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What's running through Bromsgrove today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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

137 trains134 passenger0 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 137 movements at Bromsgrove 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

137 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:30–18:3010 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 types

17:30dep2P51
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:35pass1S55
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:41arr1V32
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → GREAT MALVERN
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
17:42arr1M81
HEREFORD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
17:56arr2O48
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
18:03dep2P53
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
18:10arr1V33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → HEREFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
18:24arr2O50
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
18:28pass1V64
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
18:29dep2P55
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:459 trains

9 passenger0 freight3 types

09:15–10:159 trains

9 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for freightTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for varietyWednesday20:30–21:30

Most unusualWednesday20:30–21:30

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	137	0	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	3.5	90	0	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	5.7	245	30	15:45–16:45
Tuesday 20	6.1	255	41	20:30–21:30
Wednesday 21	6.1	252	38	20:30–21:30

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

137 trains are booked here today — 27% fewer than a typical Saturday (187).

Trains a day254typical weekday

Freight16%40 movements

Busiest hour21:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday249 on average
Tuesday258 on average
Wednesday254 on average
Thursday253 on average
Friday255 on average
Saturday175 on average
Sunday104 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 Oct2Q62
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3S02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J95
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · 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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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	1	1	0	0
01:00	4	4	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	2	2	0	0
04:00	2	2	0	0
05:00	2	1	0	0
06:00	9	4	3	0
07:00	13	0	5	0
08:00	14	0	5	0
09:00	14	1	7	0
10:00	13	1	9	0
11:00	13	1	9	0
12:00	13	1	8	0
13:00	13	1	9	0
14:00	13	1	9	0
15:00	14	2	10	0
16:00	16	3	9	0
17:00	15	1	10	0
18:00	16	1	9	0
19:00	15	2	10	1
20:00	14	2	9	0
21:00	17	6	9	0
22:00	11	1	6	0
23:00	10	2	2	0

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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What runs here

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