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What's running through Cradley Heath tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Cradley Heath tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.2 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU isn't commonly seen here.

45 trains45 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 45 movements at Cradley Heath on 18 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

45 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:454 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 types

09:48arr2V00
WHITLOCKS END → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
10:02arr2S04
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
10:32arr2C00
WORCESTER SHRUB HILL → DORRIDGE
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
10:41arr2V02
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger

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10:45–11:454 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 types

11:45–12:454 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday23:15–00:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday23:15–00:15

Most unusualMonday23:15–00:15

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.7	125	0	08:30–09:30
Sunday 18	2.2	45	0	09:30–10:30
Monday 19	3.6	131	0	23:15–00:15
Tuesday 20	3.6	131	0	22:45–23:45
Wednesday 21	3.2	130	0	22:45–23:45

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

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

Trains a day130typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday130 on average
Tuesday131 on average
Wednesday130 on average
Thursday130 on average
Friday130 on average
Saturday125 on average
Sunday45 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 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU298 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU3 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway298 workings
Chiltern Railways3 workings

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.

16 Oct1J65
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Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct1J65
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
14 Oct1J65
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
13 Oct1J65
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
12 Oct1J65
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
11 Oct1H31
—
Chiltern Railways · 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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What's running through Cradley Heath tomorrow?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week