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What's running through Aintree on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Aintree on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.9 / 10

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130 trains128 passenger0 freight2 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 130 movements at Aintree on 21 October 2026. Each entry is a booked call or pass at this railway location. The same service can appear on other location pages. Train types are inferred from planning data and can change on the day.

What's worth watching

130 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:309 trains

9 passenger0 freight1 types

06:31arr2O01
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
06:34arr2U02
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
06:43arr2O02
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
06:49arr2U03
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
06:58arr2O03
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:04arr2U04
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:13arr2O04
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:19arr2U05
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:28arr2O05
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger

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07:30–08:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:30–09:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:30–07:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.9	130	0	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	2.2	66	0	07:30–08:30
Monday 19	2.9	130	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	2.9	130	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	2.9	130	0	06:30–07:30

Scored from the booked timetable for each upcoming date. Short-notice changes (VSTP, engineering work) added closer to the day aren't reflected yet, so a date further out is a rougher guide than tomorrow.

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

130 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day130typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday129 on average
Tuesday129 on average
Wednesday129 on average
Thursday132 on average
Friday132 on average
Saturday129 on average
Sunday66 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 28 dates. Averaged across real dates resolved from the booked timetable, including short-term overlays and cancellations. These are trains BOOKED to run, not observed movements — these profiles use timetable samples rather than the short window of retained station sightings.

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

EMU159 workings

Planned operators

Merseyrail159 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

KIRKBY (MERSEYSIDE)

KIR

1.3 km, straight line

FAZAKERLEY LIVERPOOL

FAZ

1.4 km, straight line

ORRELL PARK

OPK

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

OLD ROAN

ORN

1.6 km, straight lineOn this line

RICE LANE

RIL

1.9 km, straight line

WALTON (MERSEYSIDE)

WAO

2.1 km, straight lineOn this line

SEAFORTH & LITHERLAND

SFL

3.3 km, straight line

BOOTLE NEW STRAND (MERSEYSIDE)

BNW

3.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	2	2
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	1	0
06:00	7	3
07:00	8	4
08:00	8	6
09:00	8	6
10:00	8	6
11:00	8	6
12:00	8	6
13:00	8	6
14:00	8	6
15:00	8	6
16:00	8	6
17:00	8	6
18:00	8	6
19:00	8	6
20:00	5	4
21:00	4	4
22:00	4	4
23:00	3	4

What's running through Aintree on 21 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week