Newark North Gate to Darlington: train delays and possible money back
4,587 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with LNER. Delay is measured when the train reached Darlington.
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 Darlington. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 10.1 minutes to 8.5 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 349 | 70% | 4% | <1% | 5.6 min |
| Oct 2025 | 336 | 70% | 4% | 0% | 4.8 min |
| Nov 2025 | 280 | 59% | 6% | 4% | 8.9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 355 | 60% | 7% | 1% | 8.3 min |
| Jan 2026 | 421 | 59% | 4% | 1% | 6.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 324 | 61% | 4% | <1% | 8.8 min |
| Mar 2026 | 336 | 66% | 4% | 1% | 5.6 min |
| Apr 2026 | 424 | 59% | 5% | 1% | 8.8 min |
| May 2026 | 353 | 50% | 13% | <1% | 12.9 min |
| Jun 2026 | 424 | 43% | 6% | 1% | 10.1 min |
| Jul 2026 | 439 | 46% | 5% | <1% | 8.5 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 54 | 57% | 8% | 2% | 9.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 07:42 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:46 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:46 | 21 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:42 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:42 | 21 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:12 | 32 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:42 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 14:46 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:47 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:46 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:16 | 32 | 81% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:19 | 32 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:47 | 15 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 08:20 | 32 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:16 | 32 | 78% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 07:12 | 31 | 77% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:46 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:47 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:46 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:20 | 33 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:46 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:46 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:16 | 32 | 75% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:12 | 32 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:20 | 34 | 74% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:42 | 19 | 79% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:12 | 22 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:12 | 33 | 73% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 07:12 | 33 | 73% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:46 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:47 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:46 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:46 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 18:47 | 21 | 76% | 14% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 08:47 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 11:46 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:47 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:42 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:15 | 32 | 72% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:46 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:46 | 20 | 75% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 10:19 | 33 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:20 | 31 | 68% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:46 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 12:47 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:47 | 21 | 71% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:47 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:46 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:16 | 33 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 13:19 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 17:47 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:46 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:47 | 15 | 73% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 08:47 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:46 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:19 | 31 | 65% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 19:15 | 31 | 65% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 16:18 | 24 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:19 | 33 | 64% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 16:46 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Tue 12:47 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:19 | 32 | 63% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 15:20 | 32 | 63% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:20 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:19 | 32 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:19 | 32 | 63% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 08:20 | 23 | 65% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:47 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 16:46 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 19:47 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 19:47 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:47 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 10:19 | 22 | 64% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 19:19 | 24 | 63% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 11:19 | 24 | 63% | 13% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 10:19 | 32 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 19:15 | 34 | 59% | 15% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 15:47 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:47 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:47 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:46 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:46 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 09:46 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:47 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 16:46 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:19 | 34 | 56% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 17:16 | 34 | 56% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 15:20 | 32 | 56% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 11:19 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:20 | 32 | 56% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 19:15 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:20 | 32 | 56% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 12:18 | 24 | 58% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:18 | 24 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 17:15 | 22 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:18 | 22 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:46 | 20 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 14:19 | 33 | 55% | 9% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 11:19 | 33 | 55% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 09:20 | 34 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:47 | 21 | 57% | 14% | 14% | 0 |
| Tue 10:46 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:46 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:20 | 32 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:17 | 32 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:20 | 32 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 08:47 | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 09:20 | 33 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 12:19 | 33 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 14:19 | 24 | 54% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 20:19 | 22 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 15:18 | 22 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:47 | 20 | 55% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:47 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:20 | 34 | 50% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 21:18 | 27 | 52% | 22% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 13:19 | 32 | 50% | 13% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 09:20 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:19 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 14:19 | 30 | 50% | 7% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 14:19 | 33 | 48% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 14:46 | 21 | 52% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 18:47 | 21 | 52% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:46 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:19 | 24 | 50% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 19:15 | 32 | 47% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:19 | 32 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:19 | 22 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 14:47 | 15 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:47 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 11:46 | 20 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 17:47 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:46 | 20 | 50% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 14:46 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 13:19 | 33 | 45% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 15:20 | 33 | 45% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 18:19 | 34 | 44% | 15% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 20:17 | 34 | 44% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 10:46 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:47 | 21 | 48% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:47 | 21 | 48% | 24% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:46 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 13:19 | 32 | 44% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 18:19 | 32 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10:19 | 24 | 46% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 15:19 | 24 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:19 | 24 | 46% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 16:20 | 33 | 42% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 16:20 | 34 | 41% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:19 | 34 | 41% | 13% | 6% | 2 |
| Tue 13:19 | 34 | 41% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 14:46 | 20 | 45% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 20:17 | 32 | 41% | 16% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 16:20 | 32 | 41% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 21:18 | 32 | 41% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 18:19 | 32 | 41% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:17 | 32 | 41% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 12:19 | 32 | 41% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 18:19 | 32 | 41% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 10:46 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:19 | 24 | 42% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:20 | 32 | 38% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:18 | 32 | 38% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 15:46 | 20 | 40% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 18:18 | 24 | 38% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 21:18 | 24 | 38% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:17 | 31 | 35% | 17% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 21:18 | 31 | 35% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 11:18 | 22 | 36% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 17:16 | 23 | 35% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:19 | 24 | 33% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12:19 | 32 | 31% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 14:19 | 32 | 31% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 16:47 | 15 | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 18:19 | 24 | 25% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Newark North Gate to Darlington train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 59% of the 4,587 recorded Newark North Gate to Darlington journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 6% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 1% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Newark North Gate to Darlington train has the strongest on-time record?
The Wed 07:42 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Newark North Gate to Darlington train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 19:47 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 24% of journeys that reached Darlington. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Newark North Gate to Darlington train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Darlington 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.