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What's running through Birmingham New Street today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

1014 trains920 passenger0 freight10 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,014 movements at Birmingham New 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

1014 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:0059 trains

44 passenger0 freight15 other8 types

06:00arr5P03
SOHO M&EE MAINTENANCE DEPOT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
06:01dep1H09
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:02arr5U04
COVENTRY YARD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
06:03dep1O02
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:03dep1S31
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:04dep1S36
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
06:06arr5W00
COVENTRY YARD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
06:07dep2P03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:07arr5I01
SOHO M&EE MAINTENANCE DEPOT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
06:09dep1D50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:10arr2R03
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:10arr5J03
SHREWSBURY ABBEY FOREGATE CS → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
06:11dep2W00
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:12arr2Y01
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:13dep1Y06
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:13arr5E01
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Other
06:14arr2W01
WOLVERHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:16dep2I01
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:16dep2U04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:20arr1I00
CHESTER → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:22dep1J03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → ABERYSTWYTH
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:22dep1L28
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:22dep5G10
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SOHO M&EE MAINTENANCE DEPOT
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:23dep2O04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:25arr1B22
WOLVERHAMPTON → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:25dep2A01
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:26dep2J04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:26arr5F44
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:28dep2E01
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:29arr2W02
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:30dep1H13
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:30arr5S39
CARMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Other
06:32arr2H25
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:33arr2P05
LONGBRIDGE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:33arr5G02
WOLVERHAMPTON CS → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:34dep1F44
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:34arr5D51
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
06:36dep1Y08
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:37dep5G01
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SOHO M&EE MAINTENANCE DEPOT
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:37arr5H14
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:40arr2R05
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:42arr2C25
COVENTRY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:42arr2U06
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr1M50
WORCESTER SHRUB HILL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:45arr1P00
LEICESTER → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:45arr2A03
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:45arr2Y05
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:48arr1V42
DERBY → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:49dep1D51
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:50dep1V19
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → HEREFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:50dep2I02
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:50arr2O06
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:51arr2G01
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:52dep1K03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LEICESTER
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:55arr5E03
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Other
06:56arr1O04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:57dep5G05
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SOHO M&EE MAINTENANCE DEPOT
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:58arr2W04
HEDNESFORD → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:59dep2E03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:4558 trains

53 passenger0 freight5 other8 types

11:15–12:1558 trains

56 passenger0 freight2 other8 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday15:45–16:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday18:45–19:45

Most unusualSaturday13:30–14:30

The weekend is quieter — around 28% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	1015	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	5.7	591	21:30–22:30
Monday 19	6.0	1117	15:45–16:45
Tuesday 20	5.7	1121	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	5.9	1134	18:45–19:45

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

1,014 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day1,121typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 46.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,115 on average
Tuesday1,122 on average
Wednesday1,126 on average
Thursday1,127 on average
Friday1,122 on average
Saturday1,049 on average
Sunday609 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 Oct3J04
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5A70
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5A71
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5A73
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5A74
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5Z97
—
Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5V31
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1G00
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
15 Oct5V31
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct5J65
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1G00
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
14 Oct5J65
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5V31
—
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	Weekend
00:00	17	10
01:00	2	0
02:00	1	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	2	1
05:00	35	16
06:00	63	31
07:00	65	28
08:00	65	38
09:00	59	47
10:00	58	48
11:00	60	48
12:00	58	48
13:00	60	48
14:00	57	49
15:00	57	47
16:00	61	49
17:00	61	49
18:00	62	48
19:00	60	48
20:00	54	48
21:00	54	42
22:00	59	46
23:00	51	43

What's running through Birmingham New Street today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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What runs here

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