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What's running through Cheadle Hulme today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.2 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

256 trains229 passenger6 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 256 movements at Cheadle Hulme 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

256 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:15–13:1516 trains

14 passenger2 freight6 types

12:15pass1M30
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:16pass1V55
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:20arr2H46
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:23arr2K36
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:24pass4H61
SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF → HINDLOW GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:28pass1A44
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
12:34arr2H87
STOKE-ON-TRENT → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:37pass1O18
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:42arr2H26
ALDERLEY EDGE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:43pass1V42
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Passenger
12:46pass1M33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:52pass1H15
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
12:55pass1W16
SWANSEA → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
12:55arr2K86
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ALDERLEY EDGE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:59arr2K14
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → STOKE-ON-TRENT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
13:12pass6B26
TUNSTEAD SDGS GBRF → RUGBY UP SDGS - VIRTUAL QUARRY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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07:00–08:0015 trains

15 passenger0 freight4 types

08:00–09:0015 trains

14 passenger1 freight6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday15:30–16:30

Best for freightFriday15:30–16:30

Best for varietyMonday23:00–00:00

Most unusualSunday19:30–20:30

The weekend is quieter — around 43% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.2	256	6	12:15–13:15
Sunday 18	4.5	127	0	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	5.9	332	13	23:00–00:00
Tuesday 20	5.9	334	18	15:30–16:30
Wednesday 21	6.2	336	19	15:30–16:30

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

256 trains are booked here today — 16% fewer than a typical Saturday (303).

Trains a day334typical weekday

Freight6%20 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 12:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday332 on average
Tuesday335 on average
Wednesday335 on average
Thursday338 on average
Friday339 on average
Saturday291 on average
Sunday146 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

Class 390 EMU222 workings
Class 323 EMU145 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU87 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive60 workings
Class 197 DMU48 workings
Class 67 diesel locomotive24 workings
Diesel-hauled17 workings
Unknown12 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast222 workings
Northern159 workings
CrossCountry87 workings
Transport for Wales73 workings
GB Railfreight

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 86 electric locomotiveDMU

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 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5B42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2H20
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct1W14
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct2H20
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct1W14
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5T36
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4O22
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0E72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0E53
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct2H20
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct1W14
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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	5	1	4	0
01:00	2	2	0	0
02:00	2	2	1	1
03:00	1	1	0	0
04:00	2	2	1	1
05:00	7	1	5	1
06:00	16	0	6	0
07:00	18	0	8	0
08:00	19	0	11	1
09:00	19	1	12	0
10:00	18	0	12	0
11:00	19	1	12	1
12:00	19	0	15	1
13:00	19	1	13	1
14:00	19	1	13	0
15:00	19	1	15	0
16:00	19	1	13	0
17:00	19	0	14	0
18:00	21	1	14	0
19:00	19	1	13	0
20:00	16	0	12	0
21:00	11	0	10	0
22:00	12	1	9	0
23:00	13	2	9	1

What's running through Cheadle Hulme today?

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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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