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What's running through Gorton today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

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

52 trains49 passenger1 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 52 movements at Gorton 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

52 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:305 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

07:36arr2H52
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:58arr2R04
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:07arr2H53
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:15arr2G44
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr2R05
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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13:30–14:305 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

18:00–19:005 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday13:45–14:45

Best for freightTuesday13:45–14:45

Best for varietySaturday08:00–09:00

Most unusualTuesday13:45–14:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	52	1	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	1.4	32	0	11:45–12:45
Monday 19	3.6	55	5	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	3.7	56	6	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	3.7	56	6	13:45–14:45

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

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

Trains a day57typical weekday

Freight11%6 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday56 on average
Tuesday57 on average
Wednesday57 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU41 workings
Class 323 EMU41 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive10 workings

Planned operators

Northern82 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 Oct6H17
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5W85
—
TransPennine Express · DMU

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04:00	0	0	0	0
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06:00	4	0	2	0
07:00	2	0	1	0
08:00	4	1	3	1
09:00	4	0

What's running through Gorton today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

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