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Newcastle to Darlington: train delays and possible money back

9,812 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with CrossCountry and LNER and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Darlington.

78%
arrive on time (±5 min)
3%
at least 30 minutes late
<1%
at least 60 minutes late
1%
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
Sun 17:58 LNER
On time 100% of 28 journeys
Most often 30 minutes late or more
Fri 20:58 LNER
At least 30 minutes late on 22% of 27 journeys that reached Darlington

How this journey has changed

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

Recent direction: average delay rose from 2.2 minutes to 5.8 minutes between the two latest complete months.

MonthJourneysOn time30 minutes late or moreCancelledAverage delay
Dec 202552079%2%2%3.3 min
Jan 202646070%5%2%6 min
Feb 202634676%2%<1%4.2 min
Mar 202636977%2%2%3 min
Apr 202647975%2%2%3.2 min
May 202640573%6%1%5.4 min
Jun 202677275%3%2%4 min
Jul 202697879%3%2%3.3 min
Aug 202694477%3%4%4.3 min
Sept 202678886%<1%<1%2.2 min
Oct 202675170%5%2%5.8 min
Nov 2026 to date3155%3%0%7.8 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
Sun 17:58 LNER28100%0%0%0
Thu 14:58 LNER4596%0%0%0
Wed 07:30 LNER21100%0%0%0
Wed 08:00 LNER21100%0%0%0
Wed 09:34 LNER21100%0%0%0
Mon 07:30 LNER20100%0%0%0
Mon 10:27 LNER20100%0%0%0
Thu 07:40 CrossCountry20100%0%0%0
Thu 08:40 CrossCountry20100%0%0%0
Thu 13:40 CrossCountry20100%0%0%0
Thu 15:40 CrossCountry20100%0%0%0
Wed 10:58 LNER6592%0%0%0
Sat 15:40 CrossCountry19100%0%0%0
Thu 06:40 CrossCountry19100%0%0%0
Tue 17:40 CrossCountry19100%0%0%0
Wed 13:40 CrossCountry19100%0%0%0
Tue 06:40 CrossCountry18100%0%0%0
Wed 06:40 CrossCountry18100%0%0%0
Sun 20:28 LNER3294%3%0%0
Thu 15:58 LNER4591%0%0%0
Fri 07:58 LNER4391%0%0%1
Wed 08:58 LNER6788%4%0%0
Mon 08:58 LNER6588%2%0%1
Fri 09:34 LNER2195%0%0%0
Fri 10:27 LNER2195%0%0%0
Fri 16:29 LNER2195%0%0%0
Thu 07:30 LNER2195%0%0%0
Tue 07:30 LNER2195%0%0%0
Tue 08:29 LNER2195%0%0%0
Tue 10:27 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 08:29 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 09:59 LNER2195%0%0%0
Wed 07:58 LNER4689%4%2%0
Tue 07:58 LNER4589%0%0%0
Tue 08:58 LNER6787%0%0%0
Mon 08:00 LNER2095%0%0%0
Mon 17:40 CrossCountry2095%0%0%0
Thu 11:40 CrossCountry2095%0%0%0
Thu 12:40 CrossCountry2095%0%0%0
Thu 17:40 CrossCountry2095%0%0%0
Tue 15:34 LNER2095%0%0%0
Tue 18:29 LNER2095%0%0%0
Wed 12:27 LNER2095%0%0%0
Tue 10:58 LNER6586%3%3%0
Fri 06:40 CrossCountry1995%0%0%0
Fri 11:40 CrossCountry1995%5%0%0
Mon 06:40 CrossCountry1995%0%0%0
Mon 09:34 LNER1995%0%0%0
Sat 10:40 CrossCountry1995%0%0%0
Sat 13:40 CrossCountry1995%0%0%0
Thu 12:27 LNER1995%0%0%0
Thu 21:15 LNER1995%0%0%0
Wed 07:40 CrossCountry1995%5%5%0
Wed 15:40 CrossCountry1995%0%0%0
Sat 07:57 LNER3190%3%0%0
Wed 09:58 LNER4687%2%0%0
Wed 15:58 LNER4687%0%0%0
Wed 17:59 LNER1894%0%0%0
Mon 07:27 LNER4587%2%0%0
Mon 07:58 LNER4587%2%0%1
Mon 09:58 LNER4587%7%0%0
Sun 16:40 CrossCountry1794%0%0%1
Sun 17:39 CrossCountry1794%0%0%1
Tue 07:27 LNER4386%0%0%1
Thu 08:58 LNER6683%2%0%0
Sat 08:58 LNER3288%3%3%0
Thu 07:27 LNER4584%0%0%0
Thu 07:58 LNER4584%0%0%0
Tue 14:58 LNER4584%2%2%1
Wed 07:27 LNER4584%2%2%0
Sat 07:27 LNER3187%0%0%0
Fri 07:30 LNER2190%0%0%0
Fri 15:34 LNER2190%0%0%0
Fri 16:00 LNER2190%0%0%1
Fri 18:29 LNER2190%0%0%0
Thu 08:00 LNER2190%0%0%0
Tue 09:34 LNER2190%0%0%1
Tue 14:59 LNER2190%0%0%0
Tue 17:27 LNER2190%0%0%0
Tue 17:59 LNER2190%5%0%1
Wed 11:31 LNER2190%0%0%0
Wed 14:26 LNER2190%5%0%0
Wed 14:59 LNER2190%5%0%0
Fri 07:27 LNER4484%0%0%1
Sun 18:58 LNER3087%0%0%1
Sat 10:59 LNER1593%0%0%0
Fri 11:31 LNER2090%0%0%0
Mon 07:40 CrossCountry2090%0%0%0
Mon 08:29 LNER2090%0%0%0
Mon 08:40 CrossCountry2090%5%0%0
Mon 09:40 CrossCountry2090%0%0%0
Mon 09:59 LNER2090%0%0%1
Mon 11:31 LNER2090%0%0%0
Mon 11:40 CrossCountry2090%0%0%0
Mon 17:59 LNER2090%0%0%2
Thu 09:40 CrossCountry2090%0%0%0
Thu 20:17 LNER2090%0%0%0
Tue 08:00 LNER2090%0%0%0
Wed 15:34 LNER2090%0%0%0
Sun 10:58 LNER2986%0%0%0
Sun 20:58 LNER2986%3%0%0
Sun 10:27 LNER4283%5%0%1
Fri 10:58 LNER6580%2%0%1
Mon 10:58 LNER6580%2%2%2
Mon 20:04 LNER4582%4%0%0
Mon 17:27 LNER1989%0%0%0
Mon 21:15 LNER1989%0%0%0
Sat 07:40 CrossCountry1989%5%0%0
Sat 14:41 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Sat 18:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 07:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 08:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 09:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 10:39 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 11:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 12:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 14:41 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 15:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Tue 21:15 LNER1989%5%5%0
Wed 11:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Wed 17:40 CrossCountry1989%0%0%0
Thu 09:58 LNER4482%0%0%0
Mon 14:58 LNER4381%2%0%0
Sat 10:58 LNER3184%0%0%0
Fri 08:58 LNER6578%2%2%0
Tue 09:58 LNER4680%2%0%0
Sun 13:58 LNER2685%0%0%0
Sun 20:04 LNER3083%7%0%0
Mon 20:30 LNER4580%5%2%2
Fri 08:29 LNER2186%0%0%0
Fri 14:26 LNER2186%0%0%0
Fri 17:27 LNER2186%5%5%0
Fri 20:17 LNER2186%5%0%1
Fri 21:15 LNER2186%0%0%0
Thu 08:29 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 11:31 LNER2186%5%5%0
Tue 14:00 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 14:26 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 16:00 LNER2186%0%0%0
Tue 16:29 LNER2186%0%0%0
Wed 10:27 LNER2186%0%0%0
Wed 17:27 LNER2186%0%0%1
Sun 11:58 LNER4379%2%2%0
Sat 14:58 LNER3281%6%0%0
Tue 20:04 LNER4678%9%0%0
