# South Western Railway: subsidy, passengers and punctuality

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# South Western Railway: subsidy, passengers and punctuality



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£128m** for South Western Railway in 2024-25, −19.1% on a year earlier after inflation. That is £0.80 per passenger journey in 2024-25 (2025-26 prices); a negative figure is a premium paid to the government. 65.0% of its trains arrived on time in 2025-26.



Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods), [Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1540/table-7273-government-subsidy-by-operator-18-19.ods).





## Key figures



- £128m2024-25, cash

−15.8% on a year earlier
As of 25 November 2025
- £0.80Government subsidy per passenger journey, 2024-25

England and Wales operators: £2.13
As of 25 November 2025
- 65.0%Trains on time, 2025-26

England and Wales operators: 66.5%
As of 17 September 2026
- 4.0%Cancellations, 2025-26

England and Wales operators: 3.7%
As of 17 September 2026
- 86.1%Fares as a share of operating costs, 2024-25


As of 25 November 2025




Source: [Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**South Western Railway: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2015-16: Network Rail was reclassified to central government in September 2014; its spending counts in the railway line and the Department for Transport’s budget from 2015-16, which is why rail spending jumps that year. ORR’s operator subsidy also changes source that year. 2016-17: HM Treasury’s figures from 2016-17 (PESA 2021 onwards) include the local-government part of Transport for London’s Transport Trading Limited, including Crossrail; earlier years, from older editions, do not. 2020-21: From March 2020 emergency agreements moved train operators’ revenue risk to the government, and bus operators received pandemic grants: support rose sharply in 2020-21 and 2021-22 while fares fell.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-10Details | £-210.4m | £-137.7m |
| Cash£-137.7m | | |
| 2010-11Details | £-266.8m | £-177.6m |
| Cash£-177.6m | | |
| 2011-12Details | £-336.3m | £-228.6m |
| Cash£-228.6m | | |
| 2012-13Details | £-455.1m | £-314.7m |
| Cash£-314.7m | | |
| 2013-14Details | £-442.0m | £-312.0m |
| Cash£-312.0m | | |
| 2014-15Details | £-522.8m | £-374.3m |
| Cash£-374.3m | | |
| 2015-16Details | £-509.2m | £-367.1m |
| Cash£-367.1m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £-505.1m | £-371.4m |
| Cash£-371.4m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £-300.9m | £-224.1m |
| Cash£-224.1m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £-224.9m | £-171.3m |
| Cash£-171.3m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £-387.1m | £-302.6m |
| Cash£-302.6m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £967.1m | £795.5m |
| Cash£795.5m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £476.4m | £392.8m |
| Cash£392.8m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £191.3m | £168.8m |
| Cash£168.8m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £163.7m | £152.1m |
| Cash£152.1m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £132.4m | £128.0m |
| Cash£128.0m | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods), [Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1540/table-7273-government-subsidy-by-operator-18-19.ods).





Source: Office of Rail and Road, [Table 7226: franchised passenger train operator finances by franchise](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods), published 25 November 2025; Office of Rail and Road, [Table 7273: government subsidy by franchised passenger operator (up to 2018-19)](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1540/table-7273-government-subsidy-by-operator-18-19.ods), published 14 November 2019.





## Who runs it and who pays



South Western Railway is funded through Department for Transport.
25 May 2025: The first operator transferred under the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024.



Changes of ownership and the 2020 emergency agreements are marked as breaks on the charts on this page. [Every operator’s changes](/transport/#public-ownership).





## Income and costs




**South Western Railway: fare income, staff costs and operating costs, 2025-26 prices, £ million**








From the operator’s accounts as ORR publishes them (table 7226), rebased with HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. The gap between costs and income is met mostly by government; from 2020-21 the government took the fares and paid the operator’s costs. ORR notes that operators divide costs between categories differently.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Fare income | Operating expenditure | Staff costs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £1,381m | £959m | £320m |
| Operating expenditure£959mStaff costs£320m | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £1,383m | £966m | £326m |
| Operating expenditure£966mStaff costs£326m | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £1,225m | £966m | £311m |
| Operating expenditure£966mStaff costs£311m | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £1,351m | £1,180m | £352m |
| Operating expenditure£1,180mStaff costs£352m | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £1,268m | £1,082m | £371m |
| Operating expenditure£1,082mStaff costs£371m | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £235m | £1,233m | £404m |
| Operating expenditure£1,233mStaff costs£404m | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £671m | £1,131m | £410m |
| Operating expenditure£1,131mStaff costs£410m | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £857m | £1,089m | £378m |
| Operating expenditure£1,089mStaff costs£378m | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £949m | £1,156m | £356m |
| Operating expenditure£1,156mStaff costs£356m | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £1,038m | £1,206m | £395m |
| Operating expenditure£1,206mStaff costs£395m | | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).






## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published





- United Kingdom
- England
- Railways, England
- South Western Railway





### South Western Railway



Net government subsidy to the operator (Department for Transport); negative figures are premiums it paid to the government. From 2015-16 this is ORR’s net franchise subsidy from the operator’s accounts, published in April 2024 to March 2025 and converted back to cash here; before that, the government’s payments to the franchise holder in cash.



**£128m** in 2024-25 (cash); £132m in 2025-26 prices; −15.8% on a year earlier in cash, −19.1% in real terms.



**Spending category: not published.** Government payments are not broken down further. The operator’s income and costs (fares, staff, rolling stock, track access) are published by ORR and shown on its page; they are the operator’s own accounts, not a breakdown of the subsidy.





Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | South Western Railway | England and Wales operators | All franchised operators, Great Britain | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Government subsidy per passenger journeyDetails | £0.80 | £2.13 | £2.52 | 2024-25 |
| England and Wales operators£2.13All franchised operators, Great Britain£2.52Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Trains on timeDetails | 65.0% | 66.5% | 66.7% | 2025-26 |
| England and Wales operators66.5%All franchised operators, Great Britain66.7%Period2025-26 | | | | |
| CancellationsDetails | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2025-26 |
| England and Wales operators3.7%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.5%Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Fares as a share of operating costsDetails | 86.1% | not published | 71.4% | 2024-25 |
| England and Wales operatorsnot publishedAll franchised operators, Great Britain71.4%Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Government subsidy per passenger kilometreDetails | 2.7 pence | not published | 6.9 pence | 2024-25 |
| England and Wales operatorsnot publishedAll franchised operators, Great Britain6.9 pencePeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Passenger journeysDetails | 171.9 million | not published | not published | 2025-26 |
| England and Wales operatorsnot publishedAll franchised operators, Great Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |
| Staff costsDetails | 394.7 £ million | not published | 4,603.9 £ million | 2024-25 |
| England and Wales operatorsnot publishedAll franchised operators, Great Britain4,603.9 £ millionPeriod2024-25 | | | | |






**Government subsidy per passenger journey: South Western Railway and comparisons**








The operator’s net government subsidy (negative where it paid the government a premium) divided by its passenger journeys, in 2025-26 prices. Subsidy is ORR’s net franchise subsidy from 2015-16 and, before that, the government’s payments to the franchise holder (ORR table 7273, without its estimated share of the network grant), so there is a break at 2015-16. Worked out here from ORR’s figures. Breaks in the series: 2015-16: Subsidy before 2015-16 is from the government’s payment records (ORR table 7273); from 2015-16 from the operator’s own accounts (table 7226). 2020-21: From March 2020 emergency agreements moved revenue risk to the government: subsidy rose as fares fell, and later contracts pay a fee to run services for the government.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | England and Wales operators | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011-12Details | £-1.61 | £-0.39 | £-0.02 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.39All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.02 | | | |
| 2012-13Details | £-2.16 | £-0.77 | £-0.41 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.77All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.41 | | | |
| 2013-14Details | £-1.98 | £-0.49 | £0.04 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.49All franchised operators, Great Britain£0.04 | | | |
| 2014-15Details | £-2.27 | £-1.06 | £-0.75 |
| England and Wales operators£-1.06All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.75 | | | |
| 2015-16Details | £-2.14 | £-0.78 | £-0.49 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.78All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.49 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £-2.20 | £-0.81 | £-0.55 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.81All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.55 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £-1.42 | £-0.61 | £-0.31 |
| England and Wales operators£-0.61All franchised operators, Great Britain£-0.31 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £-1.04 | £0.05 | £0.39 |
| England and Wales operators£0.05All franchised operators, Great Britain£0.39 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £-1.90 | £0.52 | £0.89 |
| England and Wales operators£0.52All franchised operators, Great Britain£0.89 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £21.17 | £32.02 | £33.80 |
| England and Wales operators£32.02All franchised operators, Great Britain£33.80 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £4.39 | £7.78 | £8.40 |
| England and Wales operators£7.78All franchised operators, Great Britain£8.40 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £1.38 | £3.10 | £3.55 |
| England and Wales operators£3.10All franchised operators, Great Britain£3.55 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £1.07 | £2.27 | £2.68 |
| England and Wales operators£2.27All franchised operators, Great Britain£2.68 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £0.80 | £2.13 | £2.52 |
| England and Wales operators£2.13All franchised operators, Great Britain£2.52 | | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).





**Trains on time: South Western Railway and comparisons**








Share of recorded station stops where the train arrived early or less than a minute late, over the financial year (ORR table 3133).




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | England and Wales operators | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014-15Details | 70.3% | 64.6% | 64.5% |
| England and Wales operators64.6%All franchised operators, Great Britain64.5% | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 69.5% | 63.3% | 63.2% |
| England and Wales operators63.3%All franchised operators, Great Britain63.2% | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 64.8% | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| England and Wales operators62.0%All franchised operators, Great Britain62.0% | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 63.3% | 62.8% | 62.8% |
| England and Wales operators62.8%All franchised operators, Great Britain62.8% | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 59.9% | 63.6% | 63.5% |
| England and Wales operators63.6%All franchised operators, Great Britain63.5% | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 59.9% | 64.8% | 65.0% |
| England and Wales operators64.8%All franchised operators, Great Britain65.0% | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 82.2% | 80.1% | 79.8% |
| England and Wales operators80.1%All franchised operators, Great Britain79.8% | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 74.6% | 73.4% | 73.1% |
| England and Wales operators73.4%All franchised operators, Great Britain73.1% | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 67.8% | 67.6% | 67.8% |
| England and Wales operators67.6%All franchised operators, Great Britain67.8% | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 67.4% | 67.3% | 67.6% |
| England and Wales operators67.3%All franchised operators, Great Britain67.6% | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 65.7% | 66.8% | 67.0% |
| England and Wales operators66.8%All franchised operators, Great Britain67.0% | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 65.0% | 66.5% | 66.7% |
| England and Wales operators66.5%All franchised operators, Great Britain66.7% | | | |






Figure as of 17 September 2026. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1425/table-3133-train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-operator.ods).





**Cancellations: South Western Railway and comparisons**








The cancellations score (a full cancellation counts one, a part cancellation a half) as a share of trains planned, over the financial year (ORR table 3123).




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | England and Wales operators | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019-20Details | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| England and Wales operators3.5%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.4% | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| England and Wales operators2.1%All franchised operators, Great Britain2.1% | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| England and Wales operators3.4%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.3% | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 2.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| England and Wales operators3.8%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.7% | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| England and Wales operators3.9%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.7% | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| England and Wales operators4.3%All franchised operators, Great Britain4.1% | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| England and Wales operators3.7%All franchised operators, Great Britain3.5% | | | |






Figure as of 17 September 2026. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/2177/table-3123-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause.ods).





**Fares as a share of operating costs: South Western Railway and comparisons**








Fare income as a share of the operator’s operating expenditure (staff, rolling stock, track access and other costs), from its management accounts (ORR table 7226). Breaks in the series: 2015-16: Subsidy before 2015-16 is from the government’s payment records (ORR table 7273); from 2015-16 from the operator’s own accounts (table 7226). 2020-21: From March 2020 emergency agreements moved revenue risk to the government: subsidy rose as fares fell, and later contracts pay a fee to run services for the government.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 144.1% | 101.9% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain101.9% | | |
| 2016-17Details | 143.1% | 101.9% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain101.9% | | |
| 2017-18Details | 126.9% | 97.6% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain97.6% | | |
| 2018-19Details | 114.5% | 89.3% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain89.3% | | |
| 2019-20Details | 117.1% | 81.9% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain81.9% | | |
| 2020-21Details | 19.0% | 14.6% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain14.6% | | |
| 2021-22Details | 59.3% | 44.3% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain44.3% | | |
| 2022-23Details | 78.7% | 63.7% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain63.7% | | |
| 2023-24Details | 82.1% | 69.7% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain69.7% | | |
| 2024-25Details | 86.1% | 71.4% |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain71.4% | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).





