Operator · Great Britain · code ME
Merseyrail
Merseyrail trains reached their destination on average 4 min late over the last 30 days, based on 352 timed arrivals out of 652 services; 99% were within 5 minutes.
- 99%
- within 5 min at the destination, of 352
- 4 min
- late on average
- 0
- cancelled, of 652
- 69
- stations served
Punctuality
How Merseyrail has run
Every service the feeds attribute to Merseyrail, measured on arrival at its destination against the public timetable. Half of them were on time and four in five were on time. No services were cancelled over the last 30 days. The platform changed after being announced on 1% of 622 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 08:00–09:00 (51 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (4 min late on average).
| Measure | 7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026 | 30 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026 | All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 652 | 652 | 652 |
| Within 5 minutes | 99% of 352 | 99% of 352 | 99% of 352 |
| Average delay | 4 min of 352 | 4 min of 352 | 4 min of 352 |
| Half were within | under a minute | under a minute | under a minute |
| Four in five were within | under a minute | under a minute | under a minute |
| Cancelled | 0 of 652 | 0 of 652 | 0 of 652 |
| Cancelled at some stops | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platform changed | 1% of 622 | 1% of 622 | 1% of 622 |
| Busiest hour | 08:00–09:00 (51) | 08:00–09:00 (51) | 08:00–09:00 (51) |
| Worst day | 14 September 2026 (4 min) | 14 September 2026 (4 min) | 14 September 2026 (4 min) |
Busiest stations
- Liverpool Central3,518 calls in the last 30 days
- Moorfields3,099 calls in the last 30 days
- Birkenhead Hamilton Square2,567 calls in the last 30 days
- James Street2,567 calls in the last 30 days
- Sandhills2,018 calls in the last 30 days
- Liverpool Lime Street1,501 calls in the last 30 days
- Birkenhead North1,420 calls in the last 30 days
- Birkenhead Park1,420 calls in the last 30 days
- Conway Park1,420 calls in the last 30 days
- Kirkdale1,265 calls in the last 30 days
- Hooton1,146 calls in the last 30 days
- Birkenhead Central1,141 calls in the last 30 days
Busiest routes
- Southport to Liverpool Central360 services · 100% within 5 min of 61
- Liverpool Central to Southport355 services · 100% within 5 min of 63
- Headbolt Lane to Liverpool Central320 services · 100% within 5 min of 54
- Liverpool Central to Headbolt Lane318 services · 100% within 5 min of 54
- Hunts Cross to Ormskirk305 services · 98% within 5 min of 52
- Ormskirk to Hunts Cross305 services · 98% within 5 min of 53
- Liverpool Lime Street to West Kirby115 services
- Liverpool Lime Street to New Brighton115 services
- Liverpool Lime Street to Chester114 services
- Liverpool Lime Street to Ellesmere Port65 services
- Sandhills to Hunts Cross16 services
- Hunts Cross to Sandhills15 services