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The UK’s worst stations for cancellations have been ranked, and three of the highest 5 busiest are in the identical main metropolis.

The information was collated by On Time Trains, which offers passengers with journey data to assist them navigate Britain’s railways.

The figures revealed that Manchester Victoria has been the worst of the nation’s busiest railway stations for cancellations to date this yr.

Around one in 10 of 10,506 scheduled stops have been cancelled between January and November 2024, based on National Rail figures.

Manchester Victoria had a cancellation price of 9.5 per cent. Manchester Oxford Road was additionally on the busiest stations listing with 8.1 per cent, and Manchester Piccadilly recorded 6.7 per cent.

Manchester Airport, which was included within the north west listing had 9 per cent. Stockport, in Greater Manchester, had a 6.2 per cent price. Preston got here prime of the area’s stations with 10.1 per cent.

The north-west of England is the area with the very best price of cancelled railway stops throughout the UK, the BBC studies.

The price is 6.5 per cent, with there being 611,047 cancellations.

Northern, the operator of trains at Manchester Victoria and Manchester Oxford Road stations, stated it had been working to deal with prepare crew availability points and enhance the reliability of its providers.

Network Rail, which manages Manchester Piccadilly station however doesn’t run its providers, stated it was accountable for serving to to “keep passengers safely on the move”.

A Department for Transport spokesperson stated: “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 providers would be the first to switch into public possession subsequent yr.

This shall be adopted by c2c and Greater Anglia.

However PA studies that the transfer is just not anticipated to convey down prepare fares for passengers.

The transition of the three operators is a part of Labour’s plans to convey contracts with present rail operators into public possession as they expire.

The goal of the nationalisation as making certain taxpayers don’t have to foot the invoice to pay compensation to coach companies.

The Government has stated the transition to a publicly-owned railway will even enhance reliability and assist its primary precedence of boosting financial progress by encouraging extra individuals to make use of trains.

Rail fares are because of rise by 4.6% from March because the Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out within the Budget on October 30.