Peterborough to Darlington: train delays and possible money back
5,034 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 | 448 | 67% | 5% | <1% | 5.9 min |
| Oct 2025 | 425 | 67% | 4% | 0% | 5.1 min |
| Nov 2025 | 351 | 58% | 6% | 3% | 9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 394 | 61% | 6% | 2% | 7.8 min |
| Jan 2026 | 423 | 60% | 4% | 1% | 6.6 min |
| Feb 2026 | 324 | 61% | 4% | <1% | 8.8 min |
| Mar 2026 | 338 | 66% | 4% | 1% | 5.5 min |
| Apr 2026 | 423 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13:18 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:09 | 21 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:09 | 21 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 11:18 | 21 | 90% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:09 | 21 | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 06:40 | 32 | 84% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:18 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:48 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:19 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 17:19 | 21 | 86% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:48 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:09 | 21 | 86% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 16:48 | 32 | 81% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:51 | 32 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:19 | 15 | 87% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:52 | 32 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:48 | 32 | 78% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 06:40 | 31 | 77% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:48 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:18 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 08:18 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:18 | 21 | 81% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 07:52 | 33 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 14:19 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:18 | 20 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 16:48 | 32 | 75% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 06:40 | 32 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 07:52 | 34 | 74% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:09 | 19 | 79% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 06:40 | 22 | 77% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 06:40 | 33 | 73% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 06:40 | 33 | 73% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:19 | 21 | 76% | 14% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 09:18 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 08:18 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:18 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:18 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 08:18 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 11:18 | 21 | 76% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:10 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:18 | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:47 | 32 | 72% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:18 | 20 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:18 | 20 | 75% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 09:51 | 33 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:52 | 31 | 68% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 08:18 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 11:18 | 21 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 1 |
| Wed 12:18 | 21 | 71% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 09:48 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:18 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 13:18 | 21 | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:48 | 33 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:52 | 32 | 66% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 17:19 | 20 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:18 | 20 | 70% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:20 | 15 | 73% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 17:18 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:18 | 15 | 73% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 18:47 | 31 | 65% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 13:52 | 31 | 65% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 15:51 | 24 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:51 | 33 | 64% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 07:48 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:18 | 21 | 67% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Tue 12:18 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:51 | 32 | 63% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:51 | 32 | 63% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 11:51 | 32 | 63% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 14:52 | 32 | 63% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 07:52 | 32 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:52 | 23 | 65% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:19 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 19:19 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 18:19 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 16:18 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:48 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 12:18 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 09:51 | 22 | 64% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 16:47 | 24 | 63% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 18:51 | 24 | 63% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 10:51 | 24 | 63% | 13% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 09:51 | 32 | 59% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 18:47 | 34 | 59% | 15% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 10:18 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 12:18 | 15 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:19 | 15 | 67% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 07:48 | 19 | 63% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:18 | 19 | 63% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:19 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:18 | 21 | 62% | 14% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 09:18 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:18 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 09:18 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 16:18 | 21 | 62% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:51 | 34 | 56% | 6% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 16:48 | 34 | 56% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 10:51 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 18:47 | 32 | 56% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 14:52 | 32 | 56% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 15:52 | 32 | 56% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 14:52 | 32 | 56% | 9% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 13:50 | 24 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 11:51 | 24 | 58% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:50 | 22 | 59% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:52 | 33 | 55% | 9% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 10:51 | 33 | 55% | 3% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 08:52 | 34 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 10:18 | 21 | 57% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 17:19 | 21 | 57% | 14% | 14% | 0 |
| Wed 15:18 | 21 | 57% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 07:48 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 15:52 | 32 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 19:49 | 32 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:52 | 32 | 53% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 08:18 | 19 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:51 | 33 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 08:52 | 33 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 13:51 | 24 | 54% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 14:51 | 22 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 19:52 | 22 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 19:19 | 20 | 55% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Thu 18:19 | 20 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:52 | 34 | 50% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 20:51 | 27 | 52% | 22% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 12:52 | 32 | 50% | 13% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 08:52 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 17:51 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 13:52 | 30 | 50% | 7% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 13:52 | 33 | 48% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 14:19 | 21 | 52% | 11% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 09:48 | 21 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:49 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 18:19 | 21 | 52% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 15:18 | 21 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:51 | 24 | 50% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 10:51 | 32 | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:47 | 32 | 47% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 18:51 | 22 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 14:18 | 15 | 53% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 18:19 | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 17:19 | 20 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:18 | 20 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:18 | 20 | 50% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 13:49 | 20 | 50% | 11% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 14:19 | 20 | 50% | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Wed 14:52 | 33 | 45% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 12:52 | 33 | 45% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 19:49 | 34 | 44% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Tue 17:51 | 34 | 44% | 15% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 10:18 | 21 | 48% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 17:19 | 21 | 48% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 20:19 | 21 | 48% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 19:19 | 21 | 48% | 24% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:52 | 32 | 44% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 17:51 | 32 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11:51 | 24 | 46% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 09:51 | 24 | 46% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 14:51 | 24 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 15:52 | 33 | 42% | 6% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 12:52 | 34 | 41% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 11:51 | 34 | 41% | 13% | 6% | 2 |
| Tue 15:52 | 34 | 41% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:19 | 20 | 45% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 13:49 | 20 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 19:49 | 32 | 41% | 16% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 15:52 | 32 | 41% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:49 | 32 | 41% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 17:51 | 32 | 41% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 11:51 | 32 | 41% | 9% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 17:51 | 32 | 41% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:51 | 32 | 41% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Fri 10:18 | 21 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:48 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:52 | 24 | 42% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 20:51 | 32 | 38% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 08:52 | 32 | 38% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:18 | 20 | 40% | 10% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 17:51 | 24 | 38% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:51 | 24 | 38% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:51 | 31 | 35% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 19:49 | 31 | 35% | 17% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 10:51 | 22 | 36% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 16:48 | 23 | 35% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 15:51 | 24 | 33% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:52 | 32 | 31% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 11:51 | 32 | 31% | 6% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 16:18 | 15 | 33% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:49 | 21 | 29% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:52 | 24 | 25% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 13:49 | 20 | 25% | 21% | 0% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Peterborough to Darlington train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 59% of the 5,034 recorded Peterborough 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 Peterborough to Darlington train has the strongest on-time record?
The Tue 13:18 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 95% of its 21 recorded journeys.
Which Peterborough to Darlington train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Fri 19:19 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 Peterborough 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.