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2014 Train Punctuality and Reliability Performance

Intercity:

Commuter:

DART:

NOTES:

  • Punctuality = a measurement of timekeeping.
    • For InterCity and Commuter, it is on time or within 10 minutes of time
    • For DART, it is on time or within 5 minutes of time
  • Reliability = whether the train operates or not.
  • All performance figures are independently verified by the NTA.
  • Punctuality figures include delays outside of Iarnród Éireann’s control
Dublin and Cork
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 89.9% 99.86%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 90.7% 99.33%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 95.7% 99.87%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 97.9% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 96% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 95.4% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 95.9% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 97.9% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.7% 100%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 97.2% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 87.7% 99.87%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 94.4% 100%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28  96.2%  100%
Dublin and Limerick
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 93.5% 100%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 93.5% 99.07%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 95.3% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 99.5% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 96.7% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 97.7% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 98.1% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 97.5% 100%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 96.8% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 90.9% 100%
12 Nov 02 to Nov 30 95.8% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 98.6% 100%
Dublin and Tralee
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 90.2% 99.5%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 92.5% 94.43%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 92.1% 99.77%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 95.9% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 91.6% 100% 
06 May 19 to Jun 15 87.9% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 97.2% 100% 
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 99.1% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.3% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.6% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 93.1% 100%  
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 97.5% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 97.3%  100%
Dublin and Galway
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 95.2% 99.83%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 91.2% 100%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 94.3% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 97.7% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 96.1% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 96.5% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 94.3% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 94.8% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.6% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 95.8% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 90.4% 100%  
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 89.8% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.6%  99.71%
Dublin and Westport
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 91.8% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 87.4% 100%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 95.2% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 97.2% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 95.2% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 95.2% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 93.7% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 92.4% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 96.2% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 91.3% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 90% 99.6%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 90.5% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.5%  100%
Dublin and Waterford
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 96.7% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 94% 99.73%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 97% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 97.3% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99.4% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 99.4% 100% 
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 98.9% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 96.5% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.1% 100%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.9% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 97.3% 100%  
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 99.2% 100%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 97.9%  100%
Dublin and Rosslare Europort
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 95.6% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 81.3% 100%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 96.8% 100%
04 Mar 23 to Apr 20 96.8% 100% 
05 Apr 21 to May 18 94.3% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 95.6% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 94.4% 99.6%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 91.5% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 96.6% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 94.8% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 77.7% 99.6%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 82.9% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28  90%  100%
Dublin and Sligo
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 96.3% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 93.6% 98.17%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 95.6% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 98.1% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 98.7% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 97.9% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 95% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 98.9% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 99.7% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 97.6% 100%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 86.9% 100%  
12 Nov 02 to Nov 30 92.9% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28  97.1%  100%
Dublin and Belfast Central
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 91.8% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 96.2% 100%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 94.8% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 94.3% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 91.7% 100% 
06 May 19 to Jun 15 93.6% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 93% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 93% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 93.5% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 91.6% 100%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 77.2% 100%  
12 Nov 02 to Nov 30 72.4% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 87.6%  100%
Heuston Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 97.4% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 96.4% 99.83%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 97.9%  99.55%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 99.1% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18  98.5% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 97.7% 100%
07 Jun 14 to Jul 13 97.7% 99.83%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 98.6% 99.91%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 99% 99.91%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.6% 99.91%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 96.5% 99.55%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 97% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 98.4% 100%
Maynooth and M3 Parkway Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 99.1% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 99.3% 99.7%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 99.1% 99.85%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 99.3% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99.5% 99.92%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 98.6% 99.89%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 98.7% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 99.2% 99.96%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 99.4% 99.92%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.9% 99.81%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 94.6% 100%  
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 95.1% 99.81%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 98.6% 100%
Northern Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 97.2% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 98.3% 99.92%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 98.4% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 98.4% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 98.4% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 98.3% 99.92%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 98.2% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 98.2% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.5% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98% 99.84%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 04 93% 99.92%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 93.1% 99.84%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.7%  100%
DART
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 89.8% 99.94%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 90.7% 99.8%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 95.8% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 96% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 96.3% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 95.9% 99.9%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 93.7% 99.95%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 92.5% 99.9%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 95.5% 99.95%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 94.1% 99.83%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 85% 99.83%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 87.5% 99.98%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 89.5% 99.98%
Cork and Cobh
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 99.6% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 98.7% 99.14%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 99.2% 100% 
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 100% 99.28%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99.9% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 99.6% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 99.8% 99.31%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 99.3% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 100% 99.5%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 99.1% 100%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 96.5% 98%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 97.9% 99.8%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.9%  100%
Cork and Midleton
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 99.3% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 99.4% 98.36%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 99.4% 99.62%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 99.8% 100% 
05 Apr 21 to May 18 100% 100% 
06 May 19 to Jun 15 99.5% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 99.7% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 99.4% 99.82%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 99.8% 100%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 99.8% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 97.5% 97.54%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 98.7% 99.6%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 99.3% 99.8%
Cork and Mallow
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 100% 98.19%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 99.5% 98.37%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 99.7% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 100% 100% 
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99.2% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 99.7% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 99.2% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 99.5% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 99.7% 100%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.6% 99.73%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 97.9% 100%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 99.7% 99.7%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 98.4%  100%
Limerick and Ballybrophy
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 95.14% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 95.3% 86.79%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 98.3% 99.15%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 97.5% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 100% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 94% 98.29%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 96.7% 99.19%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 95.7% 97.41%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.3% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 92.7% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 91.5% 99.15%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 97.6% 100% 
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.7%  100%
Limerick and Limerick Junction
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 90.7% 99.72%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 91.3% 97.57%
03 Feb 25 to Mar 23 99.7% 99.43%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 99.4% 99.66%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 99.5% 99.66%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 94.2% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 96.1% 100%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 97.8% 100%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98.9% 99.45%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 98.1% 99.61%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 92.5% 99.74%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 96.2% 99.87%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 96.2%  100%
Limerick and Galway
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 83.9% 97.27%
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 76.6% 68.82%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 98.8% 98.79%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 98.8% 100%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 93.6% 98.73%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 88.3% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 94%  99.68%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 96.2% 99.68%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 98% 100% 
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 95.2% 99.37%
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 87.4% 98.73%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 93.9% 100%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28 94.6%  100%
Limerick Junction and Waterford
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 26 94% 100% 
02 Jan 27 to Feb 23 96.7% 95.65%
03 Feb 24 to Mar 23 100% 100%
04 Mar 24 to Apr 20 98.9% 97.78%
05 Apr 21 to May 18 100% 100%
06 May 19 to Jun 15 98.9% 100%
07 Jun 16 to Jul 13 98.9% 97.87%
08 Jul 14 to Aug 10 97.8% 97.78%
09** Aug 11 to Sep 07 97.8% 97.78%
10 Sep 08 to Oct 05 99% 100% 
11 Oct 06 to Nov 02 85.7% 98.9%
12 Nov 03 to Nov 30 97.9% 97.87%
13 Dec 01 to Dec 28  100%  100%

 **Period 9 (2014) excludes Sunday 24th and Monday 25th August. No services operated due to industrial action.

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