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Railways: Kent

Volume 504: debated on Wednesday 27 January 2010

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the number of scheduled trains operated by each franchised train operating company serving Kent which (a) were cancelled and (b) arrived late in each of the last five years. (313428)

The information requested is held by Network Rail but is also given in the following table. The table gives the information for each of the last five complete financial years, in relation to Southeastern trains which operates franchised rail passenger services in Kent.

Southeastern

Trains cancelled

Trains late at destination

2004-05

7,825

85,078

2005-06

6,341

70,737

2006-07

5,227

60,576

2007-08

5,102

49,592

2008-09

7,326

51,800

Note:

Commuter trains are classified as ‘late’ if they arrive at destination five or more minutes later than their scheduled arrival time.