The worst train station in London for cancellations has been revealed

Cancelled trains really put a dampener on a day, don’t they? One train doesn’t show up and all of a sudden your plans are thrown completely out of whack. If only there was a way of knowing the likelihood of a service being cancelled before you get to the station. 

Well, there is. The Office of Rail and Road has just released the cancellation and delay data for more than 1,700 stations across England in the four weeks up to February 1. It shows that Britain’s train reliability is at an all-time low with more than one in 25 services cancelled. 

In an effort to boost transparency and accountability, the government says that performance information will start to appear on large digital display boards across train stations. Smaller stations will have QR codes that passengers can scan to discover the data. It’ll be updated every 28 days. 

So, which London station has the worst stats so far? Hackney’s Homerton station, which sits along the Mildmay Overground line, is officially the city’s worst for cancellations. Between January 5 and February 1, 9.22 percent of all trains due at Homerton were called off. That’s a total of 680 trains that failed to turn up.

The nearby Hackney Wick station (also on the Mildmay line) was named the second worst in the city, with 8.68 percent of trains cancelled. The Elizabeth line’s Action Main Line came in third place and Hackney Central (once again, the Mildmay line) landed in fourth. 

A TfL spokesperson said: ‘Train cancellations occur for a number of reasons, many of which are out of our control.

‘We work closely with Network Rail, which is responsible for the maintenance of a significant amount of track, signals and other infrastructure on both railways and with our operators to ensure any delays and cancellations are kept to a minimum wherever possible.’

These are the 10 worst London train stations for cancellations

1. Homerton – 9.22 percent
2. Hackney Wick – 8.68 percent
3. Acton Main Line – 8.72 percent
4. Hackney Central – 8.67 percent
5. Heathrow Terminal 4 – 8.47 percent
6. Meridian Water – 8.46 percent
7. Hanwell – 8.38 percent
8. Lea Bridge – 8.3 percent
9. Hayes and Harlington – 8.12 percent
10. Ealing Broadway – 7.86 percent

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