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What's running through North Junction today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

16 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

194 trains161 passenger23 freight11 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 194 movements at North Junction 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

194 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:3016 trains

12 passenger2 freight2 other6 types

09:35pass1M08
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
09:37pass4S52
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → COATBRIDGE CONTAINER BASE
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
09:40pass1Y94
BARROW-IN-FURNESS → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
09:42pass5C00
SPRINGS BRANCH STABL SDG → BARROW-IN-FURNESS C.S.
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
09:49pass2Y58
LANCASTER → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:52pass9M51
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
09:57pass2H05
LEEDS → MORECAMBE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:01pass1S42
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
10:08pass1C70
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → WINDERMERE
Northern · DMU
Passenger
10:14pass9S44
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
10:16pass6K73
SELLAFIELD (BNF) → SOUTH YARD (COAL SDG) DRS
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
Freight
10:21pass1M83
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
10:22pass2T51
LANCASTER → CORKICKLE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:26pass1M73
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
10:27pass1S40
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
10:28pass5C85
STEAMTOWN RAILWAY MUSEUM → CARNFORTH SOUTH JN
Diesel-hauled
Other

Other windows

15:15–16:1515 trains

12 passenger3 freight6 types

12:45–13:4513 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday09:15–10:15

Best for freightTuesday21:45–22:45

Best for varietyMonday09:15–10:15

Most unusualMonday09:15–10:15

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	193	23	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	5.7	134	14	20:00–21:00
Monday 19	7.1	260	57	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	7.1	267	65	21:45–22:45
Wednesday 21	7.1	262	61	14:00–15:00

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

192 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (209).

Trains a day262typical weekday

Freight23%61 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 13:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday261 on average
Tuesday265 on average
Wednesday263 on average
Thursday263 on average
Friday257 on average
Saturday205 on average
Sunday135 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

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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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5S01
—
Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1T41
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6X03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6C53
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6K73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5C85
—
Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6H51
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2Y62
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct2Y01
—
Northern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct4S49
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S44
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M30
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2C43
—
Northern · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

CARNFORTH

CNF

0.1 km, straight lineOn this line

DOWN & UP GOODS LOOP

XCS

0.9 km, straight line

BARE LANE

BAR

6.9 km, straight line

LANCASTER

LAN

9.2 km, straight lineOn this line

MORECAMBE

MCM

9.3 km, straight line

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

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