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Making a positive impact in the North
At Northern, we are excited about making a meaningful difference in the North through continually enhancing our services.
You can see some of the improvements across our network showcased here, with great service seen on 14 essential routes, serving millions of you each year.
But that's just the beginning! You can expect to see changes and more routes added over the next eight weeks, ensuring you are always informed about the progress.
Thank you for traveling with Northern!
How are these routes currently performing?
- Between Leeds and Skipton 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Ilkley and Leeds 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Leeds and Bradford 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Bradford and Ilkley 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Bradford and Skipton 98%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Carlisle and Leeds 99%* of weekend services ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Sheffield and Hull 96%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between York and Hull 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Hull and Scarborough 96%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Leeds and Nottingham 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Leeds and Sheffield 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Ormskirk and Preston 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Middlesbrough and Darlington 96%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Carlisle and Newcastle 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Ashington and Newcastle 98%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Leeds and Morecambe 98%* of our services ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and New Mills Central 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and Rosehill 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester via Altrincham 96%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
- Between Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield 97%* of our trains ran without cancellations in September 2025.
FAQs
The data was created using a combination of industry data alongside Northern's own data sources.
Data is taken from September 2025 and shows the percentage of trains that ran without cancellations and the percentage of trains that arrived within 3 minutes of their arrival time.
Here you'll find a list of all of the routes where we're seeing good service performance. You can tap any of the links below to check train times, view station facilities and buy tickets.
- Leeds and Skipton
- Ilkley and Leeds
- Leeds and Bradford
- Bradford and Ilkley
- Bradford and Skipton
- Carlisle and Leeds
- Sheffield and Hull
- York and Hull
- Hull and Scarborough
- Leeds and Nottingham
- Leeds and Sheffield
- Ormskirk and Preston
- Middlesbrough and Darlington
- Carlisle and Newcastle
- Ashington and Newcastle
- Leeds and Morecambe
- Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton
- Manchester Piccadilly and New Mills Central
- Manchester Piccadilly and Rosehill
- Manchester Piccadilly and Chester
- Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield
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