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2016 Train Punctuality and Reliability Performance

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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 / Cork
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 91.7% 100%
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 92.4% 99.8% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 96.3% 100%
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 96.4% 99.8% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 95.0% 100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 91.2% 99.7%
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 94.4% 100%
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 94.6% 100%
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 96.0% 99.8%
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 95.0% 100%
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 92.7% 100%
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 90.9% 100%
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 98.3% 100%
Dublin / Limerick
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 96.6% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 96.3% 100%
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 97.5% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 98.4% 100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 95.2% 100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 99.5%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 100%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 99.5%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 98.6%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 99.5%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 99.4%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 99.1%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 100%  100% 
Dublin / Tralee
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 89.5% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 96.8% 99.7% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 95.3% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 93.7%  99.7% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 96.3%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 94.4%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 97.9%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 96.8%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 95.6%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 97.2%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 97.9%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 96.1%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 100%  100% 
Dublin / Galway
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 95.1% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 96.4% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 96.8% 100%
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 94.9%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 95.4%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 95.5%  99.3% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 94.4% 100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 94.3%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 96.7%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 97.9%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 93.4%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 92.6%  99.7% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 96%  100% 
Dublin / Westport
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 85.6% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 95.6% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 97.2% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 96.0%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 91.2%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 93.6%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 93.2%  99.2% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 93.2%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 94.8%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 94.0%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 93.2%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 92.5%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 90.1%  100% 
Dublin / Waterford
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 95.6% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 94.7% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 98.4% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 97.1%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 97.4% 100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 96.3%  99.7% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 95.5%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 97.1%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 98.7%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 95.5%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 94.7%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 95.3%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 93.3%  53.3% 
Dublin / Rosslare Europort
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 86.7% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 94.0% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 93.9% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 90.7%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 91.9%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 94.0%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 96.0% 100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 96.8%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 93.4%  99.2% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 95.2%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 88.3%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 69.8%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 95.4%  100%
Dublin / Sligo
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 93.3% 99.5% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 93.7% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 97.9%  100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 97.9%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 96.5%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 92.6%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 96.8%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 96.8%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 96.3%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 94.7%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 89.9%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 89.5%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 96.1%  100% 
Dublin / Belfast Central
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 79.7% 99.7% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 83.5% 99.7% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 90.8% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 88.2%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 89.9%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 95.8%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 91.5%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 90.6%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 87.7%  99.7% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 87.7%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 71.2%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 87.3%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 93%   100%
Heuston Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 97.0% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 97.6% 99.7% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 98.6% 99.9% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 98.6% 99.9% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 98.5% 100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 97.6% 99.8% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 99.0% 100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 97.8% 99.9% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 98.3% 99.9% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 98.3% 99.9% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 97.7%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 96.7%  99.8% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 98.5%  100% 
Phoenix Park Tunnel
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 NA NA
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 NA NA
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 NA NA
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 NA NA
05 Apr 25 to May 22 NA NA
06 May 23 to Jun 19 NA NA
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 NA NA
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 NA NA
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 NA NA
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 NA NA
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 NA NA
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 95.0%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 96.4%  100% 
Maynooth and M3 Parkway Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 98.4% 99.90% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 98.2% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 99.1% 99.9% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 98.5%  99.8% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 99.1%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 99.2%  99.6% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 98.8%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 98.9%  99.9% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 99.7%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 98.8%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 97.0%  99.9% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 95.6%  99.2% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 95.7% 99.4%
Northern Commuter
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 96.6% 99.8% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 96.5% 99.9% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 97.4% 99.9%
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 97.3%  99.7% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 97.5%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 98.7%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 98.6%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 98.5%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 97%  99.9% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 97.0%  99.9% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 92.6%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 90.4%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 97.1%  99.8%
DART
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 90.3% 99.74% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 91.4% 99.95% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 94.2% 99.92% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 91.3%  99.83% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 85.2%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 93.9%  99.98% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 95.4%  99.98% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 94.3%  99.80% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 93.5%  99.98% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 89.8%  99.83% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 84.1%  99.86% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 73.3%  99.93% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 79.2%  99.97%
Cork / Cobh
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 100% 98.40% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 99.3% 99.50% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 100% 99.70% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 99.7%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 99.5%  100%
06 May 23 to Jun 19 99.7%  99.80% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 99.8%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 100% 99.50%
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 99.6%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 99.8%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 100%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 99.7%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 NA NA
Cork / Midleton
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 99.5% 99.20%
02 Feb 29 to Mar 2 99.8% 99.60% 
03 Feb 23 to Mar 22 99.8% 98.90% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 99.0%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 99.0%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 99.8%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 99.9%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 100%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 99.7%  99.80% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 100%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 100%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 99.8%  99.6% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 NA NA
Cork / Mallow
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 97.6% 99.30% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 99.5% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 99.2% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 99.2%  99.70% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 97.7%  99.70% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 98.3%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 99.2% 100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 90.0%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 96.9% 100% 
10 Oct 10 to Nov 06 99.0%  99.70% 
11 Oct 05 to Nov 01 99.5%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 99.5%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 97.5%  100%
Limerick / Ballybrophy
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 98.4% 99.22% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 96.7% 99.19%
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 96.8% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 97.5%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 98.3%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 98.3%  96.52% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 98.4%  98.40% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 99.1%  100% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 98.4%  98.36% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 100%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 99.1%  98.29% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 100%  100% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 97.7%  100%
Limerick / Limerick Junction
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 99.0% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 99.9% 100% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 99.8% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 100%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 98.9%  99.88% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 98.7%  99.87% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 99.2%  99.90% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 99.5%  99.74% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 98.6%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 99.2%  100% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 99.4%  99.36% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 99.6%  99.73% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 99.3%  100%
Limerick / Galway
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 81.7% 100% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 79.3% 99.10% 
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 87.6% 100% 
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 86.7%  100% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 90.4%  99.32% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 87.8%  99.00% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 93.7%  98.40% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 96.7%  97.10% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 91.8%  100% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 85.6%  99.30% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 78.6%  100% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 87.5%  99.7% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 100%  100%
Limerick Junction / Waterford
Period Dates Punctuality Reliability
01 Jan 01 to Jan 31 91.8% 97.96% 
02 Feb 01 to Feb 28 93.8% 100%
03 Feb 29 to Mar 27 95.7% 100%
04 Mar 28 to Apr 24 98.9%  97.78% 
05 Apr 25 to May 22 97.8%  100% 
06 May 23 to Jun 19 96.7%  100% 
07 Jun 20 to Jul 17 96.9%  100% 
08 Jul 18 to Aug 14 100%  87.80% 
09 Aug 15 to Sep 11 96.7%  95.65% 
10 Sep 12 to Oct 09 97.4%  73.70% 
11 Oct 10 to Nov 06 92.9%  90.48% 
12 Nov 07 to Dec 04 90.3%  45.16% 
13 Dec 05 to Dec 31 84.4%  100% 
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