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Darlington to Newcastle: train delays and possible money back

8,553 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Newcastle.

55%
arrive on time (±5 min)
7%
at least 30 minutes late
2%
at least 60 minutes late
2%
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
Tue 16:24 LNER
On time 95% of 21 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 20:59 CrossCountry
At least 30 minutes late on 60% of 15 journeys that reached Newcastle

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay rose from 9.1 minutes to 10.7 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Oct 202569668%4%<1%5.1 min
Nov 202557153%9%3%10.2 min
Dec 202551161%6%1%8.5 min
Jan 202642858%5%1%7 min
Feb 202632658%4%<1%9.3 min
Mar 202634160%6%<1%6.9 min
Apr 202643252%7%1%9.9 min
May 202635846%14%<1%13.9 min
Jun 202673447%7%2%9.6 min
Jul 202694947%8%2%9.1 min
Aug 202695546%11%4%10.7 min
Sept 2026 to date47552%8%3%8.6 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
Tue 16:24 LNER2195%0%0%0
Tue 15:09 LNER2190%0%0%0
Wed 13:09 LNER2190%5%0%0
Fri 09:10 LNER2190%5%0%0
Wed 10:23 LNER2190%0%0%0
Wed 09:10 LNER2190%0%0%0
Wed 10:06 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 14:08 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 19:08 LNER2186%0%0%1
Tue 09:10 LNER2186%5%5%0
Wed 12:25 LNER2186%5%0%0
Thu 09:10 LNER2186%0%0%0
Wed 11:10 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 10:23 LNER2186%5%0%0
Thu 21:06 LNER2085%0%0%1
Tue 21:06 LNER2085%5%5%0
Mon 08:34 LNER3778%5%0%0
Tue 09:34 LNER4078%3%0%0
Wed 09:34 LNER4078%0%0%0
Sat 09:10 LNER1587%0%0%0
Thu 11:07 CrossCountry1587%0%0%1
Sat 10:09 CrossCountry1587%0%0%1
Sat 10:06 LNER1587%0%0%0
Thu 11:34 LNER3977%3%0%0
Tue 12:25 LNER2181%5%0%0
Wed 13:24 LNER2181%5%0%0
Wed 21:06 LNER2181%10%0%0
Wed 14:08 LNER2181%10%0%0
Thu 10:06 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 16:09 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 10:06 LNER2181%5%0%0
Wed 11:24 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 13:24 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 18:09 LNER2181%5%5%0
Thu 16:24 LNER2080%5%5%0
Wed 08:34 LNER4073%3%3%0
Thu 18:34 LNER3972%5%0%0
Mon 18:34 LNER3871%8%3%0
Thu 14:08 LNER2176%0%0%1
Thu 13:09 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 17:26 LNER2176%0%0%0
Tue 18:24 LNER2176%0%0%1
Fri 10:06 LNER2176%0%0%1
Tue 17:08 LNER2176%5%0%0
Tue 14:25 LNER2176%0%0%0
Sat 09:07 CrossCountry1580%13%0%0
Sat 08:34 LNER2972%0%0%0
Sun 21:07 LNER2972%7%0%0
Tue 08:34 LNER3969%3%3%0
Mon 19:08 LNER2075%0%0%0
Tue 21:27 LNER2075%15%5%0
Thu 15:09 LNER2075%0%0%0
Thu 17:08 LNER2075%10%5%0
Thu 18:09 LNER2075%5%0%0
Fri 08:34 LNER3967%3%0%0
Fri 18:34 LNER3967%5%3%0
Tue 11:34 LNER3967%8%3%0
Fri 15:09 LNER2171%0%0%0
Wed 12:05 LNER2171%0%0%0
Tue 13:09 LNER2171%5%5%1
Wed 09:24 LNER2171%0%0%0
Fri 13:09 LNER2171%5%0%0
Thu 12:25 LNER2171%0%0%0
Thu 10:23 LNER2171%0%0%0
Thu 08:34 LNER3866%3%0%0
Wed 18:34 LNER4065%5%3%0
Mon 12:25 LNER2070%0%0%2
Mon 18:09 LNER2070%5%0%0
Sat 13:09 LNER1573%7%7%0
Sat 11:08 LNER1573%0%0%0
