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What's running through Birchwood on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Birchwood on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.5 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

117 trains113 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 117 movements at Birchwood on 20 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

117 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:009 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

07:00arr2O80
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:00arr2O90
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:09arr2F40
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → WARRINGTON CENTRAL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:21arr1L06
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NORWICH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:28arr1B63
SHEFFIELD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:30arr2O42
WARRINGTON CENTRAL → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:41pass5O43
NEWTON HTH TMD (TRACTN ENGRG) → WARRINGTON CENTRAL
Northern · DMU
Other
07:50arr1B68
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:53pass1R50
NOTTINGHAM → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:00–10:009 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

15:45–16:459 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday19:45–20:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:00–08:00

Most unusualThursday19:45–20:45

The weekend is quieter — around 20% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.5	118	0	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	3.0	70	0	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	3.2	116	0	07:00–08:00
Tuesday 20	3.5	117	0	07:00–08:00
Wednesday 21	3.5	117	0	07:00–08:00

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

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

Trains a day118typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 09:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday117 on average
Tuesday119 on average
Wednesday119 on average
Thursday120 on average
Friday118 on average
Saturday116 on average
Sunday65 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 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU71 workings
DMU68 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU50 workings

Planned operators

Northern77 workings
TransPennine Express64 workings
East Midlands Railway50 workings
GB Railfreight3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledUnknown

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 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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ERL

8.6 km, straight line

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SNK

8.7 km, straight line

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

What's running through Birchwood on 20 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week