Wigan North Western to Preston: train delays and possible money back
10,302 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 10 minutes to 11 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 712 | 42% | 14% | 3% | 14 min |
| Jul 2026 | 797 | 35% | 20% | 5% | 18 min |
| Aug 2026 | 780 | 38% | 11% | 3% | 12.1 min |
| Sept 2026 | 756 | 41% | 7% | <1% | 10 min |
| Oct 2026 | 748 | 40% | 9% | 4% | 11 min |
| Nov 2026 to date | 47 | 60% | 4% | 0% | 7 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 | 63 | 76% | 3% | 2% | 0 |
| Thu 07:38 | 20 | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:57 | 61 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 07:57 | 61 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 07:57 | 61 | 70% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 13:38 | 46 | 72% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 07:38 | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 07:38 | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 07:38 | 19 | 79% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 11:26 | 61 | 69% | 3% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 09:26 | 58 | 69% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 09:38 | 59 | 68% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 07:38 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 12:26 | 21 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 13:26 | 61 | 67% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 11:26 | 61 | 67% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:38 | 42 | 69% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 12:27 | 49 | 67% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 09:26 | 62 | 65% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:38 | 62 | 65% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 07:38 | 19 | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:26 | 51 | 65% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 10:38 | 61 | 62% | 2% | 2% | 4 |
| Tue 09:26 | 61 | 62% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 11:39 | 44 | 64% | 7% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 09:26 | 61 | 61% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 09:26 | 61 | 61% | 3% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 14:38 | 61 | 61% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 09:38 | 61 | 61% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 14:38 | 61 | 61% | 7% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 09:26 | 63 | 60% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 10:38 | 63 | 60% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 14:38 | 60 | 60% | 12% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 09:38 | 62 | 60% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 11:26 | 62 | 60% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 07:57 | 57 | 60% | 2% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12:39 | 41 | 61% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 09:38 | 62 | 58% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 16:26 | 21 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 11:26 | 57 | 58% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 10:38 | 61 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:26 | 63 | 57% | 2% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 14:27 | 48 | 58% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 15:27 | 50 | 58% | 7% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 09:38 | 60 | 57% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 10:26 | 60 | 57% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 14:26 | 62 | 56% | 5% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 14:26 | 62 | 56% | 3% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 09:38 | 53 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 15:26 | 62 | 55% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 08:23 | 56 | 55% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:38 | 47 | 55% | 7% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 19:38 | 47 | 55% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 15:26 | 62 | 53% | 10% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 10:38 | 62 | 53% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 10:26 | 62 | 53% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:26 | 21 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 12:26 | 58 | 53% | 7% | 2% | 4 |
| Sun 18:26 | 50 | 54% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 14:26 | 62 | 52% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 14:26 | 62 | 52% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 19:26 | 49 | 53% | 11% | 4% | 2 |
| Tue 13:26 | 61 | 51% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 12:38 | 59 | 51% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 10:26 | 62 | 50% | 6% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 15:26 | 62 | 50% | 8% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 15:26 | 61 | 49% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 16:38 | 52 | 50% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 14:38 | 59 | 49% | 16% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 11:38 | 57 | 49% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 13:26 | 57 | 49% | 6% | 4% | 4 |
| Tue 16:26 | 21 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 16:25 | 41 | 51% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 13:38 | 62 | 48% | 5% | 3% | 0 |
| Tue 15:38 | 62 | 48% | 7% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 10:26 | 58 | 48% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 14:26 | 56 | 48% | 10% | 2% | 4 |
| Fri 11:26 | 61 | 48% | 10% | 2% | 0 |
| Tue 10:26 | 61 | 48% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 16:38 | 42 | 50% | 12% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 12:25 | 40 | 50% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 13:26 | 62 | 47% | 7% | 3% | 3 |
| Thu 15:38 | 62 | 47% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 18:26 | 55 | 47% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 12:38 | 60 | 47% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 18:38 | 60 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 17:38 | 48 | 48% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:38 | 63 | 46% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 12:25 | 41 | 49% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Fri 14:26 | 61 | 46% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 12:38 | 61 | 46% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 11:38 | 62 | 45% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 11:38 | 62 | 45% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:26 | 60 | 45% | 3% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 13:26 | 61 | 44% | 11% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 17:26 | 61 | 44% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 21:26 | 44 | 45% | 11% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 16:26 | 55 | 44% | 4% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 12:25 | 42 | 45% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 11:27 | 50 | 44% | 4% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 16:27 | 50 | 44% | 11% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 17:26 | 61 | 43% | 20% | 7% | 0 |
