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Written question asked by David Evennett (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 May 2023. It was answered by Huw Merriman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

North Kent Line: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on Southeastern train punctuality on the Woolwich line since the new timetable was introduced in December 2022.

Answer

Southeastern introduced a new timetable on 11 December 2022. Since its introduction punctuality has significantly improved on the Woolwich line.

The following table shows the industry measure of On Time (the percentage of recorded station stops where the train arrived less than one minute later than its advertised time) for each rail period since the new timetable was introduced.

Railway Period - Woolwich Line

P2310 (10 Dec – 07 Jan)

56.3%

P2311 (08 Jan – 04 Feb)

55.9%

P2312 (05 Feb – 04 Mar)

61.8%

P2313 (05 Mar – 31 Mar)

63.6%

P2401 (01 Apr – 29 Apr)

70.4%

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185527
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Standards North Kent line Southeastern
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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