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Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley: train delays and possible money back

9,250 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Edinburgh Waverley.

56%
arrive on time (±5 min)
10%
at least 30 minutes late
2%
at least 60 minutes late
3%
never arrived

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.

Most punctual departure
Wed 10:06 LNER
On time 100% of 21 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 16:34 LNER
At least 30 minutes late on 34% of 44 journeys that reached Edinburgh Waverley

How this journey has changed

Monthly performance measured when trains reached Edinburgh Waverley. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.

Recent direction: average delay rose from 7.9 minutes to 11.6 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Dec 202551163%7%2%8.6 min
Jan 202642860%10%1%8.1 min
Feb 202632663%6%3%6.4 min
Mar 202634162%10%<1%7.4 min
Apr 202643250%10%2%9.8 min
May 202635851%19%1%13.8 min
Jun 202668748%10%4%10.4 min
Jul 202687349%11%2%10.6 min
Aug 202685041%17%5%14.1 min
Sept 202668755%7%3%7.9 min
Oct 202668449%13%2%11.6 min
Nov 2026 to date2928%17%0%17.9 min

Every departure, ranked

Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.

TrainJourneysOn time30 minutes late or more60 minutes late or moreCancelled
Wed 10:06 LNER21100%0%0%0
Wed 10:23 LNER21100%0%0%0
Wed 11:10 LNER21100%0%0%0
Thu 11:34 LNER4591%2%0%0
Wed 09:10 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 12:05 LNER2195%0%0%0
Thu 09:34 LNER4589%0%0%0
Thu 15:09 LNER2095%0%0%0
Thu 07:06 CrossCountry1995%5%5%0
Sat 10:09 CrossCountry1694%0%0%0
Fri 10:06 LNER2190%5%0%1
Thu 09:10 LNER2190%0%0%1
Tue 15:09 LNER2190%0%0%0
Mon 09:10 LNER1989%0%0%2
Tue 09:34 LNER4680%7%0%0
Fri 09:34 LNER4480%7%2%0
Fri 09:10 LNER2186%5%0%1
Fri 10:23 LNER2186%5%0%1
Thu 10:06 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 10:06 LNER2186%5%0%1
Tue 10:23 LNER2186%10%0%0
Wed 09:34 LNER4678%4%4%0
Thu 19:08 LNER2085%0%0%0
Thu 21:06 LNER2085%0%0%1
Tue 11:34 LNER4578%7%2%0
Mon 09:34 LNER4377%7%2%0
Sat 10:06 LNER1587%7%0%0
Sat 09:34 LNER3177%3%3%0
Fri 14:08 LNER2181%0%0%1
Thu 10:23 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 12:05 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 16:09 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 16:24 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 19:08 LNER2181%0%0%1
Tue 19:26 LNER2181%5%5%0
Wed 11:24 LNER2181%0%0%0
Wed 13:09 LNER2181%5%0%0
Fri 09:07 CrossCountry2080%15%5%0
Mon 19:08 LNER2080%0%0%1
Thu 10:07 CrossCountry2080%0%0%0
Sat 09:07 CrossCountry1681%13%0%0
Mon 07:06 CrossCountry1979%5%0%0
Tue 10:07 CrossCountry1979%5%0%0
Mon 20:35 LNER4571%4%0%0
Wed 11:34 LNER4670%4%0%0
Thu 12:05 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 09:10 LNER2176%10%10%0