| Thu 16:38 | 61 | 43% | 5% | 2% | 0 |
| Wed 17:26 | 61 | 43% | 17% | 3% | 3 |
| Sat 13:38 | 56 | 43% | 6% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 15:26 | 56 | 43% | 13% | 4% | 3 |
| Wed 16:25 | 40 | 45% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Sun 17:26 | 48 | 44% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 15:38 | 62 | 42% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 19:26 | 55 | 42% | 12% | 2% | 5 |
| Sun 20:26 | 50 | 42% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Thu 20:38 | 59 | 41% | 12% | 3% | 1 |
| Tue 16:38 | 59 | 41% | 12% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 15:38 | 62 | 40% | 13% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 17:26 | 57 | 40% | 8% | 6% | 6 |
| Mon 14:38 | 60 | 40% | 12% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 18:38 | 60 | 40% | 17% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 12:26 | 21 | 48% | 19% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 18:38 | 61 | 39% | 18% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 12:38 | 50 | 40% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 16:38 | 60 | 38% | 13% | 5% | 4 |
| Thu 19:25 | 39 | 41% | 5% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 15:38 | 57 | 39% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 11:38 | 61 | 38% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 18:26 | 61 | 38% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 19:38 | 61 | 38% | 14% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 12:38 | 61 | 38% | 8% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 18:38 | 43 | 40% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 19:25 | 37 | 41% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 13:26 | 62 | 37% | 5% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 13:38 | 60 | 37% | 15% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 19:38 | 60 | 37% | 5% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 20:26 | 57 | 37% | 20% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 15:26 | 61 | 36% | 12% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 20:26 | 61 | 36% | 14% | 0% | 4 |
| Thu 17:26 | 62 | 35% | 12% | 4% | 5 |
| Wed 20:38 | 59 | 36% | 16% | 9% | 1 |
| Tue 20:26 | 60 | 35% | 16% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 17:38 | 57 | 35% | 14% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 13:38 | 61 | 34% | 10% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 15:38 | 61 | 34% | 9% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 12:38 | 58 | 34% | 18% | 7% | 1 |
| Mon 11:38 | 62 | 34% | 6% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 13:38 | 62 | 34% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:38 | 62 | 34% | 20% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 10:37 | 22 | 41% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 16:38 | 60 | 33% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 17:26 | 61 | 33% | 22% | 3% | 2 |
| Fri 20:26 | 61 | 33% | 23% | 9% | 4 |
| Tue 12:25 | 40 | 35% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 17:38 | 62 | 32% | 13% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 20:38 | 59 | 32% | 8% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 19:38 | 56 | 32% | 16% | 2% | 5 |
| Wed 19:38 | 60 | 32% | 25% | 5% | 0 |
| Tue 21:26 | 53 | 32% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 17:38 | 61 | 31% | 22% | 3% | 3 |
| Thu 18:38 | 61 | 31% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 19:38 | 61 | 31% | 14% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 18:26 | 61 | 31% | 10% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 12:26 | 21 | 38% | 5% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 13:38 | 62 | 31% | 16% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 18:26 | 62 | 31% | 12% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 20:38 | 59 | 31% | 9% | 3% | 1 |
| Wed 20:26 | 59 | 31% | 19% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 16:25 | 40 | 33% | 23% | 8% | 1 |
| Tue 16:25 | 40 | 33% | 13% | 8% | 1 |
| Thu 17:38 | 60 | 30% | 14% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 12:25 | 41 | 32% | 13% | 3% | 1 |
| Thu 20:26 | 61 | 30% | 30% | 12% | 1 |
| Mon 17:38 | 62 | 29% | 18% | 3% | 2 |
| Thu 18:26 | 62 | 29% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 16:25 | 39 | 31% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 12:26 | 20 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 16:38 | 59 | 27% | 21% | 5% | 2 |
| Wed 16:26 | 21 | 33% | 15% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 16:26 | 22 | 32% | 24% | 10% | 1 |
| Fri 19:24 | 22 | 32% | 19% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 14:37 | 22 | 32% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 20:38 | 58 | 26% | 21% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 19:38 | 60 | 25% | 25% | 5% | 3 |
| Thu 19:24 | 23 | 30% | 17% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 19:25 | 37 | 27% | 14% | 6% | 1 |
| Sat 18:38 | 52 | 25% | 12% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 21:26 | 53 | 25% | 26% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 18:26 | 61 | 23% | 20% | 7% | 0 |
| Tue 19:24 | 24 | 25% | 9% | 4% | 1 |
| Fri 18:38 | 60 | 20% | 11% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 21:26 | 54 | 20% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 19:25 | 36 | 22% | 8% | 0% | 0 |
| Thu 12:26 | 21 | 24% | 24% | 5% | 0 |
| Wed 19:24 | 23 | 22% | 15% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 21:26 | 60 | 17% | 20% | 5% | 4 |
| Mon 19:24 | 24 | 21% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 21:26 | 61 | 15% | 29% | 12% | 2 |
| Fri 19:25 | 39 | 15% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Wigan North Western to Preston train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 45% of the 10,302 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 76% of its 63 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 30% 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.