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What's running through Bishopbriggs today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 66 diesel locomotive isn't commonly seen here.

266 trains251 passenger1 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 266 movements at Bishopbriggs 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

266 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:45–12:4520 trains

20 passenger0 freight3 types

11:45pass1A41
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
11:48pass1T24
DUNDEE → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:49pass1R52
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
11:54arr2N21
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ALLOA
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
11:55arr2N20
ALLOA → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
11:59pass1R47
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:05pass1R54
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:06pass1T84
INVERNESS → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
12:12pass1H57
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → INVERNESS
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:13pass1T26
ABERDEEN → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
12:16pass1L63
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:16pass1R49
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:20pass1R56
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:23arr2N69
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ALLOA
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:24arr2N50
ALLOA → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:28pass1R51
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:34pass1R58
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:39pass1R53
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
12:44pass1A43
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
12:44pass1T28
DUNDEE → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

14:45–15:4519 trains

18 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

18:00–19:0018 trains

17 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday19:45–20:45

Best for freightMonday19:45–20:45

Best for varietyFriday19:45–20:45

Most unusualWednesday19:45–20:45

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	266	1	20:15–21:15
Sunday 18	3.9	131	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	5.3	263	4	19:45–20:45
Tuesday 20	5.1	264	3	19:45–20:45
Wednesday 21	5.4	269	4	19:45–20:45

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

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

Trains a day266typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 08:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday266 on average
Tuesday266 on average
Wednesday267 on average
Thursday266 on average
Friday267 on average
Saturday265 on average
Sunday131 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 Oct4D47
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2Q50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1B01
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6E46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4D01
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1S95
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1E88
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1S97
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5S97
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5S97
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct4D47
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4D49
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1B01
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4D01
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1S95
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU

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

What's running through Bishopbriggs today?

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

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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