Tue 11:24 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 14:08 LNER2176%0%0%0
Tue 17:08 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 18:09 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 18:24 LNER2176%0%0%1
Wed 12:25 LNER2176%5%0%0
Wed 13:24 LNER2176%10%0%0
Wed 21:06 LNER2176%10%0%1
Sat 11:08 LNER1580%0%0%1
Sat 13:09 LNER1580%13%7%0
Sat 17:09 LNER1580%0%0%0
Tue 07:06 CrossCountry1878%6%0%1
Wed 07:06 CrossCountry1878%6%6%0
Sat 11:34 LNER3272%10%0%1
Mon 08:34 LNER4468%9%5%0
Mon 12:05 LNER2075%0%0%2
Mon 14:08 LNER2075%0%0%1
Thu 16:24 LNER2075%5%5%0
Thu 17:08 LNER2075%11%0%1
Thu 18:09 LNER2075%5%0%0
Thu 21:27 LNER2075%0%0%0
Tue 21:27 LNER2075%15%5%0
Tue 10:34 LNER4667%9%0%0
Sun 21:07 LNER3070%13%0%0
Mon 11:34 LNER4567%9%2%1
Mon 19:34 LNER4567%7%4%0
Thu 11:07 CrossCountry2273%0%0%2
Fri 07:06 CrossCountry1974%6%6%1
Mon 10:06 LNER1974%0%0%2
Thu 14:25 LNER1974%0%0%0
Tue 11:07 CrossCountry1974%0%0%0
Sat 11:07 CrossCountry1675%0%0%0
Fri 11:10 LNER2171%0%0%3
Fri 15:09 LNER2171%5%0%1
Thu 11:10 LNER2171%10%0%0
Thu 12:07 CrossCountry2171%5%0%1
Thu 14:08 LNER2171%0%0%1
Tue 11:10 LNER2171%0%0%0
Tue 13:09 LNER2171%10%5%0
Tue 13:24 LNER2171%5%0%0
Tue 15:23 LNER2171%10%5%0
Wed 09:24 LNER2171%0%0%0
Wed 14:08 LNER2171%10%0%0
Wed 15:09 LNER2171%10%0%1
Wed 16:09 LNER2171%6%0%3
Wed 16:24 LNER2171%10%10%0
Wed 19:08 LNER2171%14%14%0
Thu 10:34 LNER4564%11%0%0
Wed 20:35 LNER4264%10%2%0
Wed 09:07 CrossCountry1872%0%0%2
Sun 13:34 LNER3067%10%0%1
Sun 18:34 LNER3067%7%3%1
Sun 21:34 LNER3067%3%0%1
Sat 13:34 LNER3266%7%0%2
Fri 12:07 CrossCountry2070%0%0%1
Mon 10:07 CrossCountry2070%5%0%0
Mon 18:09 LNER2070%5%0%1
Thu 15:23 LNER2070%0%0%0
Thu 20:22 LNER2070%5%0%0
Tue 12:07 CrossCountry2070%0%0%1
Tue 20:22 LNER2070%5%0%1
Tue 21:06 LNER2070%5%5%1
Sat 09:10 LNER1573%0%0%0
Sat 12:06 LNER1573%0%0%1
Sat 14:09 LNER1573%13%0%0
Mon 18:34 LNER4562%9%4%0
Thu 13:34 LNER4562%2%0%1
Thu 20:35 LNER4562%7%0%0
Fri 11:34 LNER4461%14%5%1
Tue 18:34 LNER4661%17%4%0
Tue 19:34 LNER4661%16%2%2
Wed 12:07 CrossCountry1968%0%0%0
Sun 11:34 LNER2864%7%0%1
Thu 22:33 LNER4360%5%2%1
Sun 17:34 LNER3063%0%0%0
Mon 10:34 LNER4560%13%2%0
Thu 17:34 LNER4560%14%0%1
Thu 19:34 LNER4560%9%2%0
Fri 12:05 LNER2167%10%0%0
Tue 09:24 LNER2167%10%5%0
Wed 14:25 LNER2167%14%0%0
Wed 18:09 LNER2167%10%5%1
Sat 20:34 LNER3263%13%6%1
Thu 15:34 LNER4459%5%5%1
Sat 12:08 CrossCountry1669%0%0%0
Sat 13:07 CrossCountry1669%0%0%0
Wed 08:34 LNER4659%9%4%0
Wed 15:34 LNER4659%20%7%0
Wed 18:34 LNER4659%11%2%0
Mon 17:34 LNER4558%14%2%1
Mon 21:32 LNER4558%7%2%2
Thu 18:34 LNER4558%7%2%0
Tue 08:34 LNER4558%7%2%0
Mon 11:07 CrossCountry2065%5%0%0
Mon 11:10 LNER2065%6%0%3
Mon 12:07 CrossCountry2065%0%0%1
Mon 20:00 LNER2065%5%0%1
Mon 20:22 LNER2065%6%0%2
Mon 21:06 LNER2065%11%0%1
Thu 09:07 CrossCountry2065%0%0%0
Thu 20:00 LNER2065%0%0%0
Tue 09:07 CrossCountry2065%0%0%1
Tue 20:00 LNER2065%5%5%0
Tue 20:35 LNER4657%9%0%3
Thu 21:32 LNER4457%7%0%1
Sat 15:09 LNER1567%0%0%0
Wed 18:07 CrossCountry1963%21%0%0
Tue 22:33 LNER3757%24%5%0
Fri 16:24 LNER2162%10%0%0
Fri 17:08 LNER2162%10%0%1
Tue 12:25 LNER2162%5%0%0
Tue 14:25 LNER2162%0%0%0
Wed 17:08 LNER2162%5%0%2
Wed 20:00 LNER2162%14%10%0
Wed 21:27 LNER2162%10%0%0
Wed 10:34 LNER4654%9%4%0
Wed 13:34 LNER4654%7%2%2
Fri 18:34 LNER4455%16%7%0
Sat 18:34 LNER3256%9%0%0
Mon 11:24 LNER2060%16%5%1
Mon 14:25 LNER2060%11%0%1
Mon 15:09 LNER2060%16%0%1
Mon 21:27 LNER2060%11%5%1
Thu 19:26 LNER2060%5%0%0
Wed 17:34 LNER4652%16%2%1
Fri 22:33 LNER4252%20%7%1
Tue 15:34 LNER4551%7%5%2
Wed 22:33 LNER4351%14%5%0
Fri 13:09 LNER2157%5%0%1
Thu 09:24 LNER2157%0%0%0
Thu 13:09 LNER2157%0%0%0
Thu 13:24 LNER2157%5%0%0
Tue 17:26 LNER2157%5%0%0
Mon 09:24 LNER1958%11%0%1
Tue 13:07 CrossCountry1958%5%0%0
Tue 14:08 CrossCountry1958%16%5%0
Wed 10:07 CrossCountry1958%11%0%1
Wed 11:07 CrossCountry1958%6%0%1
Wed 13:07 CrossCountry1958%16%0%0
Wed 16:08 CrossCountry1958%11%5%0
Sun 15:34 LNER3053%7%3%1
Tue 13:34 LNER4650%14%5%3
Sat 14:07 CrossCountry1759%6%0%1
Sat 16:07 CrossCountry1759%0%0%2
Fri 08:34 LNER4450%16%0%0
Fri 19:34 LNER4450%9%0%1
Thu 08:34 LNER4450%5%0%0
Wed 19:34 LNER4549%7%0%0
Fri 22:08 LNER2255%14%5%0
Mon 22:33 LNER3650%11%0%0
Fri 14:25 LNER2055%5%5%0
Mon 09:07 CrossCountry2055%5%5%1
Mon 10:23 LNER2055%0%0%3
Mon 16:08 CrossCountry2055%15%0%0
Mon 17:08 LNER2055%11%0%1
Thu 17:26 LNER2055%11%0%1
Thu 18:24 LNER2055%5%0%0
Tue 18:07 CrossCountry2055%0%0%1
Tue 19:09 CrossCountry2055%16%0%1
Sat 17:07 CrossCountry1656%6%0%0
Sun 19:34 LNER3050%0%0%2
Mon 13:34 LNER4547%14%0%1
Thu 14:34 LNER4547%16%4%0
Fri 09:24 LNER2152%0%0%0
Fri 11:24 LNER2152%11%0%2
Fri 18:09 LNER2152%0%0%0
Fri 19:08 LNER2152%14%0%0
Fri 20:00 LNER2152%19%5%0
Fri 21:06 LNER2152%19%5%0
Thu 11:24 LNER2152%15%0%1
Thu 12:25 LNER2152%5%0%0
Wed 15:23 LNER2152%16%11%2
Wed 18:24 LNER2152%19%14%0
Wed 20:22 LNER2152%25%5%1
Tue 21:32 LNER4646%13%4%1
Sat 08:34 LNER3148%3%0%0
Fri 10:34 LNER4445%20%2%0
Fri 17:34 LNER4445%16%0%1
Sat 10:34 LNER3247%13%3%0
Sat 19:34 LNER3247%6%3%0
Mon 15:34 LNER4344%14%2%1
Sun 20:34 LNER3047%7%0%0
Fri 11:07 CrossCountry2050%16%0%1
Mon 12:25 LNER2050%0%0%1
Mon 16:09 LNER2050%17%0%2
Mon 16:24 LNER2050%16%0%1
Thu 16:08 CrossCountry2050%6%6%2
Thu 16:09 LNER2050%5%0%1
Fri 20:35 LNER4443%16%2%1
Fri 21:32 LNER4443%18%5%0
Fri 12:25 LNER2148%10%5%0
Fri 19:26 LNER2148%10%0%0
Wed 17:26 LNER2148%5%0%1
Wed 19:26 LNER2148%19%14%0
Sat 14:34 LNER3244%16%10%1
Sat 16:34 LNER3244%16%0%0
Sat 19:09 CrossCountry1650%6%0%0
Thu 20:11 CrossCountry1947%5%0%0
Tue 17:34 LNER4639%22%7%1
Fri 10:07 CrossCountry2045%21%11%1
Fri 16:08 CrossCountry2045%21%5%1
Fri 17:26 LNER2045%10%0%0
Mon 13:09 LNER2045%6%0%2
Thu 15:07 CrossCountry2045%5%0%0
Thu 18:07 CrossCountry2045%5%0%0
Wed 21:32 LNER4238%15%3%2
Sat 16:09 LNER1547%7%0%0
Sat 18:08 LNER1547%0%0%0
Sun 16:33 LNER3040%17%0%0
Tue 14:34 LNER4637%18%7%1
