The worst stations for disruption in the country have been ranked, and there are multiple in the same major city.
Five stations that are the worst for disruption are in the same city (Image: Getty)
The UK’s worst stations for cancellations have been ranked, and three of the top five busiest are in the same major city.
The data was collated by On Time Trains, which provides passengers with travel information to help them navigate Britain’s railways.
The figures revealed that Manchester Victoria has been the worst of the country’s busiest railway stations for cancellations so far this year.
Around one in 10 of 10,506 scheduled stops were cancelled between January and November 2024, according to National Rail figures.
Manchester Victoria had a cancellation rate of 9.5 per cent. Manchester Oxford Road was also on the busiest stations list with 8.1 per cent, and Manchester Piccadilly recorded 6.7 per cent.
Manchester Airport, which was included in the north west list had 9 per cent. Stockport, in Greater Manchester, had a 6.2 per cent rate. Preston came top of the region’s stations with 10.1 per cent.
The north-west of England is the region with the highest rate of cancelled railway stops across the UK, the BBC reports.
The rate is 6.5 per cent, with there being 611,047 cancellations.
Northern operates services in the region (Image: Getty)
Northern, the operator of trains at Manchester Victoria and Manchester Oxford Road stations, said it had been working to address train crew availability issues and improve the reliability of its services.
Network Rail, which manages Manchester Piccadilly station but does not run its services, said it was responsible for helping to “keep passengers safely on the move”.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “Passengers are being let down by poor services, which is why we are committed to delivering the biggest overhaul of the railways in a generation.”
It comes after it was revealed that South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year.
This will be followed by c2c and Greater Anglia.
The Government is working on nationalising the country’s railways (Image: Getty)
However PA reports that the move is not expected to bring down train fares for passengers.
The transition of the three operators is part of Labour’s plans to bring contracts with existing rail operators into public ownership as they expire.
The aim of the nationalisation as ensuring taxpayers do not have to foot the bill to pay compensation to train firms.
The Government has said the transition to a publicly-owned railway will also improve reliability and support its number one priority of boosting economic growth by encouraging more people to use trains.
Rail fares are due to rise by 4.6% from March as the Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out in the Budget on October 30.
Full list of busiest stations with most cancellations
10. London Blackfriars
9. Bristol Temple Meads
8. City Thameslink
7. Hackney Central
6. Dalston Kingsland
5. Manchester Piccadilly
4. St Albans
3. Shepherds Bush
2. Manchester Oxford Road
1. Manchester Victoria.
