Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth: train delays and possible money back
3,936 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and Lumo. Delay is measured when the train reached Alnmouth.
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 Alnmouth. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 2.5 minutes to 3.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 206 | 90% | 2% | 1% | 0.8 min |
| Nov 2025 | 171 | 88% | <1% | 1% | 0.9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 212 | 83% | 1% | 1% | 1.8 min |
| Jan 2026 | 259 | 75% | 5% | 4% | 5.4 min |
| Feb 2026 | 195 | 83% | 2% | <1% | 2.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 247 | 86% | <1% | <1% | 1.8 min |
| Apr 2026 | 277 | 82% | 2% | 1% | 2.3 min |
| May 2026 | 233 | 85% | 5% | 1% | 3.5 min |
| Jun 2026 | 403 | 81% | 2% | 2% | 2.6 min |
| Jul 2026 | 497 | 83% | 2% | 1% | 2.5 min |
| Aug 2026 | 480 | 78% | 4% | 3% | 3.9 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 262 | 85% | 1% | 1% | 2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 09:30 LNER | 34 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:30 LNER | 40 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:30 LNER | 39 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:50 LNER | 38 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:00 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:00 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:48 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:30 LNER | 32 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:30 LNER | 40 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:30 LNER | 40 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:30 LNER | 39 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:30 LNER | 38 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:30 LNER | 38 | 95% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:50 LNER | 40 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:30 LNER | 32 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:50 LNER | 39 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:30 LNER | 39 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 05:50 LNER | 39 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:30 LNER | 38 | 92% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 08:00 LNER | 22 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 05:50 LNER | 29 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:48 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 05:48 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:37 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:50 LNER | 40 | 90% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 13:30 LNER | 40 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:30 LNER | 39 | 90% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 07:30 LNER | 39 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:37 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:37 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:00 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:30 LNER | 32 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 15:30 LNER | 32 | 91% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 09:30 LNER | 32 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:30 LNER | 57 | 86% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:30 LNER | 40 | 88% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 LNER | 40 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:30 LNER | 34 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:30 LNER | 39 | 87% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:30 LNER | 38 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 18:30 LNER | 57 | 84% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 17:30 LNER | 32 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 17:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 17:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:37 LNER | 21 | 90% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:30 LNER | 40 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 07:30 LNER | 39 | 85% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 11:30 LNER | 39 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:30 LNER | 39 | 85% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:30 LNER | 34 | 85% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:30 LNER | 59 | 81% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:20 LNER | 37 | 84% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:30 LNER | 40 | 83% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:30 LNER | 39 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:30 LNER | 57 | 79% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 10:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 10:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 05:48 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:30 LNER | 39 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:25 LNER | 28 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:48 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 19:37 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:30 LNER | 33 | 79% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 06:02 CrossCountry | 15 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 15:04 CrossCountry | 15 | 87% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:30 LNER | 39 | 77% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:00 LNER | 22 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:30 LNER | 57 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 17:00 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:00 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:20 LNER | 39 | 74% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:00 LNER | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 11:30 LNER | 40 | 73% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 13:30 LNER | 31 | 74% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:25 LNER | 25 | 76% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:20 LNER | 36 | 72% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:04 CrossCountry | 15 | 80% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:05 CrossCountry | 15 | 80% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 12:00 LNER | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:00 LNER | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 14:00 LNER | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:25 LNER | 24 | 71% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:20 LNER | 38 | 66% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 07:03 CrossCountry | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:20 LNER | 36 | 64% | 19% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:25 LNER | 22 | 68% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:25 LNER | 24 | 67% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:25 LNER | 25 | 64% | 22% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 13:05 CrossCountry | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:04 CrossCountry | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:30 LNER | 28 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:30 LNER | 38 | 42% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:30 LNER | 39 | 41% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 LNER | 39 | 41% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:30 LNER | 40 | 38% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 17:30 LNER | 39 | 28% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 83% of the 3,936 recorded Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 2% 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train has the strongest on-time record?
The Sat 09:30 (LNER) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 34 recorded journeys.
Which Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 20:20 (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 Alnmouth. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Alnmouth 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.