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London Charing Cross

Name: London Charing Cross punctuality
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Trains at London Charing Cross arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 522 timed arrivals out of 653 services; 75% 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.

75%
within 5 min, of 522: 3 min
late on average: 1
cancelled, of 653

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Next departures

Board as of 10:11 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.

Sevenoaks
10:01 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:1010:00Departed

Dover Priory
10:04 · Platform 6 (expected) · updated 10:1010:04Departed

Dartford
10:06 · Platform 3 (expected) · updated 10:0510:06On time

Hayes (Kent)
10:08 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0310:08On time

Hastings
10:15 · Platform 5 · updated 10:0810:15On time

Hayes (Kent)
10:18 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:0310:18On time

Gravesend
10:20 · Platform 4 (expected) · updated 10:0710:20On time

Dartford
10:25 · Platform 3 (expected) · updated 10:1010:25On time

All 37 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at London Charing Cross arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 522 timed arrivals out of 653 services; 75% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were within 1 min and four in five were within 6 min. 1 service was cancelled (0.2%). The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 632 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 08:00–09:00 (46 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at London Charing Cross, 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.
Measure	7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	30 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services	653	653	653
Within 5 minutes	75% of 522	75% of 522	75% of 522
Average delay	3 min of 522	3 min of 522	3 min of 522
Half were within	1 min	1 min	1 min
Four in five were within	6 min	6 min	6 min
Cancelled	1 of 653	1 of 653	1 of 653
Cancelled at some stops	0	0	0
Platform changed	0% of 632	0% of 632	0% of 632
Busiest hour	08:00–09:00 (46)	08:00–09:00 (46)	08:00–09:00 (46)
Worst day	14 September 2026 (3 min)	14 September 2026 (3 min)	14 September 2026 (3 min)

Routes from here

London Charing Cross to Hayes (Kent)70 services · 88% within 5 min of 59
London Charing Cross to Dartford66 services · 86% within 5 min of 58
London Charing Cross to Gravesend37 services · 88% within 5 min of 32
London Charing Cross to Sevenoaks36 services · 71% within 5 min of 31
London Charing Cross to Hastings32 services · 34% within 5 min of 29
London Charing Cross to Ramsgate21 services
London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells20 services

Routes to here

Hayes (Kent) to London Charing Cross71 services · 85% within 5 min of 59
Dartford to London Charing Cross64 services · 78% within 5 min of 54
Gravesend to London Charing Cross36 services · 53% within 5 min of 30
Sevenoaks to London Charing Cross34 services · 62% within 5 min of 29
Hastings to London Charing Cross30 services · 30% within 5 min of 23
Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross23 services

Operators

Southeastern3,486 calls in the last 30 days

Nearby stations

About this station

Country: Great Britain
CRS code: CHX
Coordinates: 51.5084, -0.1238

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.