Sun 18:40 CrossCountry1688%0%0%2
Fri 07:40 CrossCountry2085%0%0%1
Fri 13:40 CrossCountry2085%0%0%0
Mon 13:30 LNER2085%5%0%0
Mon 14:26 LNER2085%0%0%0
Mon 14:59 LNER2085%0%0%1
Mon 16:38 CrossCountry2085%0%0%0
Mon 20:17 LNER2085%0%0%0
Thu 10:39 CrossCountry2085%0%0%0
Thu 13:30 LNER2085%0%0%0
Thu 14:26 LNER2085%0%0%0
Thu 17:59 LNER2085%0%0%0
Tue 12:27 LNER2085%0%0%0
Tue 20:17 LNER2085%10%0%0
Wed 16:00 LNER2085%5%0%0
Wed 12:58 LNER7275%0%0%6
Mon 16:58 LNER4578%2%0%0
Mon 17:58 LNER4578%0%0%0
Sun 12:58 LNER3181%0%0%2
Thu 20:04 LNER4477%5%2%0
Sat 15:58 LNER4777%4%0%0
Thu 10:58 LNER6674%0%0%0
Fri 17:40 CrossCountry1984%0%0%0
Mon 16:00 LNER1984%0%0%0
Sat 11:40 CrossCountry1984%0%0%1
Sat 12:40 CrossCountry1984%0%0%0
Sat 17:39 CrossCountry1984%0%0%0
Mon 21:58 LNER4377%9%0%0
Sat 09:00 LNER1587%0%0%0
Sat 09:59 LNER1587%0%0%1
Sat 14:59 LNER1587%0%0%0
Tue 15:58 LNER4676%4%0%1
Tue 20:30 LNER4676%5%0%3
Wed 14:58 LNER4676%0%0%1
Thu 17:58 LNER4576%0%0%0
Wed 08:40 CrossCountry1883%12%0%1
Fri 20:30 LNER4176%5%3%1
Tue 12:58 LNER6872%9%3%1
Sat 12:58 LNER3177%0%0%1
Sat 20:30 LNER3476%0%0%0
Fri 14:59 LNER2181%0%0%0
Fri 16:59 LNER2181%5%0%0
Thu 09:34 LNER2181%5%0%0
Thu 09:59 LNER2181%5%0%0
Thu 10:27 LNER2181%5%0%0
Tue 09:59 LNER2181%0%0%0
Tue 13:30 LNER2181%5%0%0
Wed 13:30 LNER2181%0%0%0
Wed 16:59 LNER2181%0%0%0
Fri 15:58 LNER4374%7%2%0
Wed 13:58 LNER4674%2%0%0
Wed 16:58 LNER4674%0%0%0
Mon 12:58 LNER6671%5%2%4
Mon 15:58 LNER4573%0%0%0
Fri 20:04 LNER4274%7%2%0
Fri 10:39 CrossCountry2080%5%5%0
Fri 15:40 CrossCountry2080%0%0%0
Mon 13:40 CrossCountry2080%0%0%1
Mon 15:34 LNER2080%0%0%1
Mon 15:40 CrossCountry2080%15%0%0
Thu 14:41 CrossCountry2080%0%0%1
Thu 15:34 LNER2080%0%0%0
Thu 16:38 CrossCountry2080%0%0%0
Wed 20:17 LNER2080%5%5%1
Wed 21:15 LNER2080%10%5%0
Fri 09:58 LNER4473%2%0%1
Fri 14:58 LNER4473%5%2%0
Thu 20:30 LNER4473%5%0%2
Sun 16:57 LNER3275%3%0%0
Fri 12:27 LNER1979%5%5%0
Mon 12:27 LNER1979%5%0%0
Sat 19:38 CrossCountry1979%0%0%0
Thu 17:27 LNER1979%0%0%0
Tue 13:40 CrossCountry1979%0%0%0
Wed 12:40 CrossCountry1979%0%0%0
Wed 14:41 CrossCountry1979%6%0%1
Wed 16:38 CrossCountry1979%0%0%0
Thu 12:58 LNER6868%2%0%3
Thu 16:58 LNER4470%2%2%0
Fri 12:58 LNER6568%8%2%2
Thu 11:58 LNER6568%0%0%0
Wed 11:58 LNER6568%3%0%1
Fri 08:00 LNER2176%0%0%0
Fri 17:59 LNER2176%5%0%0
Thu 18:29 LNER2176%5%0%1
Wed 16:29 LNER2176%0%0%0
Sat 17:59 LNER1580%0%0%0
Sun 12:40 CrossCountry1580%0%0%1
Wed 09:40 CrossCountry1878%0%0%1
Wed 10:39 CrossCountry1878%12%0%1
Sat 09:58 LNER3272%3%0%0
Mon 20:58 LNER2972%4%0%1
Wed 17:58 LNER4468%7%0%1
Tue 11:58 LNER6466%3%2%2
Fri 08:40 CrossCountry2075%5%0%0
Fri 12:40 CrossCountry2075%5%0%0
Fri 13:30 LNER2075%5%0%0
Mon 10:39 CrossCountry2075%0%0%1
Mon 12:40 CrossCountry2075%5%0%1
Mon 16:29 LNER2075%5%5%0
Mon 18:29 LNER2075%5%0%0
Mon 19:38 CrossCountry2075%0%0%0
Thu 14:59 LNER2075%0%0%0