Sat 15:09 LNER1573%0%0%0
Fri 07:06 CrossCountry1573%0%0%1
Fri 09:07 CrossCountry1573%7%0%0
Sat 11:07 CrossCountry1573%7%0%0
Wed 20:35 LNER3664%8%3%0
Sun 18:34 LNER2966%7%3%0
Mon 10:06 LNER1968%0%0%1
Mon 09:10 LNER1968%5%0%0
Fri 09:34 LNER3962%3%0%0
Thu 09:34 LNER3962%0%0%0
Wed 20:00 LNER2167%14%10%0
Wed 15:09 LNER2167%14%5%0
Wed 16:09 LNER2167%11%5%2
Fri 10:23 LNER2167%0%0%1
Wed 21:27 LNER2167%10%0%0
Wed 18:09 LNER2167%10%10%0
Tue 09:24 LNER2167%5%0%0
Wed 16:24 LNER2167%14%10%0
Thu 11:10 LNER2167%0%0%0
Mon 09:34 LNER3661%3%0%0
Wed 11:34 LNER4060%0%0%0
Tue 10:34 LNER4060%3%0%0
Thu 13:34 LNER3959%3%3%0
Thu 14:34 LNER3959%8%5%0
Tue 20:00 LNER2065%5%5%0
Mon 21:06 LNER2065%15%0%0
Mon 21:27 LNER2065%16%5%1
Thu 16:09 LNER2065%0%0%1
Mon 14:08 LNER2065%0%0%1
Thu 21:27 LNER2065%0%0%0
Mon 13:24 LNER2065%6%0%2
Tue 20:35 LNER4058%13%3%1
Mon 11:34 LNER3858%5%0%1
Sat 17:09 LNER1567%7%0%0
Sat 12:08 CrossCountry1567%0%0%0
Sat 13:07 CrossCountry1567%0%0%0
Wed 14:25 LNER2162%14%0%0
Tue 11:10 LNER2162%0%0%0
Thu 13:24 LNER2162%5%0%0
Tue 19:26 LNER2162%5%5%0
Fri 22:08 LNER2162%10%5%0
Fri 16:24 LNER2162%5%0%1
Fri 14:08 LNER2162%5%5%0
Fri 11:10 LNER2162%0%0%1
Wed 19:08 LNER2162%19%14%0
Fri 18:09 LNER2162%0%0%0
Sun 14:34 LNER2959%10%3%0
Sat 09:34 LNER2959%3%0%0
Sun 11:34 LNER2759%4%4%0
Tue 18:34 LNER4055%15%3%1
Mon 20:35 LNER3855%5%0%0
Thu 18:24 LNER2060%5%0%0
Mon 12:05 LNER2060%0%0%1
Thu 20:22 LNER2060%5%0%0
Tue 20:22 LNER2060%5%5%0
Mon 20:22 LNER2060%11%0%1
Sat 16:07 CrossCountry1663%0%0%2
Sat 17:07 CrossCountry1663%7%0%1
Mon 10:34 LNER3853%8%0%0
Tue 15:23 LNER2157%5%5%0
Wed 15:23 LNER2157%11%11%2
Thu 09:24 LNER2157%0%0%0
Wed 17:08 LNER2157%10%5%1
Wed 18:24 LNER2157%10%10%0
Fri 20:22 LNER2157%15%0%1
Fri 12:25 LNER2157%10%5%1
Thu 20:35 LNER3951%3%0%0
Sat 16:34 LNER3053%7%0%0
Sat 13:34 LNER3053%10%3%0
Sat 14:09 LNER1560%7%0%0
Fri 12:07 CrossCountry1560%0%0%0
Thu 12:34 LNER3850%8%0%0
Sun 13:34 LNER2952%7%0%1
Sun 16:33 LNER2952%7%0%1
Mon 11:24 LNER2055%5%5%0
Mon 11:10 LNER2055%6%0%2
Thu 20:00 LNER2055%0%0%0
Thu 19:08 LNER2055%0%0%0
Thu 17:34 LNER3949%10%0%0
Fri 19:34 LNER3949%5%0%1
Tue 14:34 LNER4048%10%8%1
Wed 13:34 LNER4048%0%0%1
Tue 19:34 LNER4048%13%5%1
Thu 15:34 LNER3847%8%8%0
Mon 19:34 LNER3847%5%3%0
Mon 21:32 LNER3847%11%5%1
Thu 11:24 LNER2152%10%5%0
Fri 19:08 LNER2152%14%0%0
Fri 09:24 LNER2152%0%0%0
Tue 12:05 LNER2152%5%0%0
Wed 20:22 LNER2152%10%5%1
Fri 17:08 LNER2152%5%0%0
Fri 21:06 LNER2152%24%0%0
Thu 14:25 LNER1953%0%0%0
Thu 10:34 LNER3946%5%0%0
Fri 11:34 LNER3946%10%3%0
Sun 20:34 LNER2948%7%0%0
Sun 15:34 LNER2948%4%0%1
Sun 21:34 LNER2948%0%0%1
Sun 17:34 LNER2948%0%0%0
Sat 14:07 CrossCountry1753%7%0%2
Wed 10:34 LNER4045%0%0%0
Wed 15:34 LNER4045%10%5%0
Sat 12:34 LNER3047%10%7%0
Sat 11:34 LNER3047%10%3%1
Thu 21:32 LNER3845%8%0%1
Thu 13:07 CrossCountry1553%7%0%1
Mon 10:23 LNER2050%0%0%1
Mon 13:09 LNER2050%6%0%2
Mon 18:24 LNER2050%5%0%1
Thu 19:26 LNER2050%5%0%0
Mon 16:24 LNER2050%5%0%1
Mon 16:09 LNER2050%16%5%1
Mon 19:26 LNER2050%11%0%1
Mon 15:09 LNER2050%20%5%0
Fri 10:34 LNER3944%5%0%0
Tue 12:34 LNER4043%13%5%0
Tue 16:34 LNER4043%15%10%0
