Alnmouth to Darlington: train delays and possible money back
3,900 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER. Delay is measured when the train reached Darlington.
If your train arrives 30 to 59 minutes late, you may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. At 60 minutes late or more, it may be worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding whether to pay.
How this journey has changed
Monthly performance measured when trains reached Darlington. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 4 minutes to 5.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 206 | 85% | 2% | <1% | 1.7 min |
| Nov 2025 | 171 | 81% | 2% | 4% | 2.9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 212 | 76% | 2% | 2% | 4 min |
| Jan 2026 | 255 | 70% | 5% | 2% | 6.2 min |
| Feb 2026 | 193 | 76% | 2% | <1% | 4.1 min |
| Mar 2026 | 208 | 77% | 2% | 2% | 3.4 min |
| Apr 2026 | 275 | 73% | 3% | 3% | 3.3 min |
| May 2026 | 233 | 72% | 7% | 1% | 5.6 min |
| Jun 2026 | 401 | 74% | 4% | 2% | 4.6 min |
| Jul 2026 | 497 | 77% | 4% | 2% | 4 min |
| Aug 2026 | 479 | 73% | 5% | 3% | 5.7 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 262 | 82% | 1% | <1% | 3.1 min |
Every departure, ranked
Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.
| Train | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | 60 minutes late or more | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 06:57 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:00 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:57 LNER | 20 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:29 LNER | 39 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:57 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:57 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:00 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:40 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:56 LNER | 38 | 89% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:30 LNER | 38 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:29 LNER | 30 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:30 LNER | 40 | 88% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:29 LNER | 40 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 08:30 LNER | 40 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:56 LNER | 29 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:57 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 06:56 LNER | 40 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 14:29 LNER | 40 | 85% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 06:56 LNER | 39 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:56 LNER | 39 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:40 LNER | 20 | 90% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 19:43 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:36 LNER | 38 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:29 LNER | 38 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 18:29 LNER | 29 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:36 LNER | 29 | 86% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 10:29 LNER | 29 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 20:27 LNER | 28 | 86% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:29 LNER | 38 | 82% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 12:29 LNER | 29 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 19:43 LNER | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:40 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 15:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 06:56 LNER | 40 | 80% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 19:36 LNER | 40 | 80% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:40 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:43 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:01 LNER | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:01 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:43 LNER | 20 | 85% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 21:26 LNER | 37 | 78% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:29 LNER | 30 | 80% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:29 LNER | 30 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:29 LNER | 40 | 78% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 14:29 LNER | 40 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:06 CrossCountry | 15 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 LNER | 39 | 77% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 10:29 LNER | 39 | 77% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 08:30 LNER | 39 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:29 LNER | 39 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:36 LNER | 38 | 76% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 16:30 LNER | 38 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:40 LNER | 21 | 81% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 13:01 LNER | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:00 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:01 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:36 LNER | 37 | 76% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 16:30 LNER | 40 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:00 LNER | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:00 LNER | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:29 LNER | 29 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:29 LNER | 40 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 20:27 LNER | 22 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:29 LNER | 39 | 72% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 18:00 LNER | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:43 LNER | 21 | 76% | 5% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 10:07 CrossCountry | 15 | 80% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 16:10 CrossCountry | 15 | 80% | 13% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 16:29 LNER | 29 | 72% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:26 LNER | 36 | 69% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:00 LNER | 20 | 75% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:27 LNER | 25 | 72% | 8% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 12:29 LNER | 40 | 68% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 16:30 LNER | 40 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:29 LNER | 44 | 66% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 16:30 LNER | 39 | 67% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 21:26 LNER | 39 | 67% | 11% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 18:00 LNER | 21 | 71% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:01 LNER | 21 | 71% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 21:26 LNER | 38 | 66% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 19:36 LNER | 37 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:30 LNER | 39 | 64% | 8% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 08:09 CrossCountry | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:29 LNER | 41 | 61% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Sun 14:29 LNER | 30 | 63% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 11:00 LNER | 21 | 67% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 21:26 LNER | 36 | 61% | 19% | 8% | 0 |
| Thu 12:29 LNER | 41 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 20:27 LNER | 24 | 63% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:27 LNER | 24 | 63% | 9% | 9% | 1 |
| Fri 14:07 CrossCountry | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:06 CrossCountry | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:10 CrossCountry | 15 | 67% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 20:27 LNER | 25 | 60% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 18:30 LNER | 38 | 53% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:29 LNER | 29 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:30 LNER | 39 | 41% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 LNER | 39 | 41% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:30 LNER | 40 | 40% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 18:30 LNER | 39 | 38% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 18:29 LNER | 28 | 32% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Alnmouth to Darlington train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 77% of the 3,900 recorded Alnmouth to Darlington journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 4% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 2% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Alnmouth to Darlington train has the strongest on-time record?
The Wed 06:57 (LNER) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Alnmouth to Darlington train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 21:26 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 19% of journeys that reached Darlington. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Alnmouth to Darlington train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Darlington may mean compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. Arriving 60 minutes late or more may mean compensation worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding.