Manchester rail station is worst in country outside of London

A study has revealed that Manchester’s Oxford Road station is the worst outside of London.

The research, which was completed by Novotel, looked at the 100 busiest train stations in the UK, analysing 13 different criteria.

The criteria were split across three key areas: facilities, food and shopping, and punctuality.

This data was then used to give each station a score out of 100, creating a definitive ranking of the UK’s best train stations.

London’s Paddington comes out on top as the UK’s best train station, earning a score of 79.89 thanks to a range of facilities, excellent selection of shopping and food outlets and above average punctuality.

Fenchurch Street comes in second with a score of 79.40, followed by Liverpool Street with 78.54.

Eight out of the top 10 train stations in the rankings are in London, with Glasgow Central (4th place) and Slough (10th place),

At the other end of the table, London’s Earlsfield claims the title of the UK’s worst train station, with a score of just 13.98.

Earlsfield earned this score as it has no facilities, just one food outlet and 62% of its trains in the past 6 months have been delayed or cancelled.

London’s City Thameslink was the least punctual station in the UK, with 71% of its trains in the last six months being either delayed or cancelled, followed by Tottenham Hale with 69%.

Outside of London, Manchester Oxford Road was the station with the least on time trains, with 66% of services in the last 6 months being delayed or cancelled.

When it comes to punctuality London tops the chart again, with 7 of the top 10 stations with the least delays being found here. Fenchurch Street takes the top spot, with an impressive 86% of its trains being on time in the last 6 months.

Moorgate comes in 2nd place, with 82% of its trains on time, followed by Marylebone and Stanstead Airport with 81%.