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What's running through Hindley today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

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134 trains134 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 134 movements at Hindley 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

134 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

06:55arr2I03
WIGAN WALLGATE → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:01arr2W02
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → SOUTHPORT
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:07arr2K61
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → HEADBOLT LANE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:12arr2W42
SOUTHPORT → STALYBRIDGE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:25arr2N92
HEADBOLT LANE → BLACKBURN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:32arr2I02
LEEDS → WIGAN WALLGATE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:43arr2O71
SOUTHPORT → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:43arr2W03
STALYBRIDGE → SOUTHPORT
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45–09:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:45–07:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday09:45–10:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	134	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	1.6	30	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	2.8	136	0	06:45–07:45
Tuesday 20	2.8	136	0	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	2.8	136	0	06:45–07:45

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

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

Trains a day136typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 17:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday136 on average
Tuesday136 on average
Wednesday136 on average
Thursday136 on average
Friday136 on average
Saturday134 on average
Sunday30 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 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU156 workings
Unknown15 workings

Planned operators

Northern171 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

INCE

INC

2.5 km, straight line

WESTHOUGHTON

WHG

3.7 km, straight lineOn this line

WIGAN NORTH WESTERN

WGN

3.8 km, straight line

WIGAN WALLGATE

WGW

3.9 km, straight lineOn this line

DAISY HILL

DSY

4.9 km, straight line

HAG FOLD

HGF

5.4 km, straight line

BLACKROD

BLK

5.5 km, straight line

LOSTOCK PARKWAY

LOT

5.6 km, straight line

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

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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Planned operators

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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