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What's running through Irlam on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Irlam on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.5 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

76 trains76 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 76 movements at Irlam on 22 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

76 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

06:51arr1B66
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
06:52arr2O80
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:01arr2F40
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → WARRINGTON CENTRAL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:09arr2O90
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
07:23arr1B63
SHEFFIELD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:37arr2O42
WARRINGTON CENTRAL → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

07:45–08:455 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:45–07:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:45–07:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.5	76	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	1.2	21	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	2.5	76	0	06:45–07:45
Tuesday 20	2.5	76	0	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	2.5	76	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

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

Trains a day76typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday76 on average
Tuesday76 on average
Wednesday76 on average
Thursday76 on average
Friday76 on average
Saturday76 on average
Sunday20 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 DMU69 workings
DMU32 workings

Planned operators

Northern72 workings
TransPennine Express31 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Unknown

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

GLAZEBROOK

GLZ

2 km, straight line

FLIXTON

FLI

3.5 km, straight lineOn this line

URMSTON

URM

5.4 km, straight line

BIRCHWOOD

BWD

6.6 km, straight lineOn this line

PATRICROFT

PAT

7.5 km, straight line

ECCLES

ECC

8.7 km, straight line

PADGATE

PDG

8.9 km, straight lineOn this line

WALKDEN

WKD

9.8 km, straight line

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01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	0	0
06:00	4	2
07:00	5	3
08:00	4	3
09:00	5	3
10:00	4	3
11:00	4	3
12:00	4	3
13:00	4	3
14:00	4	3
15:00	4	3
16:00	4	3
17:00	5	3
18:00	4	3
19:00	4	3
20:00	4	3
21:00	4	3
22:00	4	3
23:00	5	3

What's running through Irlam on 22 October 2026?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week