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Preston

Trains at Preston arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 344 timed arrivals out of 503 services; 84% 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.

84%
within 5 min, of 344
3 min
late on average
0
cancelled, of 503

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Next departures

Board as of 10:08 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.

Edinburgh Waverley
09:54 · Platform 3 · Avanti West Coast · updated 10:0709:57Departed
Blackpool North
09:59 · Platform 1 · Northern · updated 10:0710:01Departed
London Euston
10:00 · Platform 4 · Avanti West Coast · updated 10:0710:02Departed
Glasgow Central
10:06 · Platform 3 · TransPennine Express · updated 10:0410:06On time
Ormskirk
10:10 · Platform 3C (expected) · updated 10:0510:10On time
Manchester Airport
10:11 · Platform 4 (expected) · updated 10:0410:11On time
London Euston
10:18 · Platform 4 (expected) · Avanti West Coast · updated 10:0710:20On time
Manchester Airport
10:20 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:0410:20On time

All 44 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at Preston arrived on average 3 min late over the last 30 days, based on 344 timed arrivals out of 503 services; 84% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were on time and four in five were within 4 min. No services were cancelled over the last 30 days. The platform changed after being announced on 5% of 406 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 10:00–11:00 (37 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (3 min late on average).

Punctuality at Preston, 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
Services503503503
Within 5 minutes84% of 34484% of 34484% of 344
Average delay3 min of 3443 min of 3443 min of 344
Half were withinunder a minuteunder a minuteunder a minute
Four in five were within4 min4 min4 min
Cancelled0 of 5030 of 5030 of 503
Cancelled at some stops000
Platform changed5% of 4065% of 4065% of 406
Busiest hour10:00–11:00 (37)10:00–11:00 (37)10:00–11:00 (37)
Worst day14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)14 September 2026 (3 min)

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About this station

Country
Great Britain
CRS code
PRE
Coordinates
53.7557, -2.7072

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.