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What's running through Ardrossan South Beach today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Ardrossan South Beach today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.6 / 10

One unusual movement today — EMU isn't commonly seen here.

84 trains74 passenger0 freight2 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 84 movements at Ardrossan South Beach on 17 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

84 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:457 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

08:53arr2F58
ARDROSSAN HARBOUR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:01arr2F55
GLASGOW CENTRAL → ARDROSSAN SOUTH BEACH
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:06dep5F60
ARDROSSAN SOUTH BEACH → ARDROSSAN SOUTH BEACH
ScotRail · EMU
Other
09:15arr1F01
GLASGOW CENTRAL → ARDROSSAN HARBOUR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:23arr2T06
LARGS → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:30arr2T05
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LARGS
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:35arr1F02
ARDROSSAN HARBOUR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:15–07:156 trains

3 passenger0 freight3 other1 types

11:45–12:456 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday09:00–10:00

Best for freightTuesday09:00–10:00

Best for varietyMonday09:00–10:00

Most unusualFriday09:00–10:00

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.6	84	0	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	2.1	42	0	12:30–13:30
Monday 19	3.4	86	1	09:00–10:00
Tuesday 20	3.6	90	2	09:00–10:00
Wednesday 21	3.6	90	2	09:00–10:00

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

84 trains are booked here today — 20% more than a typical Saturday (70).

Trains a day90typical weekday

Freight2%2 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 07:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday86 on average
Tuesday91 on average
Wednesday90 on average
Thursday90 on average
Friday92 on average
Saturday74 on average
Sunday42 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

Class 380 EMU160 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings
Diesel-hauled4 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail161 workings
Direct Rail Services4 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

EMU

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

17 Oct5F60
—
ScotRail · EMU
16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6S54
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F60
—
ScotRail · EMU
15 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6S54
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5F60
—
ScotRail · EMU
14 Oct6S54
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5F60
—
ScotRail · EMU
13 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6S54
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HOLME

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0.2 km, straight line

ARDROSSAN TOWN

ADN

0.5 km, straight line

SALTCOATS

SLT

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

ARDROSSAN HARBOUR

ADS

1.5 km, straight line

STEVENSTON

STV

3.2 km, straight line

KILWINNING

KWN

5.9 km, straight lineOn this line

WEST KILBRIDE

WKB

7.1 km, straight line

IRVINE

IRV

8.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	4	0	1
01:00	0	0	1
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	1	0	0
06:00	5	0	2
07:00	7	1	3
08:00	4	0	2
09:00	9	1	4
10:00	4	0	3
11:00	3	0	4
12:00	7	0	4
13:00	3	0	4
14:00	4	0	4
15:00	4	0	4
16:00	4	0	3
17:00	7	0	4
18:00	5	0	4
19:00	4	0	3
20:00	3	0	4
21:00	5	0	3
22:00	3	0	3
23:00	4	0	3

What's running through Ardrossan South Beach today?

What's worth watching

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

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