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Written question asked by Toby Perkins (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 June 2026. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Friday, 12 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways: Sheffield

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.

Answer

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%

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5315
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Railways Standards Sheffield
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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