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Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley: train delays and possible money back

8,300 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Edinburgh Waverley.

57%
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 33% of 39 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 10.6 minutes to 14.1 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Oct 202569673%6%1%4.4 min
Nov 202557156%10%4%9.8 min
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 2026 to date45054%8%3%8.5 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
Wed 12:05 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 09:10 LNER2195%0%0%0
Thu 11:34 LNER3990%3%0%0
Thu 15:09 LNER2095%0%0%0
Thu 09:34 LNER3987%0%0%0
Tue 15:09 LNER2190%0%0%0
Fri 10:06 LNER2190%5%0%1
Thu 09:10 LNER2190%0%0%1
Mon 09:10 LNER1989%0%0%2
Thu 10:06 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 10:06 LNER2186%5%0%1
Fri 09:10 LNER2186%5%0%1
Fri 10:23 LNER2186%5%0%1
Tue 10:23 LNER2186%10%0%0
Wed 09:34 LNER4080%0%0%0
Tue 09:34 LNER4080%8%0%0
Mon 09:34 LNER3681%3%0%0
Fri 09:34 LNER3979%8%3%0
Thu 21:06 LNER2085%0%0%1
Thu 19:08 LNER2085%0%0%0
Sat 10:06 LNER1587%7%0%0
Sat 09:34 LNER2979%3%3%0
Mon 20:35 LNER3876%5%0%0
Wed 13:09 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 16:09 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 19:26 LNER2181%5%5%0
Thu 10:23 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 12:05 LNER2181%5%0%0
Fri 14:08 LNER2181%0%0%1
Tue 19:08 LNER2181%0%0%1
Tue 16:24 LNER2181%0%0%0
Wed 11:24 LNER2181%0%0%0
Mon 08:34 LNER3776%5%3%0
Tue 11:34 LNER3974%8%3%0
Mon 19:08 LNER2080%0%0%1
Wed 11:34 LNER4073%0%0%0
Wed 12:25 LNER2176%5%0%0
Wed 13:24 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 09:10 LNER2176%10%10%0
Wed 21:06 LNER2176%10%0%1
Thu 12:05 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 17:08 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 14:08 LNER2176%0%0%0
Tue 18:24 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 11:24 LNER2176%10%0%0
Tue 18:09 LNER2176%0%0%1
Sat 13:09 LNER1580%13%7%0
Sat 17:09 LNER1580%0%0%0
Sat 11:08 LNER1580%0%0%1
Thu 11:07 CrossCountry1580%0%0%1
Mon 12:05 LNER2075%0%0%2
Thu 16:24 LNER2075%5%5%0
Tue 21:27 LNER2075%15%5%0
Mon 14:08 LNER2075%0%0%1
Thu 18:09 LNER2075%5%0%0
Thu 17:08 LNER2075%11%0%1
Thu 21:27 LNER2075%0%0%0
Sat 11:34 LNER3070%10%0%1
Tue 10:34 LNER4068%10%0%0
Tue 19:34 LNER4068%18%3%2
Mon 10:06 LNER1974%0%0%2
Thu 14:25 LNER1974%0%0%0
Thu 17:34 LNER3967%16%0%1
Sun 21:34 LNER2969%4%0%1
Sun 18:34 LNER2969%7%4%1
Sun 21:07 LNER2969%14%0%0
Wed 20:35 LNER3667%11%3%0
Tue 13:09 LNER2171%10%5%0
