Revealed: Britain's worst railway stations for cancellations - use our interactive tool to find out how many trains are axed at YOUR local stop
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Britain's worst railway stations were today revealed to be in the North West of England, with at least one in ten trains cancelled at 20 stations so far this year. Leyland, Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North had the most services axed out of any of the UK's top 1,000 busiest stations, with at least 13 per cent cancelled at all three.
![['We are sorry for our recent performance': Northern Rail, which runs trains through all the worst 20 stations among its network of 500 stops across northern England, has apologised]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93357399-14214241-image-a-64_1734708297867.jpg)
Also in the top ten worst performing between January and November 2024 were Kirkham & Wesham, Horwich Parkway, St Helens Central, Broad Green, Handforth, Glossop and Deansgate – all with cancellation rates of over 11 per cent. The worst performing major stations were Preston at 10 per cent, Manchester Victoria at 9.5 per cent and Manchester Oxford Road at 8.1 per cent, according to the National Rail figures compiled by rail performance-tracking website On Time Trains.
![[The worst performing major station within the data was Preston with 10 per cent of trains axed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93357571-14214241-image-a-67_1734708661594.jpg)
Northern Rail, which runs trains through all the worst stations among its network of 500 stops across northern England, has apologised - while Department for Transport (DfT) officials admitted that rail users were 'being let down by poor services'. And a passenger campaign group said the data proved transport investment has been 'unfair and unbalanced for too long', favouring the South East of England.
![[Manchester Victoria station also performed badly, with 9.5 per cent of its trains cancelled]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/15/93357537-14214241-image-a-66_1734708600965.jpg)
The worst performing station in the South was Leagrave in Bedfordshire at 8.9 per cent in 28th place, while the worst in London was Hendon in 37th at 8.4 per cent. Other poor stations in London were Cricklewood (8.2 per cent, 40th), Kentish Town (8.0 per cent, 45th). The worst station on the Transport for London network was South Acton on the London Overground's Mildmay line (7.9 per cent, 47th).
