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What's running through Birmingham Moor Street today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.4 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

227 trains188 passenger0 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 227 movements at Birmingham Moor Street 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

227 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:15–09:1516 trains

12 passenger0 freight4 other5 types

08:18pass3S03
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → TMD DIRECT STAFF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:23arr2C15
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → DORRIDGE
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:25arr2V14
DORRIDGE → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:35arr2B16
LEAMINGTON SPA → BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:37arr2S17
KIDDERMINSTER → STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:40arr2K18
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON → KIDDERMINSTER
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:42arr5R27
STOURBRIDGE JN DEPOT → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
Other
08:46dep1H27
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:53arr2D19
BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL → STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
08:55arr2V20
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
09:01arr5R31
BIRMINGHAM MOOR ST SDG 2 → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Other
09:01pass5T50
STANDARD GAUGE STEAM TRUST → BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL
Diesel-hauled
Other
09:06arr1R09
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:07arr2S21
KIDDERMINSTER → WHITLOCKS END
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
09:09arr2K22
WHITLOCKS END → KIDDERMINSTER
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
09:13dep1H29
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:30–19:3015 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

19:30–20:3015 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday07:15–08:15

Best for freightMonday07:15–08:15

Best for varietyMonday07:15–08:15

Most unusualSunday08:45–09:45

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.4	227	0	07:45–08:45
Sunday 18	3.8	118	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	4.8	272	2	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	4.9	276	2	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	4.9	276	2	07:15–08:15

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

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

Trains a day274typical weekday

Freight1%2 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday272 on average
Tuesday276 on average
Wednesday275 on average
Thursday276 on average
Friday278 on average
Saturday223 on average
Sunday117 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

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 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5R27
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6G72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6G72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6F56
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6G72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6V34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6G54
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5K07
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct5B01
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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

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

What's running through Birmingham Moor Street 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

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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