Train Performance For Period 6 (4 weeks ended 13 September) is 92.4%

Train punctuality for Abellio Greater Anglia in the most recent four-week period ended 13 September 2014 is 92.4%, as published by Network Rail in the latest public performance measure (PPM) national train performance figures for the rail industry Period 6 (2014/15). The national performance figure for Period 6 covering all Britain’s railways is 92.1%.

In the route-by-route punctuality figures for Abellio Greater Anglia in Period 6, West Anglia route punctuality is 95.2%; Stansted Express 93.4%; Metro & Southend 92.9%; Rural 89.8% and Mainline 89.1%.

Train service performance in Period 6 improved across all service groups when compared to the previous four-week period. Overrunning engineering work in the Ipswich area affected the performance of some Mainline and Rural route services following the August Bank Holiday.
The current moving annual average (MAA) performance figure to the end of Period 6 for Abellio Greater Anglia is 90.7% (this measures the average punctuality for the past 13 periods of train performance). The national MAA performance figure is 89.5%.

Jamie Burles, Managing Director, Abellio Greater Anglia said: "Train service performance improved during the most recent four-week period across the Abellio Greater Anglia network. Nevertheless, overrunning engineering work following the Bank Holiday affected Mainline and Rural services and I am sorry for the problems this caused our customers. Working with our colleagues at Network Rail, we are determined that the improvement works programme going forward will be planned and delivered robustly to ensure the needs of our customers are prioritised and engineering works completed on-time."

• The measure of train punctuality known as PPM (public performance measure) means trains arriving at their destinations within five minutes for commuter services and within 10 minutes for long distance (Intercity) services.