York station train services amongst most unreliable in country.

According to the web site https://www.ontimetrains.co.uk train service reliability in York ranks at 2521 out of 2605 stations in the country.

Amongst eye catching stats on the site is the revelation that, during the last 12 weeks, only 4% of the morning peak journeys from York to Manchester Airport left and arrived on time.  A significant proportion of passengers have been eligible for compensation

The Tory transport minister Chris Grayling has been heavily criticised in the region for presiding over a series of timetabling blunders.

These have been exacerbated by the industrial action taken by one of the rail unions.

Local rail services are slightly more reliable at weekends. Most delays occur during the working day.

16% of journeys are delayed by 10 minutes or more.

3% have been cancelled altogether.