Tue 16:08 CrossCountry2143%12%0%4
Fri 13:34 LNER4337%14%2%1
Mon 20:59 CrossCountry2241%21%0%3
Thu 13:07 CrossCountry2241%10%0%2
Thu 16:34 LNER4536%16%0%0
Sat 15:34 LNER1942%21%5%0
Wed 14:08 CrossCountry1942%5%0%0
Sat 18:07 CrossCountry1644%0%0%0
Sat 17:34 LNER3238%25%0%0
Wed 14:34 LNER4635%24%7%0
Fri 16:09 LNER2040%6%6%2
Mon 13:24 LNER2040%6%0%3
Mon 15:23 LNER2040%26%5%1
Mon 18:24 LNER2040%5%0%1
Mon 19:26 LNER2040%6%0%2
Tue 15:07 CrossCountry2040%0%0%2
Wed 20:11 CrossCountry2040%6%0%2
Mon 16:34 LNER4533%18%4%0
Tue 16:34 LNER4633%17%13%0
Wed 16:34 LNER4633%16%4%1
Fri 20:22 LNER2138%24%0%0
Fri 21:27 LNER2138%25%0%1
Fri 16:34 LNER4432%34%9%0
Sat 15:07 CrossCountry1540%13%0%0
Sun 17:07 CrossCountry1540%0%0%4
Mon 20:11 CrossCountry2236%15%5%2
Sun 14:34 LNER3033%13%3%0
Tue 20:11 CrossCountry1937%11%0%1
Wed 15:07 CrossCountry1937%11%0%0
Fri 14:34 LNER4430%30%5%1
Thu 12:34 LNER4430%20%0%0
Fri 13:07 CrossCountry2035%10%0%0
Thu 19:09 CrossCountry2035%10%0%0
Wed 12:34 LNER4628%20%4%0
Sat 20:59 CrossCountry1735%7%7%2
Fri 13:24 LNER2133%14%0%0
Fri 18:24 LNER2133%14%0%0
Tue 17:07 CrossCountry2133%28%0%3
Sun 12:34 LNER3030%14%3%1
Tue 12:34 LNER4626%20%7%0
Sat 12:34 LNER3228%9%9%0
Fri 15:34 LNER4425%20%7%3
Mon 17:26 LNER2030%16%0%1
Thu 20:59 CrossCountry2030%10%0%0
Mon 14:34 LNER4524%24%11%0
Fri 15:23 LNER2129%10%0%1
Fri 14:08 CrossCountry2025%5%0%0
Tue 20:59 CrossCountry2025%21%0%1
Fri 18:07 CrossCountry2124%28%0%3
Thu 14:08 CrossCountry2124%15%5%1
Sat 20:09 CrossCountry1625%19%19%0
Fri 15:07 CrossCountry2020%21%5%1
Fri 20:11 CrossCountry2020%25%15%0
Mon 18:07 CrossCountry2020%0%0%0
Wed 20:59 CrossCountry2020%38%6%4
Fri 12:34 LNER4416%25%5%0
Mon 12:34 LNER4516%22%0%0
Fri 19:09 CrossCountry2015%32%5%1
Mon 13:07 CrossCountry2015%5%0%0
Mon 14:08 CrossCountry2015%20%10%0
Thu 17:07 CrossCountry2015%11%0%1
Mon 17:07 CrossCountry2114%17%0%3
Wed 17:07 CrossCountry1911%16%5%0
Wed 19:09 CrossCountry1911%5%0%0
Fri 17:07 CrossCountry2110%20%0%6
Mon 15:07 CrossCountry2110%25%0%1
Mon 19:09 CrossCountry2110%5%0%1
Fri 20:59 CrossCountry205%30%5%0

Frequently asked

How often is the Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 56% of the 9,250 recorded Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 10% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 3% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.

Which Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley train has the strongest on-time record?

The Wed 10:06 (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 Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 16:34 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 34% of journeys that reached Edinburgh Waverley. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley train is late?

You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Edinburgh Waverley 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.