Thu 14:08 LNER2171%0%0%1
Tue 15:23 LNER2171%10%5%0
Fri 15:09 LNER2171%5%0%1
Wed 16:09 LNER2171%6%0%3
Tue 11:10 LNER2171%0%0%0
Wed 15:09 LNER2171%10%0%1
Wed 16:24 LNER2171%10%10%0
Wed 14:08 LNER2171%10%0%0
Wed 09:24 LNER2171%0%0%0
Fri 11:10 LNER2171%0%0%3
Tue 13:24 LNER2171%5%0%0
Thu 11:10 LNER2171%10%0%0
Wed 19:08 LNER2171%14%14%0
Mon 18:34 LNER3866%8%5%0
Mon 11:34 LNER3866%11%3%1
Wed 08:34 LNER4065%8%3%0
Sat 13:34 LNER3067%7%0%2
Thu 15:23 LNER2070%0%0%0
Tue 21:06 LNER2070%5%5%1
Tue 20:22 LNER2070%5%0%1
Mon 18:09 LNER2070%5%0%1
Thu 20:22 LNER2070%5%0%0
Sat 09:10 LNER1573%0%0%0
Sat 12:06 LNER1573%0%0%1
Sat 14:09 LNER1573%13%0%0
Fri 09:07 CrossCountry1573%20%7%0
Sun 13:34 LNER2966%11%0%1
Mon 10:34 LNER3863%11%3%0
Mon 17:34 LNER3863%14%0%1
Mon 19:34 LNER3863%5%5%0
Wed 15:34 LNER4063%18%5%0
Fri 11:34 LNER3962%13%5%1
Thu 18:34 LNER3962%8%3%0
Thu 10:34 LNER3962%13%0%0
Thu 19:34 LNER3962%10%3%0
Thu 20:35 LNER3962%8%0%0
Sat 20:34 LNER3063%10%3%1
Fri 12:05 LNER2167%10%0%0
Wed 18:09 LNER2167%10%5%1
Wed 14:25 LNER2167%14%0%0
Tue 09:24 LNER2167%10%5%0
Wed 18:34 LNER4060%10%3%0
Tue 18:34 LNER4060%18%5%0
Sun 11:34 LNER2763%8%0%1
Sun 17:34 LNER2962%0%0%0
Tue 22:33 LNER3161%23%3%0
Thu 13:34 LNER3959%3%0%1
Mon 21:06 LNER2065%11%0%1
Tue 20:00 LNER2065%5%5%0
Mon 11:10 LNER2065%6%0%3
Thu 20:00 LNER2065%0%0%0
Mon 20:00 LNER2065%5%0%1
Mon 20:22 LNER2065%6%0%2
Tue 20:35 LNER4058%11%0%3
Thu 15:34 LNER3858%5%5%1
Sat 15:09 LNER1567%0%0%0
Fri 12:07 CrossCountry1567%0%0%1
Fri 07:06 CrossCountry1567%7%7%1
Fri 18:34 LNER3956%13%5%0
Tue 08:34 LNER3956%8%3%0
Fri 16:24 LNER2162%10%0%0
Wed 17:08 LNER2162%5%0%2
Fri 17:08 LNER2162%10%0%1
Wed 20:00 LNER2162%14%10%0
Tue 12:25 LNER2162%5%0%0
Wed 21:27 LNER2162%10%0%0
Tue 14:25 LNER2162%0%0%0
Wed 10:34 LNER4055%3%0%0
Wed 13:34 LNER4055%3%0%2
Wed 17:34 LNER4055%13%3%1
Mon 21:32 LNER3855%8%3%2
Sat 18:34 LNER3057%10%0%0
Mon 11:24 LNER2060%16%5%1
Mon 14:25 LNER2060%11%0%1
Mon 21:27 LNER2060%11%5%1
Thu 19:26 LNER2060%5%0%0
Mon 15:09 LNER2060%16%0%1
Thu 22:33 LNER3754%6%3%1
Sun 15:34 LNER2955%7%4%1
Tue 13:34 LNER4053%14%5%3
Thu 21:32 LNER3853%8%0%1
Thu 13:24 LNER2157%5%0%0
Thu 09:24 LNER2157%0%0%0
Thu 13:09 LNER2157%0%0%0
Tue 17:26 LNER2157%5%0%0
Fri 13:09 LNER2157%5%0%1
Mon 09:24 LNER1958%11%0%1
Fri 19:34 LNER3951%8%0%1
Fri 08:34 LNER3951%18%0%0
Wed 19:34 LNER3951%8%0%0
Wed 22:33 LNER3751%16%5%0
Sat 16:07 CrossCountry1560%0%0%2
Thu 08:34 LNER3850%5%0%0
Fri 22:33 LNER3850%19%8%1
Sun 19:34 LNER2952%0%0%2
Sat 08:34 LNER2952%3%0%0
Fri 14:25 LNER2055%5%5%0
Mon 10:23 LNER2055%0%0%3
Thu 18:24 LNER2055%5%0%0
Thu 17:26 LNER2055%11%0%1
Mon 17:08 LNER2055%11%0%1
Fri 10:34 LNER3949%21%3%0