Thu 16:00 LNER2075%0%0%0
Thu 16:29 LNER2075%0%0%0
Thu 16:59 LNER2075%5%0%0
Tue 17:58 LNER4667%11%2%0
Sun 11:39 CrossCountry1776%0%0%2
Sun 14:39 CrossCountry1776%0%0%2
Tue 20:58 LNER3070%7%3%1
Tue 13:58 LNER4567%2%0%0
Wed 21:58 LNER4267%10%2%0
Fri 16:38 CrossCountry1974%16%5%0
Sat 08:41 CrossCountry1974%0%0%1
Sat 09:40 CrossCountry1974%11%0%0
Tue 16:58 LNER4665%4%0%0
Wed 20:30 LNER4166%0%0%2
Mon 11:58 LNER5763%4%0%1
Thu 21:58 LNER4365%10%2%1
Tue 21:58 LNER4365%9%2%0
Wed 20:04 LNER4365%0%0%1
Sat 17:58 LNER3168%3%3%0
Wed 18:29 LNER2171%10%0%0
Thu 13:58 LNER4464%0%0%0
Wed 20:58 LNER3067%10%0%1
Fri 09:40 CrossCountry2070%5%5%1
Fri 14:41 CrossCountry2070%5%0%0
Fri 19:38 CrossCountry2070%11%0%1
Mon 14:41 CrossCountry2070%0%0%0
Thu 18:40 CrossCountry2070%0%0%0
Fri 16:58 LNER4363%7%5%0
Sat 16:59 LNER1771%6%0%0
Sun 13:40 CrossCountry1771%0%0%4
Sun 15:58 LNER2665%0%0%1
Tue 16:38 CrossCountry1968%5%0%0
Tue 19:38 CrossCountry1968%5%0%0
Wed 18:40 CrossCountry1968%5%0%0
Fri 09:59 LNER2167%0%0%0
Thu 11:31 LNER2167%5%0%0
Wed 14:00 LNER2167%0%0%0
Fri 20:58 LNER2763%22%4%0
Sat 13:58 LNER2763%4%0%0
Thu 20:58 LNER2962%10%7%0
Sun 14:57 LNER3161%10%3%1
Sat 16:37 CrossCountry1867%6%0%0
Fri 21:58 LNER4159%20%10%0
Mon 16:59 LNER2065%0%0%2
Mon 18:40 CrossCountry2065%5%0%0
Fri 17:58 LNER4457%5%5%0
Sun 19:38 CrossCountry1765%0%0%1
Thu 19:04 LNER1963%5%0%0
Tue 18:40 CrossCountry1963%11%0%0
Tue 16:59 LNER2162%0%0%0
Mon 14:00 LNER2060%5%0%1
Thu 19:38 CrossCountry2060%0%0%0
Sat 11:58 LNER3754%0%0%2
Fri 11:58 LNER6050%5%3%0
Wed 19:38 CrossCountry1958%0%0%0
Sat 16:58 LNER3053%10%0%0
Sun 10:40 CrossCountry1560%0%0%2
Fri 18:40 CrossCountry2055%5%5%0
Thu 14:00 LNER2055%0%0%0
Sun 15:40 CrossCountry1656%8%0%3
Mon 19:04 LNER1953%0%0%1
Tue 19:04 LNER1953%0%0%0
Fri 13:58 LNER4245%5%0%1
Mon 18:58 LNER4544%7%2%1
Mon 13:58 LNER4045%8%3%0
Tue 18:58 LNER4641%9%4%0
Fri 18:58 LNER4439%11%5%0
Thu 18:58 LNER4439%2%0%0
Wed 18:58 LNER4536%9%0%0
Sun 14:59 LNER1540%15%0%2
Sat 18:58 LNER3033%0%0%0
Fri 14:00 LNER1937%5%0%0
Fri 19:04 LNER1937%0%0%0
Wed 19:04 LNER2030%5%5%1

Frequently asked

How often is the Newcastle to Darlington train delayed?

Over the last 12 months, 78% of the 9,812 recorded Newcastle to Darlington journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 3% 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 Newcastle to Darlington train has the strongest on-time record?

The Sun 17:58 (LNER) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 100% of its 28 recorded journeys.

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

The Fri 20:58 (LNER) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 22% of journeys that reached Darlington. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.

Can I get money back if my Newcastle 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.