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What's running through Glasgow Queen Street today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

450 trains387 passenger0 freight4 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 450 movements at Glasgow Queen Street 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

450 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:00–19:0032 trains

26 passenger0 freight6 other4 types

18:00dep1R06
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:01arr2J51
CUMBERNAULD → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:03dep5W70
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → CORKERHILL CARR SERVICING DEPT
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
18:04arr2N22
ALLOA → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:07arr1R95
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:08dep2W73
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ANNIESLAND GLASGOW
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:11dep1L55
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → DUNDEE
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:11arr5Y27
BREAKDOWN/RECOVERY EASTFIELD → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
18:15arr1T88
INVERNESS → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
18:16dep1R08
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:19arr1R97
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:19dep2N69
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ALLOA
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:23dep1Y27
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → OBAN
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
18:23arr5W51
BREAKDOWN/RECOVERY EASTFIELD → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
18:26arr1T50
ABERDEEN → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
18:27dep2J58
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:29arr2W72
ANNIESLAND GLASGOW → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:32arr2J53
FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:33dep5R97
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → BREAKDOWN/RECOVERY EASTFIELD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other
18:35arr2N58
ALLOA → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:36dep2W51
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ANNIESLAND GLASGOW
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:39arr1R03
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:41dep1A55
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
18:46dep1R12
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:46arr1R99
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:49dep2N53
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → ALLOA
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:52arr1T52
DUNDEE → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:52dep5T50
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → CADDER HST DEPOT
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Other
18:55dep2J60
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → CUMBERNAULD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:55arr2W74
ANNIESLAND GLASGOW → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:58arr2J55
CUMBERNAULD → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
18:59dep5N58
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → BREAKDOWN/RECOVERY EASTFIELD
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other

Other windows

11:30–12:3031 trains

29 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

15:00–16:0029 trains

26 passenger0 freight3 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:30–18:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday09:15–10:15

Most unusualMonday17:30–18:30

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	450	18:00–19:00
Sunday 18	4.3	219	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	4.9	436	17:30–18:30
Tuesday 20	4.9	442	17:30–18:30
Wednesday 21	4.9	442	17:30–18:30

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

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

Trains a day441typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 18.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 08:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday438 on average
Tuesday442 on average
Wednesday442 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 385 EMU501 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU197 workings
Diesel-hauled84 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU82 workings

Planned operators

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 Oct1S95
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1E88
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1S97
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	10	10	0
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	11	6	0
06:00	21	10	0
07:00	24	10	0
08:00	29	15	0
09:00	26

What's running through Glasgow Queen Street 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

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