Question follow-through · 25029

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Euston to Leighton Buzzard have been cancelled in the last six months, listed by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2025
Answer: 28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Euston to Leighton Buzzard have been cancelled in the last six months, listed by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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28 Jan 2025
Answer published
The percentage of trains cancelled on the London Euston - Leighton Buzzard route over the last six months was approximately four per cent. Cancellations were higher on Mondays at six per cent, 235 trains cancelled out of 3653, and lower on Tuesdays and Th...

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