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What's running through Bromborough Rake tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Bromborough Rake tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.7 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

128 trains128 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 128 movements at Bromborough Rake on 18 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

128 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:15–09:158 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:18arr2R09
CHESTER → LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr2Y04
LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET → ELLESMERE PORT
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:32arr2R10
ELLESMERE PORT → LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:36arr2C07
LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:48arr2R11
CHESTER → LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:51arr2Y05
LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET → ELLESMERE PORT
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
09:02arr2R12
ELLESMERE PORT → LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
09:06arr2C09
LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:15–10:158 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

10:15–11:158 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSunday08:15–09:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday05:45–06:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is busier — around 15% more trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.5	99	0	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	2.7	128	0	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	2.5	99	0	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	2.5	99	0	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	2.5	99	0	05:45–06:45

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

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

Trains a day99typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySunday at weekends

Around 4.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday99 on average
Tuesday99 on average
Wednesday99 on average
Thursday99 on average
Friday99 on average
Saturday99 on average
Sunday114 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

EMU278 workings

Planned operators

Merseyrail278 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

BROMBOROUGH

BOM

0.8 km, straight lineOn this line

SPITAL

SPI

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

PORT SUNLIGHT

PSL

2.3 km, straight lineOn this line

EASTHAM RAKE

ERA

2.8 km, straight line

BEBINGTON

BEB

3.2 km, straight line

HOOTON

HOO

3.8 km, straight lineOn this line

ROCK FERRY

RFY

5 km, straight lineOn this line

ST MICHAELS

STM

5.6 km, straight line

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

What's running through Bromborough Rake tomorrow?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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