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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

13 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

538 trains415 passenger0 freight14 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 538 movements at Edinburgh 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

538 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:00–18:0041 trains

34 passenger0 freight7 other7 types

17:00dep1A87
EDINBURGH → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
17:00dep1E24
EDINBURGH → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:00arr2H80
HELENSBURGH CENTRAL → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:01dep1R93
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:03arr5L54
HAYMARKET SD SUPERVISORS → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:05dep1V71
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:05dep2G83
EDINBURGH → LEVEN
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:05dep2P82
EDINBURGH → STIRLING
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:06arr2P06
DUNBLANE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:06arr9S15
NEWCASTLE → EDINBURGH
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:10dep2H93
EDINBURGH → HELENSBURGH CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:10dep5B44
EDINBURGH → HAYMARKET SD SUPERVISORS
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:11arr1S43
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:11arr5N62
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → MILLERHILL EMU YARD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other
17:12dep2T82
EDINBURGH → TWEEDBANK
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:14arr5L35
HAYMARKET SD SUPERVISORS → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:17arr1R90
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:17arr5R81
MILLERHILL EMU YARD → CM&EE CRAIGENTINNY T&RSMD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other
17:21arr2G76
LEVEN → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:22dep9N17
EDINBURGH → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:29arr1S17
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:29arr2H82
HELENSBURGH CENTRAL → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:30dep1E25
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:30dep1R01
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:34dep2P57
EDINBURGH → DUNBLANE
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:35arr1S95
NEWCASTLE → EDINBURGH
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:36dep2L63
EDINBURGH → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:38arr1S18
YORK → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:39arr2P83
STIRLING → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:39dep2Y30
EDINBURGH → NORTH BERWICK
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:40dep2H95
EDINBURGH → HELENSBURGH CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:43arr1S66
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → EDINBURGH
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
17:45arr1B74
ABERDEEN → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:46arr2T79
TWEEDBANK → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:47arr1R94
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:48dep5P83
EDINBURGH → MILLERHILL EMU YARD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other
17:50dep1L35
EDINBURGH → PERTH
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:51arr2Y50
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:53arr2Y19
NORTH BERWICK → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:55dep5B74
EDINBURGH → BREAKDOWN/RECOVERY EASTFIELD
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:59arr1S45
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0039 trains

32 passenger0 freight7 other7 types

13:30–14:3037 trains

34 passenger0 freight3 other9 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday23:00–00:00

Best for freightMonday23:00–00:00

Best for varietyMonday23:00–00:00

Most unusualWednesday23:00–00:00

The weekend is quieter — around 28% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.4	907	0	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	6.1	538	0	13:30–14:30
Monday 19	6.6	924	2	23:00–00:00
Tuesday 20	6.6	1015	2	23:00–00:00
Wednesday 21	6.6	1016	2	23:00–00:00

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

907 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (986).

Trains a day1,009typical weekday

Freight0%4 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 42.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday983 on average
Tuesday1,007 on average
Wednesday1,011 on average
Thursday1,012 on average
Friday1,018 on average
Saturday966 on average
Sunday564 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 385 EMU815 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU739 workings
Class 800 EMU261 workings
EMU237 workings
Diesel-hauled132 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.

17 Oct5H91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 37 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0M16
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Electric-hauled
17 Oct0B25
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Electric-hauled

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HAYMARKET EDINBURGH

HYM

2 km, straight lineOn this line

HAYMARKET SD SUPERVISORS

XHA

3 km, straight line

CM&EE CRAIGENTINNY T&RSMD

XCN

3.9 km, straight line

SLATEFORD EDINBURGH

SLA

4.5 km, straight line

PORTOBELLO JN (WEST MIDS)

XPJ

5.2 km, straight line

KINGSKNOWE

KGE

5.5 km, straight line

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	28	0	20
01:00	7	0	4
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	4	0	3
04:00	7	1	3
05:00	26	0	12
06:00	47	0	21
07:00	54	0	24
08:00	66	0	36
09:00	57	0	41
10:00	52	0	47
11:00	50	0	43
12:00	47	0	45
13:00	52	0	45
14:00	50	0	44
15:00	53	0	47
16:00	57	0	46
17:00	62	0	50
18:00	50	0	42
19:00	48	0	41
20:00	48	1	39
21:00	44	0	38
22:00	48	1	40
23:00	52	1	37

What's running through Edinburgh tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Nearby places to spot trains

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable