PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(1 June 2026)

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.

Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)

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%

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