Thu 12:05 LNER2148%0%0%0
Fri 20:00 LNER2148%14%0%0
Fri 13:24 LNER2148%10%0%0
Sat 20:34 LNER3043%7%3%1
Mon 09:24 LNER1947%11%0%1
Mon 15:34 LNER3642%14%3%0
Thu 16:34 LNER3941%10%0%0
Tue 15:34 LNER3941%8%5%1
Fri 17:34 LNER3941%21%3%0
Fri 20:35 LNER3941%8%0%1
Wed 16:34 LNER4040%13%3%1
Wed 12:34 LNER4040%5%3%0
Wed 14:34 LNER4040%10%5%1
Thu 22:33 LNER3741%8%5%0
Mon 20:00 LNER2045%5%0%1
Mon 14:25 LNER2045%11%0%1
Thu 17:26 LNER2045%11%0%1
Mon 17:08 LNER2045%10%5%0
Mon 16:34 LNER3839%11%5%0
Fri 12:34 LNER3938%10%5%0
Wed 19:34 LNER3938%5%0%0
Sat 16:09 LNER1547%0%0%0
Fri 10:07 CrossCountry1547%14%0%1
Fri 16:08 CrossCountry1547%14%7%1
Fri 22:14 CrossCountry1547%13%7%0
Tue 17:07 CrossCountry1547%23%0%2
Sat 20:09 CrossCountry1547%13%7%0
Fri 11:07 CrossCountry1547%7%0%1
Fri 13:07 CrossCountry1547%0%0%0
Sat 18:34 LNER3040%7%0%0
Sat 14:34 LNER3040%17%3%0
Fri 11:24 LNER2143%15%0%1
Tue 11:24 LNER2143%10%0%0
Tue 13:34 LNER4038%16%5%2
Wed 22:33 LNER3738%17%6%1
Tue 22:33 LNER3139%19%6%0
Mon 14:34 LNER3837%16%11%0
Fri 21:32 LNER3936%18%3%0
Thu 19:34 LNER3936%10%3%0
Fri 14:34 LNER3936%16%3%1
Sun 19:34 LNER2938%4%0%2
Mon 22:33 LNER2938%17%0%0
Sun 12:34 LNER2938%11%4%1
Tue 21:32 LNER4035%13%5%0
Tue 17:34 LNER4035%13%3%1
Fri 14:25 LNER2040%5%0%1
Fri 16:09 LNER2040%15%10%0
Thu 15:23 LNER2040%0%0%0
Sat 10:34 LNER3037%3%3%0
Fri 22:33 LNER3834%19%5%1
Wed 17:26 LNER2138%5%0%0
Wed 19:26 LNER2138%19%10%0
Fri 12:05 LNER2138%10%0%0
Fri 16:34 LNER3933%18%8%0
Wed 17:34 LNER4033%5%3%1
Sat 12:06 LNER1540%7%7%0
Sat 18:08 LNER1540%0%0%0
Sat 19:09 CrossCountry1540%7%0%0
Fri 14:08 CrossCountry1540%0%0%0
Thu 14:08 CrossCountry1540%21%0%1
Mon 12:34 LNER3832%3%0%0
Mon 17:34 LNER3832%14%3%1
Sat 20:59 CrossCountry1638%13%7%1
Fri 21:27 LNER2133%19%0%0
Fri 18:24 LNER2133%10%0%0
Mon 13:34 LNER3829%11%3%0
Fri 13:34 LNER3829%11%5%0
Sat 19:34 LNER3030%3%0%1
Wed 21:32 LNER3628%21%6%2
Fri 20:11 CrossCountry1533%20%7%0
Mon 17:26 LNER2030%5%0%1
Fri 17:26 LNER2030%5%0%0
Sat 17:34 LNER3027%7%0%0
Mon 15:23 LNER2025%26%0%1
Fri 19:26 LNER2119%5%0%0
Fri 15:34 LNER3915%14%6%3
Fri 18:07 CrossCountry1619%23%0%3
Fri 17:07 CrossCountry1619%29%7%2
Sat 15:34 LNER1718%0%0%1
Fri 15:23 LNER2114%5%0%1
Fri 15:07 CrossCountry1513%7%0%1
Fri 20:59 CrossCountry1513%60%20%0
Fri 19:09 CrossCountry157%29%7%1

Frequently asked

How often is the Darlington to Newcastle train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 55% of the 8,553 recorded Darlington to Newcastle journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 7% 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 Darlington to Newcastle train has the strongest on-time record?

The Tue 16:24 (LNER) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 21 recorded journeys.

Which Darlington to Newcastle train was at least 30 minutes late most often?

The Fri 20:59 (CrossCountry) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 60% of journeys that reached Newcastle. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

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

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