Transport written question – answered at on 27 January 2010.
Howard Stoate
Labour, Dartford
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the number of scheduled trains operated by each franchised train operating company serving Kent which (a) were cancelled and (b) arrived late in each of the last five years.
Chris Mole
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport
The information requested is held by Network Rail but is also given in the following table. The table gives the information for each of the last five complete financial years, in relation to Southeastern trains which operates franchised rail passenger services in Kent.
| Southeastern | ||
| Trains cancelled | Trains late at destination | |
| 2004-05 | 7,825 | 85,078 |
| 2005-06 | 6,341 | 70,737 |
| 2006-07 | 5,227 | 60,576 |
| 2007-08 | 5,102 | 49,592 |
| 2008-09 | 7,326 | 51,800 |
| Note: Commuter trains are classified as 'late' if they arrive at destination five or more minutes later than their scheduled arrival time. | ||
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