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What's running through Chelford today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 220 or 221 DMU.

149 trains104 passenger24 freight9 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 149 movements at Chelford 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

149 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:00–13:0013 trains

6 passenger4 freight3 other5 types

12:00arr5H04
CREWE → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
12:01pass0K42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:01pass4K51
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:01pass4L42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:05arr2H46
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:10pass4H61
SMALL HEATH LAFARGE GBRF → HINDLOW GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:23pass2A97
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:32pass2A87
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:38arr2K36
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
12:42pass1W16
SWANSEA → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
12:48arr5K05
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Other
12:53pass1V42
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Passenger
12:58pass4O77
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF → SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

09:00–10:0011 trains

6 passenger3 freight2 other4 types

10:45–11:4510 trains

6 passenger3 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:00–17:00

Best for freightFriday16:00–17:00

Best for varietyTuesday16:00–17:00

Most unusualMonday17:15–18:15

The weekend is quieter — around 52% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	149	24	12:00–13:00
Sunday 18	3.6	62	2	20:45–21:45
Monday 19	6.6	216	53	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	6.7	220	62	16:00–17:00
Wednesday 21	6.7	223	64	16:00–17:00

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

149 trains are booked here today — 19% fewer than a typical Saturday (185).

Trains a day223typical weekday

Freight29%65 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 16:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday216 on average
Tuesday223 on average
Wednesday223 on average
Thursday225 on average
Friday228 on average
Saturday176 on average
Sunday68 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 Oct1O04
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1H17
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	5	2	3	0
01:00	2	2	1	1
02:00	2	2	1	1
03:00	2	2	2	2
04:00	5	5	1	1
05:00	4	1	4	2
06:00	12	2	6	1
07:00	10	2	5	0
08:00	13	2	8	1
09:00	13	4	8	1
10:00	12	3	9	2
11:00	11	2	6	1
12:00	10	1	10	2
13:00	11	3	8	1
14:00	13	3	7	0
15:00	13	4	7	1
16:00	15	5	6	0
17:00	13	3	6	0
18:00	12	3	6	0
19:00	11	2	7	1
20:00	9	2	5	0
21:00	10	4	5	0
22:00	8	3	5	0
23:00	7	3	4	0

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