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London Paddington

Name: London Paddington punctuality
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Trains at London Paddington arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 827 timed arrivals out of 1,301 services; 89% 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.

89%
within 5 min, of 827: 3 min
late on average: 2
cancelled, of 1,301

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Next departures

Board as of 11:00 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.

Reading
10:47 · Platform B (expected) · Elizabeth Line · updated 10:5910:47On time

Swansea
10:48 · Platform 5 (expected) · Great Western Railway · updated 11:0010:48On time

Abbey Wood
10:49 · Platform A (expected) · Elizabeth Line · updated 10:5910:49On time

Shenfield
10:52 · Platform A (expected) · Elizabeth Line · updated 10:5610:52On time

Worcester Shrub Hill
10:53 · Platform not yet known · Great Western Railway · updated 10:5410:53On time

Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail
10:54 · Platform B (expected) · Elizabeth Line · updated 11:0010:54On time

Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail
10:55 · Platform not yet known · Heathrow Express · updated 10:5610:55On time

Abbey Wood
10:56 · Platform A (expected) · Elizabeth Line · updated 10:5810:56On time

All 93 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at London Paddington arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 827 timed arrivals out of 1,301 services; 89% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were on time and four in five were within 2 min. 2 services were cancelled (0.2%). The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 1,275 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 08:00–09:00 (101 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at London Paddington, 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	1,301	1,301	1,301
Within 5 minutes	89% of 827	89% of 827	89% of 827
Average delay	3 min of 827	3 min of 827	3 min of 827
Half were within	under a minute	under a minute	under a minute
Four in five were within	2 min	2 min	2 min
Cancelled	2 of 1,301	2 of 1,301	2 of 1,301
Cancelled at some stops	0	0	0
Platform changed	0% of 1,275	0% of 1,275	0% of 1,275
Busiest hour	08:00–09:00 (101)	08:00–09:00 (101)	08:00–09:00 (101)
Worst day	14 September 2026 (3 min)	14 September 2026 (3 min)	14 September 2026 (3 min)

Routes from here

London Paddington to Shenfield164 services · 91% within 5 min of 112
London Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail87 services · 93% within 5 min of 57
London Paddington to Didcot Parkway38 services · 57% within 5 min of 23
London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads23 services
London Paddington to Abbey Wood22 services

Routes to here

Shenfield to London Paddington132 services · 94% within 5 min of 112
Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail to London Paddington76 services · 95% within 5 min of 60
Didcot Parkway to London Paddington37 services
Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington26 services
Abbey Wood to London Paddington20 services

Operators

Elizabeth line6,245 calls in the last 30 days
Great Western Railway2,802 calls in the last 30 days
Heathrow Express988 calls in the last 30 days
Other operator2 calls in the last 30 days

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About this station

Country: Great Britain
CRS code: PAD
Coordinates: 51.5160, -0.1760

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.