Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth: train delays and possible money back
4,502 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 minutes to 4.3 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 398 | 85% | 1% | <1% | 2 min |
| Oct 2026 | 396 | 78% | 3% | 1% | 4.3 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 34 | 71% | 6% | 0% | 5.1 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 | 36 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:50 LNER | 45 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:30 LNER | 45 | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:30 LNER | 46 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:30 LNER | 45 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:30 LNER | 34 | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:00 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:48 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:00 LNER | 21 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 06:02 CrossCountry | 20 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:03 CrossCountry | 20 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:04 CrossCountry | 19 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:30 LNER | 47 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:50 LNER | 46 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:30 LNER | 45 | 93% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:30 LNER | 45 | 93% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:30 LNER | 34 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:05 CrossCountry | 16 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 05:50 LNER | 47 | 91% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 13:30 LNER | 47 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:30 LNER | 46 | 91% | 2% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 13:30 LNER | 46 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 05:50 LNER | 45 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:30 LNER | 45 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:50 LNER | 44 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:30 LNER | 44 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:00 LNER | 22 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 05:48 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 14:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 08:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:00 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 05:48 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:37 LNER | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:30 LNER | 45 | 89% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 15:30 LNER | 45 | 89% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 09:30 LNER | 33 | 91% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:30 LNER | 33 | 91% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:03 CrossCountry | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 06:02 CrossCountry | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:03 CrossCountry | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:37 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:37 LNER | 20 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:02 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:04 CrossCountry | 19 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 05:50 LNER | 31 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:30 LNER | 63 | 86% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:30 LNER | 47 | 87% | 2% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 15:30 LNER | 45 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:30 LNER | 45 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:30 LNER | 64 | 84% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:30 LNER | 44 | 86% | 2% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 11:30 LNER | 33 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 17:30 LNER | 33 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 15:30 LNER | 47 | 85% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:30 LNER | 46 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:05 CrossCountry | 16 | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:30 LNER | 36 | 86% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| 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 |
| Thu 17:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:00 LNER | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:00 LNER | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 17:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:30 LNER | 46 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 18:30 LNER | 66 | 80% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 07:03 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:05 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:05 CrossCountry | 19 | 89% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:30 LNER | 44 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:30 LNER | 44 | 82% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 18:30 LNER | 35 | 83% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:30 LNER | 45 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:30 LNER | 62 | 77% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 20:20 LNER | 44 | 80% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:25 LNER | 29 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 05:48 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 10:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:00 LNER | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:30 LNER | 35 | 80% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 06:02 CrossCountry | 16 | 88% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 08:08 CrossCountry | 16 | 88% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:05 CrossCountry | 16 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:05 CrossCountry | 16 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:02 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 15:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 05:48 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 06:02 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:37 LNER | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 11:30 LNER | 44 | 77% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:00 LNER | 22 | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:30 LNER | 63 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 11:30 LNER | 47 | 74% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:00 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:00 LNER | 21 | 81% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:20 LNER | 45 | 73% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:03 CrossCountry | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:00 LNER | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 11:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 15:04 CrossCountry | 16 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:25 LNER | 31 | 74% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:04 CrossCountry | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:30 LNER | 32 | 72% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:20 LNER | 42 | 69% | 10% | 2% | 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 | 30 | 70% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:25 LNER | 30 | 70% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 07:03 CrossCountry | 16 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 20:20 LNER | 44 | 64% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 11:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:05 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:25 LNER | 29 | 66% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 19:25 LNER | 28 | 64% | 23% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 20:20 LNER | 41 | 61% | 20% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 17:04 CrossCountry | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:30 LNER | 30 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:30 LNER | 47 | 38% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 17:30 LNER | 44 | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:30 LNER | 45 | 36% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:30 LNER | 45 | 36% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:30 LNER | 44 | 27% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 83% of the 4,502 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 36 recorded journeys.
Which Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 19:25 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 23% 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.