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Bolton

Trains at Bolton arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 217 timed arrivals out of 303 services; 82% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

82%
within 5 min, of 217
3 min
late on average
0
cancelled, of 303

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Next departures

Board as of 10:09 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

Manchester Oxford Road
09:58 · Platform 3 (expected) · updated 10:0910:02Departed
Clitheroe
10:04 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0710:08On time
Barrow-In-Furness
10:08 · Platform 5 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:0910:146 min late
Manchester Airport
10:08 · Platform 4 (expected) · TransPennine Express · updated 10:0910:08On time
Rochdale
10:18 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0110:18On time
Manchester Airport
10:21 · Platform 3 (expected) · updated 10:0710:24On time
Blackpool North
10:22 · Platform 4 (expected) · Northern · updated 10:0910:25On time
Stalybridge
10:25 · Platform 3 (expected) · updated 10:0910:25On time

All 35 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at Bolton arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 217 timed arrivals out of 303 services; 82% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were within 2 min and four in five were within 4 min. No services were cancelled over the last 30 days. The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 258 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 10:00–11:00 (20 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at Bolton, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 202630 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services303303303
Within 5 minutes82% of 21782% of 21782% of 217
Average delay3 min of 2173 min of 2173 min of 217
Half were within2 min2 min2 min
Four in five were within4 min4 min4 min
Cancelled0 of 3030 of 3030 of 303
Cancelled at some stops000
Platform changed0% of 2580% of 2580% of 258
Busiest hour10:00–11:00 (20)10:00–11:00 (20)10:00–11:00 (20)
Worst day14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)

Routes from here

No route from here has 20 services yet.

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About this station

Country
Great Britain
CRS code
BON
Coordinates
53.5740, -2.4257

Every figure on this page is a count over the feed messages we archive, measured at this station against the public timetable. See the leaderboards or every station in Great Britain.