Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14823

Railways: Standards

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail punctuality and reliability.

Answer

Keir Mather
Passenger rail performance improved in Great Britain in the first quarter of this year (January to March 2026) compared to the first quarter of last year (January to March 2025), with a 'Time to 3' average of 86.4 per cent (recorded station stops arrived ...

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