Preston to Penrith North Lakes: train delays and possible money back
5,874 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Penrith North Lakes.
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 Penrith North Lakes. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 18 minutes to 14.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 419 | 29% | 17% | 6% | 15.5 min |
| Nov 2025 | 423 | 24% | 18% | 17% | 16.7 min |
| Dec 2025 | 333 | 17% | 17% | 10% | 16.1 min |
| Jan 2026 | 228 | 34% | 10% | 4% | 11.9 min |
| Feb 2026 | 403 | 36% | 11% | 5% | 13.5 min |
| Mar 2026 | 392 | 41% | 8% | 4% | 11.1 min |
| Apr 2026 | 213 | 42% | 8% | 3% | 11.4 min |
| May 2026 | 397 | 33% | 17% | 5% | 16.8 min |
| Jun 2026 | 562 | 31% | 16% | 4% | 16.5 min |
| Jul 2026 | 683 | 25% | 20% | 9% | 18 min |
| Aug 2026 | 683 | 27% | 14% | 4% | 14.9 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 353 | 29% | 11% | <1% | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 07:04 TransPennine | 15 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 15:42 Avanti | 42 | 64% | 13% | 3% | 2 |
| Wed 11:41 Avanti | 54 | 57% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 13:41 Avanti | 48 | 54% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:54 Avanti | 39 | 54% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 09:41 Avanti | 50 | 50% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 18:42 Avanti | 48 | 50% | 19% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 12:41 Avanti | 19 | 58% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 09:41 Avanti | 53 | 49% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:42 Avanti | 46 | 50% | 11% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 09:41 Avanti | 54 | 48% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 09:41 Avanti | 50 | 48% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 11:41 Avanti | 49 | 47% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 09:41 Avanti | 55 | 45% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:41 Avanti | 50 | 46% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 13:54 Avanti | 38 | 47% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 21:41 Avanti | 36 | 47% | 17% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 11:41 Avanti | 52 | 44% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 11:41 Avanti | 56 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:38 Avanti | 51 | 43% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:41 Avanti | 50 | 42% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 11:42 Avanti | 43 | 42% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 15:53 Avanti | 52 | 40% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 16:55 Avanti | 35 | 43% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:56 Avanti | 36 | 42% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:41 Avanti | 51 | 39% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 16:41 Avanti | 51 | 39% | 20% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 19:42 Avanti | 53 | 38% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 16:42 Avanti | 44 | 39% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:42 Avanti | 44 | 39% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 18:41 Avanti | 51 | 37% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 13:54 Avanti | 48 | 38% | 4% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 16:53 Avanti | 45 | 38% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 17:54 Avanti | 39 | 38% | 16% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 09:03 TransPennine | 15 | 47% | 7% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:40 Avanti | 31 | 39% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 17:53 Avanti | 51 | 35% | 18% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 16:41 Avanti | 55 | 35% | 8% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 12:40 Avanti | 35 | 37% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 16:53 Avanti | 49 | 35% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 13:54 Avanti | 53 | 34% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 20:41 Avanti | 50 | 34% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 12:40 Avanti | 33 | 36% | 10% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 17:53 Avanti | 48 | 33% | 15% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 12:40 Avanti | 34 | 35% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 20:41 Avanti | 45 | 33% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 21:43 Avanti | 35 | 34% | 11% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 19:42 Avanti | 55 | 31% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 19:04 TransPennine | 15 | 40% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:53 Avanti | 54 | 30% | 9% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 16:53 Avanti | 51 | 29% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 15:53 Avanti | 47 | 30% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:40 Avanti | 35 | 31% | 14% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 19:42 Avanti | 53 | 28% | 9% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 19:41 Avanti | 49 | 29% | 23% | 8% | 1 |
| Wed 14:41 Avanti | 54 | 28% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:41 Avanti | 21 | 33% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 20:41 Avanti | 51 | 27% | 23% | 6% | 3 |
| Tue 18:53 Avanti | 51 | 27% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 09:41 Avanti | 56 | 27% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 18:53 Avanti | 52 | 27% | 29% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 18:41 Avanti | 52 | 27% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 15:53 Avanti | 53 | 26% | 15% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:53 Avanti | 53 | 26% | 18% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 14:41 Avanti | 53 | 26% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 20:41 Avanti | 53 | 26% | 25% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 17:53 Avanti | 54 | 26% | 15% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 20:41 Avanti | 54 | 26% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Thu 13:54 Avanti | 55 | 25% | 17% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 15:53 Avanti | 55 | 25% | 26% | 9% | 2 |
| Sat 18:41 Avanti | 46 | 26% | 23% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 17:53 Avanti | 51 | 25% | 22% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 18:53 Avanti | 51 | 25% | 18% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 16:41 Avanti | 52 | 25% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 13:54 Avanti | 52 | 25% | 15% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 16:41 Avanti | 52 | 25% | 16% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 11:41 Avanti | 53 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:42 Avanti | 53 | 25% | 24% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 16:41 Avanti | 53 | 25% | 24% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 19:55 Avanti | 43 | 26% | 18% | 3% | 4 |
| Fri 13:54 Avanti | 54 | 24% | 11% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 14:41 Avanti | 54 | 24% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 14:41 Avanti | 54 | 24% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 16:42 Avanti | 49 | 24% | 19% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 13:54 Avanti | 55 | 24% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 21:43 Avanti | 35 | 26% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 20:41 Avanti | 52 | 23% | 33% | 15% | 0 |
| Wed 18:41 Avanti | 52 | 23% | 22% | 8% | 2 |
| Fri 15:53 Avanti | 54 | 22% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 15:53 Avanti | 51 | 22% | 20% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 17:53 Avanti | 53 | 21% | 29% | 8% | 2 |
| Fri 17:53 Avanti | 53 | 21% | 27% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 14:41 Avanti | 54 | 20% | 13% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 19:42 Avanti | 54 | 19% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 18:54 Avanti | 34 | 21% | 18% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:53 Avanti | 41 | 20% | 18% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 21:43 Avanti | 37 | 19% | 28% | 11% | 1 |
| Fri 16:53 Avanti | 53 | 17% | 25% | 6% | 2 |
| Thu 18:41 Avanti | 54 | 17% | 15% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 21:42 Avanti | 18 | 22% | 33% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 21:43 Avanti | 35 | 17% | 21% | 9% | 1 |
| Thu 12:41 Avanti | 20 | 20% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 21:43 Avanti | 36 | 17% | 31% | 11% | 0 |
| Fri 18:41 Avanti | 53 | 15% | 26% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 18:53 Avanti | 54 | 15% | 25% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 12:41 Avanti | 21 | 19% | 33% | 5% | 0 |
| Fri 21:05 TransPennine | 15 | 20% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
| Thu 18:53 Avanti | 54 | 13% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 12:41 Avanti | 19 | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 20:41 Avanti | 50 | 10% | 24% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 10:59 TransPennine | 15 | 7% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 21:42 Avanti | 15 | 0% | 53% | 7% | 0 |
| Fri 12:59 TransPennine | 15 | 0% | 14% | 7% | 1 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Preston to Penrith North Lakes train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 32% of the 5,874 recorded Preston to Penrith North Lakes journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 14% 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 Preston to Penrith North Lakes train has the strongest on-time record?
The Fri 07:04 (TransPennine) has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 80% of its 15 recorded journeys.
Which Preston to Penrith North Lakes train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 21:42 (Avanti) was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 53% of journeys that reached Penrith North Lakes. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Preston to Penrith North Lakes train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Penrith North Lakes 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.