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Reference guide

Service and train status reference

Decode every timetable status and the most important live train states.

5 min read3 sections·Reviewed July 2026
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Timetable statuses

Planned
The service is scheduled later today.
Boarding
Departure is close and the train is preparing to leave.
Running
The service has departed and is en route.
Delayed
The service is running or expected to run later than planned.
Completed
The service arrived without a recorded delay.
Completed delayed
The service arrived after its planned time.
Cancelled
The working will not complete. Unused travel earns no fare, although fare allocated to completed passenger travel before a late cancellation may still settle.
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Common train states

At origin / destination
The train is at a route terminus.
En route
The train is working between termini.
Awaiting departure / boarding
The unit is preparing for its next scheduled movement.
Delayed / awaiting crew
The train remains serviceable but is not keeping the planned time.
Fault / awaiting rescue
The unit has failed and may cancel its current working.
At depot / awaiting maintenance
Recovery is progressing but the unit is not available to the timetable.
Under maintenance
Planned or reactive workshop work is in progress.
Stored / available
The train is not allocated and can provide spare cover or take a new assignment.
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Status versus allocation

A train can remain allocated to a route while temporarily unserviceable in maintenance or recovery. The route counts the allocation, but only serviceable trainsets can operate workings.

Watch out

“Assigned” does not always mean “able to run”. Check live state, condition and workshop status when a route is cancelling services.

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