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What's running through Bathgate today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.0 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 47 diesel locomotive isn't commonly seen here.

104 trains84 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 104 movements at Bathgate 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

104 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:45–06:459 trains

4 passenger0 freight5 other1 types

05:45dep2V34
BATHGATE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
05:48arr5E51
BATHGATE LMD → AIRDRIE
ScotRail · EMU
Other
06:07arr5V36
BATHGATE LMD → BATHGATE
ScotRail · EMU
Other
06:13arr5H39
BATHGATE LMD → BATHGATE
ScotRail · EMU
Other
06:16dep2V36
BATHGATE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
06:19dep2H39
BATHGATE → HELENSBURGH CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
06:25arr5E53
BATHGATE LMD → AIRDRIE
ScotRail · EMU
Other
06:33arr2H41
EDINBURGH → HELENSBURGH CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
06:41arr5V96
BATHGATE LMD → BATHGATE
ScotRail · EMU
Other

Other windows

08:15–09:157 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

19:45–20:457 trains

4 passenger0 freight3 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday05:45–06:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday08:45–09:45

Most unusualThursday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.0	104	0	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	2.9	69	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	3.6	142	0	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	3.7	146	0	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	3.3	145	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

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

Trains a day145typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour15:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 15:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday142 on average
Tuesday146 on average
Wednesday145 on average
Thursday146 on average
Friday146 on average
Saturday104 on average
Sunday69 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

EMU322 workings
Class 47 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail322 workings
Caledonian Sleeper4 workings
GB Railfreight3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
13 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
13 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Y11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 diesel locomotive
12 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct1B01
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 47 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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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	7	7
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	5	2
06:00	12	4
07:00	10	4
08:00	9	6
09:00	10	5
10:00	6	5
11:00	5	5
12:00	4	5
13:00	6	4
14:00	4	4
15:00	13	4
16:00	8	4
17:00	8	5
18:00	9	5
19:00	8	5
20:00	7	6
21:00	4	4
22:00	5	3
23:00	5	6

What's running through Bathgate today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week