January to March 2022, punctuality was still better than before the pandemic. In the three months, of the 1.64 million trains planned, 72.4% arrived on time, 89.1% arrived within 5-10 minutes after the scheduled arrival time, and 3.9% of trains were cancelled.

One operator – Greater Anglia – improved its punctuality during this period, but the reliability of most operators worsened. Over half (51.2%) of cancellations were attributed to train operators and around a third (16.6%) were the fault of track or signalling issues.

ORR’s stats also show that in the year to March 2022, 73% of trains arrived on time and 89% within 5-10 minutes. During the year, there were 6.69 million trains planned in Great Britain, which was up 9.6% compared with the previous year ending March 2021 and down 14.1% compared with the year ending March 2020. ORR’s full report can be found on its Data Portal at: dataportal.orr.gov.uk