Tue 15:34 LNER3949%8%5%2
Sat 19:34 LNER3050%3%0%0
Mon 13:34 LNER3847%14%0%1
Fri 19:08 LNER2152%14%0%0
Thu 11:24 LNER2152%15%0%1
Wed 18:24 LNER2152%19%14%0
Fri 09:24 LNER2152%0%0%0
Wed 15:23 LNER2152%16%11%2
Fri 20:00 LNER2152%19%5%0
Thu 12:25 LNER2152%5%0%0
Fri 22:08 LNER2152%14%5%0
Wed 20:22 LNER2152%25%5%1
Fri 18:09 LNER2152%0%0%0
Fri 21:06 LNER2152%19%5%0
Fri 11:24 LNER2152%11%0%2
Fri 20:35 LNER3946%11%0%1
Thu 14:34 LNER3946%18%5%0
Fri 17:34 LNER3946%16%0%1
Tue 21:32 LNER4045%15%5%0
Sat 10:34 LNER3047%10%3%0
Sat 14:07 CrossCountry1553%7%0%1
Thu 16:09 LNER2050%5%0%1
Mon 16:24 LNER2050%16%0%1
Mon 12:25 LNER2050%0%0%1
Mon 16:09 LNER2050%17%0%2
Mon 15:34 LNER3644%14%3%1
Tue 17:34 LNER4043%21%5%1
Mon 22:33 LNER2945%14%0%0
Sun 20:34 LNER2945%7%0%0
Wed 17:26 LNER2148%5%0%1
Fri 19:26 LNER2148%10%0%0
Wed 19:26 LNER2148%19%14%0
Fri 12:25 LNER2148%10%5%0
Sat 16:34 LNER3043%17%0%0
Fri 21:32 LNER3941%21%5%0
Tue 14:34 LNER4040%18%8%1
Mon 13:09 LNER2045%6%0%2
Fri 17:26 LNER2045%10%0%0
Fri 13:34 LNER3839%14%3%1
Sat 18:08 LNER1547%0%0%0
Sat 16:09 LNER1547%7%0%0
Sat 14:34 LNER3040%17%10%1
Fri 16:34 LNER3936%33%10%0
Sun 16:33 LNER2938%17%0%0
Wed 21:32 LNER3636%18%3%2
Wed 14:34 LNER4035%25%8%0
Mon 18:24 LNER2040%5%0%1
Fri 16:09 LNER2040%6%6%2
Mon 15:23 LNER2040%26%5%1
Mon 13:24 LNER2040%6%0%3
Mon 19:26 LNER2040%6%0%2
Sat 17:34 LNER3037%23%0%0
Sat 15:34 LNER1741%18%0%0
Fri 21:27 LNER2138%25%0%1
Fri 20:22 LNER2138%24%0%0
Wed 16:34 LNER4033%18%5%1
Fri 11:07 CrossCountry1540%21%0%1
Fri 13:07 CrossCountry1540%7%0%0
Thu 13:07 CrossCountry1540%7%0%1
Fri 16:08 CrossCountry1540%21%7%1
Fri 10:07 CrossCountry1540%29%14%1
Mon 16:34 LNER3832%18%5%0
Tue 16:34 LNER4030%15%10%0
Sun 14:34 LNER2931%14%3%0
Sun 12:34 LNER2931%14%4%1
Fri 13:24 LNER2133%14%0%0
Fri 18:24 LNER2133%14%0%0
Thu 12:34 LNER3829%24%0%0
Thu 16:34 LNER3928%18%0%0
Fri 14:34 LNER3928%29%5%1
Wed 12:34 LNER4028%18%5%0
Tue 17:07 CrossCountry1533%25%0%3
Sat 20:59 CrossCountry1533%0%0%2
Mon 14:34 LNER3826%24%11%0
Mon 17:26 LNER2030%16%0%1
Sat 12:34 LNER3027%10%10%0
Fri 15:23 LNER2129%10%0%1
Fri 15:34 LNER3923%19%8%3
Tue 12:34 LNER4023%23%8%0
Fri 20:11 CrossCountry1527%20%13%0
Mon 12:34 LNER3818%21%0%0
Fri 12:34 LNER3918%23%5%0
Fri 15:07 CrossCountry1520%21%7%1
Fri 14:08 CrossCountry1520%7%0%0
Fri 18:07 CrossCountry1619%31%0%3
Thu 14:08 CrossCountry1513%21%7%1
Fri 19:09 CrossCountry157%36%7%1
Fri 20:59 CrossCountry157%33%7%0
Fri 17:07 CrossCountry166%10%0%6

Frequently asked

How often is the Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 57% of the 8,300 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 33% 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.