**Government subsidy per passenger kilometre: South Western Railway and comparisons**








Net franchise subsidy divided by passenger kilometres travelled on the operator, in 2025-26 prices, from 2015-16. Long-distance operators carry passengers further, so this is the fairer comparison between them and commuter operators. Breaks in the series: 2015-16: Subsidy before 2015-16 is from the government’s payment records (ORR table 7273); from 2015-16 from the operator’s own accounts (table 7226). 2020-21: From March 2020 emergency agreements moved revenue risk to the government: subsidy rose as fares fell, and later contracts pay a fee to run services for the government.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | -7.9 | -1.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain-1.3 | | |
| 2016-17Details | -7.9 | -1.5 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain-1.5 | | |
| 2017-18Details | -5.1 | -0.8 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain-0.8 | | |
| 2018-19Details | -3.7 | 1.0 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain1.0 | | |
| 2019-20Details | -6.8 | 2.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain2.3 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 87.1 | 105.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain105.3 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 15.6 | 21.5 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain21.5 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 4.8 | 9.4 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain9.4 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 3.6 | 7.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain7.3 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain6.9 | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).





**Passenger journeys: South Western Railway and comparisons**








Passenger journeys on the operator’s trains in the financial year (ORR table 1223), from ticket sales and estimates for travel cards and passes. Breaks in the series: 2020-21: ORR marks a break in its journey estimates from this year. 2021-22: ORR marks a break in its journey estimates from this year. 2022-23: London and South East operators’ journeys include an estimate for Freedom Pass travel that ORR says is likely to be understated this year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway |
| --- | --- |
| 2011-12 | 208.8 |
| 2012-13 | 210.8 |
| 2013-14 | 222.8 |
| 2014-15 | 229.9 |
| 2015-16 | 237.6 |
| 2016-17 | 229.9 |
| 2017-18 | 211.8 |
| 2018-19 | 216.0 |
| 2019-20 | 203.7 |
| 2020-21 | 45.7 |
| 2021-22 | 108.5 |
| 2022-23 | 138.4 |
| 2023-24 | 153.2 |
| 2024-25 | 165.6 |
| 2025-26 | 171.9 |






Figure as of 18 June 2026. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1476/table-1223-passenger-journeys-by-operator.ods).





**Staff costs: South Western Railway and comparisons**








The operator’s staff costs in 2025-26 prices (ORR table 7226). ORR does not publish the number of staff by operator.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Western Railway | All franchised operators, Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 320.4 | 3,904.0 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain3,904.0 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 326.1 | 4,048.0 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,048.0 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 311.0 | 4,126.5 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,126.5 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 351.7 | 4,329.2 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,329.2 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 371.1 | 4,604.6 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,604.6 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 404.1 | 4,577.6 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,577.6 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 410.0 | 4,455.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,455.3 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 377.8 | 4,172.8 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,172.8 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 355.7 | 4,337.3 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,337.3 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 394.7 | 4,603.9 |
| All franchised operators, Great Britain4,603.9 | | |






Figure as of 25 November 2025. Source:
[Office of Rail and Road](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods).






## What these figures do and don't show



- **Subsidy is a net figure.** Government payments to the operator less any premium it paid; ORR publishes it from the operator’s accounts from 2015-16, and before that from the government’s payment records, so there is a break in 2015-16.
- **From March 2020 the government took the fares.** Emergency agreements and then national rail contracts moved revenue risk to the government, so subsidy rose as fares fell; years before and after are not like for like.
- **Per journey and per kilometre are worked out here** from ORR’s subsidy and usage tables. Long-distance operators carry passengers further, so per kilometre is the fairer comparison between them and commuter operators.
- **Punctuality is not only the operator’s doing.** Delays caused by Network Rail, other operators and outside events count against the operator whose train was late.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** Subsidy, punctuality and passenger numbers are shown side by side.




Where this sits: United Kingdom → England → Railways, England → South Western Railway. Figures from data/services/transport.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Table 7226: franchised passenger train operator finances by franchise](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1900/table-7226-franchised-passenger-train-operator-finances-since-2015-16-by-franchise.ods) | Office of Rail and Road | 25 November 2025 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Table 7273: government subsidy by franchised passenger operator (up to 2018-19)](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1540/table-7273-government-subsidy-by-operator-18-19.ods) | Office of Rail and Road | 14 November 2019 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Table 3133: train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1425/table-3133-train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-operator.ods) | Office of Rail and Road | 17 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Table 3123: trains planned and cancellations by operator](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/2177/table-3123-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause.ods) | Office of Rail and Road | 17 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Table 1223: passenger journeys by operator](https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/media/1476/table-1223-passenger-journeys-by-operator.ods) | Office of Rail and Road | 18 June 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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