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What's running through Birmingham New Street on 21 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU.

1134 trains1013 passenger0 freight13 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,134 movements at Birmingham New Street 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

1134 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1568 trains

53 passenger0 freight15 other8 types

06:15arr2Y01
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:15dep5E00
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Other
06:16dep2I22
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:16arr2R03
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:17dep2U04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:20arr2A01
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:21arr5J04
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Other
06:22dep1J03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → ABERYSTWYTH
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:22dep1L28
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:24arr5F44
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:25arr1R07
WOLVERHAMPTON → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:26dep2J04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:26dep2O04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:26arr5V41
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:27dep2E01
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
06:31arr5S39
CARMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Other
06:32arr5D51
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
06:32arr5H25
COVENTRY YARD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
06:33arr2P05
LONGBRIDGE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:34dep1F44
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:35arr5S33
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:36dep1Y14
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:39arr1R09
WOLVERHAMPTON → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
06:40arr2R05
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:41arr5S33
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:42dep1V41
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → PAIGNTON
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:42arr2I25
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:42arr2U06
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr1M52
GREAT MALVERN → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:45dep2H25
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr5J40
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Other
06:46arr2A03
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:46arr2Y03
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:49dep1D51
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:49arr2E00
KINGS NORTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:50dep2I28
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
06:52arr1G39
CREWE → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:52dep1J40
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:52dep1K03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LEICESTER
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:52arr1V42
DERBY → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:53arr5H17
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:56dep2E03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:56arr5V43
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:57arr1O04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:00arr1G01
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:00dep1V19
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → HEREFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:00arr2W04
RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
07:00arr5H17
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
07:01dep1H14
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:03dep1S33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
07:03arr2P07
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
07:03arr5D52
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
07:04dep1F45
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
07:05arr5R17
CARMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Other
07:06dep1Y16
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
07:07arr1M53
GREAT MALVERN → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:07dep1S39
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
07:08arr1R15
WOLVERHAMPTON → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
07:08arr2E02
KINGS NORTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:09dep1D52
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:10arr2R07
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
07:11arr2H27
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
07:12arr2I24
RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
07:13arr2U08
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
07:14arr2Y05
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:45–19:4567 trains

61 passenger0 freight6 other10 types

07:30–08:3065 trains

62 passenger0 freight3 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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1.6 km, straight line

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1.6 km, straight line

BORDESLEY JUNCTION

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2 km, straight line

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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 on 21 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable