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What's running through Bordesley Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

163 trains83 passenger40 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 163 movements at Bordesley Junction 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

163 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0017 trains

6 passenger8 freight3 other5 types

10:00pass6G67
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:02pass2E14
KINGS NORTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
10:03pass2E15
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
10:06pass6F88
SMALL HEATH CALEDONIA YARD → WELLINGBOROUGH UP TC GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:11pass1E85
READING → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:12pass4O90
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
10:12pass4O92
DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL) → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:28pass5H57
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → WHS C.S.
West Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
10:31pass2E16
KINGS NORTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
10:33pass2E17
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → KINGS NORTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
10:36arr4E34
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:36arr4M16
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:36arr4M32
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:38pass0Z66
SMALL HEATH CALEDONIA YARD → ENGINEERS SDGS
Diesel-hauled
Other
10:39pass1V84
DERBY → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:52pass3J01
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → BEDFORD MIDLAND
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:53pass4O29
LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight

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07:45–08:4513 trains

6 passenger4 freight3 other5 types

12:15–13:1512 trains

5 passenger7 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday16:00–17:00

Best for freightFriday16:00–17:00

Best for varietySunday23:00–00:00

Most unusualFriday16:00–17:00

The weekend is quieter — around 55% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	163	40	10:00–11:00
Sunday 18	4.5	80	13	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	6.7	267	91	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	6.7	273	97	16:00–17:00
Wednesday 21	6.7	272	97	16:00–17:00

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

160 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (168).

Trains a day282typical weekday

Freight37%103 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 10:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday279 on average
Tuesday288 on average
Wednesday282 on average
Thursday279 on average
Friday289 on average
Saturday166 on average
Sunday78 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 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M54
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5V31
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V12
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V16
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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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SMA

1.2 km, straight line

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XOH

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

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XOZ

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1.5 km, straight line

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1.6 km, straight line

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1.8 km, straight line

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

What's running through Bordesley Junction today?

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Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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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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The week ahead

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