Wigan North Western to Preston: train delays and possible money back
8,016 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti. Delay is measured when the train reached Preston.
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 Preston. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay rose from 14.3 minutes to 18.6 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | 731 | 56% | 5% | <1% | 7.9 min |
| Oct 2025 | 722 | 45% | 10% | 4% | 10.9 min |
| Nov 2025 | 710 | 38% | 13% | 6% | 13.9 min |
| Dec 2025 | 570 | 40% | 8% | 3% | 10.3 min |
| Jan 2026 | 398 | 53% | 8% | 5% | 8.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 687 | 53% | 5% | 1% | 8.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 658 | 59% | 6% | 3% | 7.6 min |
| Apr 2026 | 379 | 57% | 6% | 2% | 8.1 min |
| May 2026 | 632 | 42% | 13% | 3% | 13.3 min |
| Jun 2026 | 686 | 41% | 14% | 2% | 14.3 min |
| Jul 2026 | 770 | 33% | 20% | 5% | 18.6 min |
| Aug 2026 to date | 96 | 51% | 5% | 4% | 7.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 07:57 | 50 | 78% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 07:57 | 49 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:57 | 49 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 11:26 | 48 | 73% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 13:38 | 33 | 76% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:38 | 47 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:57 | 48 | 71% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:26 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:26 | 48 | 69% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 11:39 | 32 | 72% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:38 | 32 | 72% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:26 | 49 | 67% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 09:26 | 45 | 67% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 12:27 | 40 | 68% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Wed 10:38 | 49 | 65% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 09:26 | 49 | 65% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 09:26 | 49 | 65% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 11:26 | 49 | 65% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 10:38 | 48 | 65% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 09:26 | 50 | 64% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:38 | 47 | 64% | 13% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 13:26 | 40 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 09:38 | 49 | 63% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:27 | 39 | 64% | 6% | 6% | 3 |
| Sun 14:27 | 39 | 64% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 10:38 | 50 | 62% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 15:38 | 34 | 65% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:38 | 49 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 09:26 | 49 | 61% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 14:38 | 49 | 61% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 12:39 | 31 | 65% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:38 | 48 | 60% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:23 | 45 | 60% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:26 | 49 | 59% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 10:26 | 48 | 58% | 6% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 09:26 | 48 | 58% | 4% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 19:26 | 37 | 59% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 18:26 | 39 | 59% | 8% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 16:26 | 20 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:26 | 20 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:26 | 49 | 57% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 14:26 | 49 | 57% | 4% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 11:26 | 50 | 56% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 10:38 | 50 | 56% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 07:57 | 46 | 57% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 09:38 | 42 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 10:26 | 49 | 55% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 09:38 | 49 | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 15:26 | 49 | 55% | 10% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 12:26 | 45 | 56% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 16:38 | 39 | 56% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 18:38 | 48 | 54% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 09:38 | 48 | 54% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 11:26 | 44 | 55% | 7% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 13:26 | 44 | 55% | 7% | 5% | 3 |
| Sun 19:38 | 34 | 56% | 9% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 09:38 | 49 | 53% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 10:26 | 49 | 53% | 4% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 14:26 | 49 | 53% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 14:38 | 47 | 53% | 15% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 14:26 | 50 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:38 | 50 | 52% | 6% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 11:38 | 44 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 15:26 | 49 | 51% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 15:38 | 49 | 51% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 15:26 | 49 | 51% | 7% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 13:26 | 49 | 51% | 14% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 13:38 | 50 | 50% | 6% | 4% | 0 |
| Tue 16:26 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:38 | 48 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 12:25 | 28 | 54% | 4% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 13:26 | 49 | 49% | 12% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 14:26 | 49 | 49% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 17:38 | 35 | 51% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:26 | 42 | 50% | 5% | 3% | 3 |
| Sat 10:26 | 45 | 49% | 10% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 17:26 | 38 | 50% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 10:26 | 50 | 48% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 12:38 | 48 | 48% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:38 | 48 | 48% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 12:25 | 29 | 52% | 10% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 16:25 | 29 | 52% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 16:27 | 39 | 49% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Wed 11:38 | 49 | 47% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 13:26 | 49 | 47% | 9% | 4% | 3 |
| Tue 10:26 | 49 | 47% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 16:38 | 32 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 18:26 | 42 | 48% | 8% | 3% | 3 |
| Thu 11:38 | 50 | 46% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 11:38 | 50 | 46% | 10% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:27 | 40 | 48% | 3% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 12:25 | 28 | 50% | 15% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 17:26 | 48 | 46% | 19% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 16:38 | 48 | 46% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 14:26 | 43 | 47% | 10% | 3% | 3 |
| Sat 15:26 | 43 | 47% | 10% | 5% | 2 |
| Tue 17:26 | 49 | 45% | 14% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 11:26 | 49 | 45% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 15:38 | 49 | 45% | 11% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 18:38 | 47 | 45% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 20:38 | 48 | 44% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 17:26 | 48 | 44% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 18:26 | 48 | 44% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 13:38 | 43 | 44% | 8% | 5% | 3 |
| Sun 21:26 | 38 | 45% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 12:38 | 49 | 43% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 18:38 | 48 | 42% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 19:38 | 43 | 42% | 15% | 3% | 3 |
| Sat 19:26 | 43 | 42% | 15% | 3% | 4 |
| Fri 12:26 | 21 | 48% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 15:38 | 49 | 41% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 15:38 | 49 | 41% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 11:38 | 49 | 41% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 19:38 | 49 | 41% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 18:38 | 32 | 44% | 13% | 3% | 0 |
| Thu 19:25 | 38 | 42% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 20:26 | 44 | 41% | 21% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 14:38 | 47 | 40% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 16:38 | 47 | 40% | 13% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 16:25 | 27 | 44% | 8% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 19:25 | 36 | 42% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 12:38 | 39 | 41% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 20:26 | 48 | 40% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 19:38 | 48 | 40% | 7% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 11:38 | 49 | 39% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:38 | 49 | 39% | 10% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 17:26 | 49 | 39% | 16% | 5% | 5 |
| Mon 16:38 | 47 | 38% | 9% | 5% | 4 |
| Sat 17:38 | 44 | 39% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 17:26 | 44 | 39% | 10% | 8% | 5 |
| Sun 20:26 | 38 | 39% | 11% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 20:26 | 48 | 38% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 15:26 | 49 | 37% | 14% | 6% | 0 |
| Fri 17:26 | 49 | 37% | 23% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 17:38 | 49 | 37% | 21% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 12:38 | 46 | 37% | 13% | 9% | 1 |
| Tue 21:26 | 47 | 36% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 15:38 | 44 | 36% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 16:25 | 28 | 39% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 13:38 | 48 | 35% | 15% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 20:38 | 48 | 35% | 19% | 11% | 1 |
| Thu 18:38 | 48 | 35% | 11% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 13:26 | 49 | 35% | 2% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 13:38 | 49 | 35% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:38 | 49 | 35% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 17:38 | 49 | 35% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 16:38 | 47 | 34% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 20:38 | 47 | 34% | 4% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 20:38 | 47 | 34% | 6% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 20:26 | 48 | 33% | 24% | 7% | 2 |
| Wed 19:38 | 48 | 33% | 27% | 6% | 0 |
| Thu 19:38 | 49 | 33% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:26 | 49 | 33% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 20:26 | 49 | 33% | 31% | 13% | 1 |
| Tue 17:38 | 50 | 32% | 16% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 12:26 | 21 | 38% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 12:25 | 28 | 36% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:25 | 28 | 36% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 20:26 | 49 | 31% | 29% | 11% | 4 |
| Thu 18:26 | 49 | 31% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 16:38 | 47 | 30% | 22% | 7% | 2 |
| Thu 17:38 | 48 | 29% | 15% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 12:26 | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 16:25 | 28 | 32% | 19% | 7% | 1 |
| Fri 17:38 | 49 | 29% | 28% | 4% | 3 |
| Wed 16:26 | 21 | 33% | 15% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 16:26 | 21 | 33% | 25% | 10% | 1 |
| Wed 18:26 | 49 | 27% | 15% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 19:38 | 49 | 27% | 22% | 7% | 3 |
| Wed 19:25 | 37 | 27% | 14% | 6% | 1 |
| Fri 20:38 | 47 | 26% | 24% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 18:38 | 39 | 23% | 16% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 21:26 | 47 | 21% | 26% | 9% | 0 |
| Tue 19:25 | 36 | 22% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 18:26 | 49 | 20% | 20% | 8% | 0 |
| Thu 12:26 | 21 | 24% | 24% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 21:26 | 47 | 19% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 21:26 | 48 | 19% | 20% | 7% | 3 |
| Fri 18:38 | 48 | 19% | 13% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 16:25 | 28 | 18% | 19% | 11% | 1 |
| Fri 19:25 | 38 | 16% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 21:26 | 49 | 14% | 30% | 13% | 2 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Wigan North Western to Preston train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 47% of the 8,016 recorded Wigan North Western to Preston journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 10% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 3% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Wigan North Western to Preston train has the strongest on-time record?
The Thu 07:57 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 78% of its 50 recorded journeys.
Which Wigan North Western to Preston train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 20:26 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 31% of journeys that reached Preston. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Wigan North Western to Preston train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Preston 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.