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What's running through Eccles today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

18 unusual movements expected today, including Class 390 EMU.

211 trains187 passenger10 freight13 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 211 movements at Eccles 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

211 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4514 trains

12 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

07:47arr2A11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
07:53pass1D32
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
07:53pass9Z07
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:59pass9M05
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr2F21
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:09pass6M34
DRAX GB RAILFREIGHT → LIVERPOOL BIOMASS TML GBF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:10pass1E52
CHESTER → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:16pass1D71
LEEDS → CHESTER
Northern · DMU
Passenger
08:17arr2J91
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:21pass9E08
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:29pass9Z58
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:31pass3S09
TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING) → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:41pass2F23
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:42pass1H82
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

05:30–06:3013 trains

8 passenger1 freight4 other8 types

12:00–13:0012 trains

10 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday05:00–06:00

Best for freightMonday05:00–06:00

Best for varietySaturday05:30–06:30

Most unusualSaturday05:30–06:30

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	211	10	05:30–06:30
Sunday 18	4.3	94	1	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	6.1	226	12	05:00–06:00
Tuesday 20	6.0	231	11	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	6.0	232	11	12:00–13:00

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

210 trains are booked here today — 9% more than a typical Saturday (193).

Trains a day227typical weekday

Freight5%12 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday221 on average
Tuesday221 on average
Wednesday222 on average
Thursday222 on average
Friday222 on average
Saturday198 on average
Sunday93 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 197 DMU80 workings
Class 800 EMU78 workings
DMU69 workings
Electric-hauled64 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive38 workings
Class 802 DMU29 workings
Class 323 EMU13 workings
Class 397 EMU11 workings

Planned operators

TransPennine Express148 workings
Northern125 workings
Transport for Wales86 workings
GB Railfreight47 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 390 EMU Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 319 EMUUnknown

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 Oct5C48
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct5M06
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5H06
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct1D49
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5V33
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1K04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
17 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0F21
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1U00
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct5J60
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3D32
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1S30
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
17 Oct5J01
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5J02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1M69
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU

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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PAT

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SNN

3.3 km, straight line

MOORSIDE

MSD

3.6 km, straight line

SALFORD CRESCENT

SLD

3.8 km, straight line

MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL GD

MUF

3.8 km, straight line

CLIFTON

CLI

4.2 km, straight line

URMSTON

URM

4.4 km, straight line

SALFORD

SFD

5.1 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Eccles 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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What runs here

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Uncommon in the timetable

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