More than half of trains leaving Burnley Barracks are delayed

If you want your train to leave on time then it's perhaps wise to avoid starting your journey from Burnley Barracks station.
By John Deehan
Published 24th Feb 2020, 15:41 BST
Updated 24th Feb 2020, 15:41 BST
Some 65.7% of trains at Burnley Barracks are delayedSome 65.7% of trains at Burnley Barracks are delayed
Some 65.7% of trains at Burnley Barracks are delayed

That is because 65.7% of trains at Burnley Barracks are delayed, compared to 49.5% at Burnley Central and 50.7% from Burnley Manchester Road. Rose Grove station returned a delay percentage of 54.3%

Closer to home, there is a 51.6% chance that your train will be delayed from Nelson station and 40.2% chance from Brierfield. Colne station weighs in with a delay rate of 40.2%

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The best performing station in East Lancashire is Clitheroe with just an 18.5% chance of your train being delayed. Whalley fares pretty well with a 29.1% chance.

The mainline station that is ranked the worst in the country can be found in Lancashire as Lancaster tops the table with a delay rate of 63.5%

The data was collected for more than 2,500 stations via a Freedom of Information request to Network Rail from software firm RotaCloud, which has created an online Train Lateness Tool for England, Scotland and Wales.

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