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What's running through Ayr today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

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145 trains108 passenger0 freight3 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 145 movements at Ayr 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

145 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:15–06:159 trains

3 passenger0 freight6 other2 types

05:15dep1K02
AYR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
05:24arr5A21
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → KILMARNOCK
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
05:33arr5K50
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Other
05:36dep2K50
AYR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
05:47arr5T00
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → LARGS
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Other
05:53arr5F52
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → ARDROSSAN SOUTH BEACH
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Other
05:59arr5K04
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → AYR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Other
06:01dep1K04
AYR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
06:05arr5A54
AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING → AYR
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other

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06:30–07:309 trains

6 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

14:45–15:459 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday06:30–07:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday12:45–13:45

Most unusualWednesday06:30–07:30

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	145	0	14:45–15:45
Sunday 18	3.0	80	0	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	3.7	142	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	3.6	148	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	3.8	150	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

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

Trains a day148typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 06:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday141 on average
Tuesday148 on average
Wednesday150 on average
Thursday149 on average
Friday149 on average
Saturday145 on average
Sunday80 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 EMU203 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU92 workings
Diesel-hauled6 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail297 workings
GB Railfreight6 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Unknown

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.

16 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct2Q41
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct5F81
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ScotRail · EMU
11 Oct5Z30
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ScotRail · EMU
11 Oct5Z88
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ScotRail · EMU
11 Oct5Z40
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ScotRail · EMU
11 Oct5Z54
—
ScotRail · EMU

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

AYR CARRIAGE CLEANING

XAR

1 km, straight lineOn this line

NEWTON ON AYR

NOA

1.8 km, straight line

PRESTWICK

PTW

4.9 km, straight line

PRESTWICK INTERNAT'NL AIRPORT

PRA

5.1 km, straight line

TROON

TRN

9.6 km, straight line

BARASSIE

BSS

11.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	5	5
01:00	3	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	1	1
05:00	7	4
06:00	10	5
07:00	11	3
08:00	6	6
09:00	6	6
10:00	7	6
11:00	7	6
12:00	6	7
13:00	5	5
14:00	7	7
15:00	8	8
16:00	6	7
17:00	8	7
18:00	9	6
19:00	7	7
20:00	7	4
21:00	7	6
22:00	7	4
23:00	8	6

What's running through Ayr today?

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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week