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What's running through Kirkcaldy today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.6 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including LNER.

62 trains0 passenger0 freight1 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 62 movements at Kirkcaldy 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

62 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:456 trains

0 passenger0 freight6 other1 types

10:59arr0B00
INVERKEITHING → MARKINCH
ScotRail
Other
11:04arr0B00
MARKINCH → INVERKEITHING
ScotRail
Other
11:20dep0B00
KIRKCALDY → INVERKEITHING
LNER
Other
11:25arr0B00
INVERKEITHING → MARKINCH
ScotRail
Other
11:31arr0B00
MARKINCH → INVERKEITHING
ScotRail
Other
11:35arr0B00
INVERKEITHING → KIRKCALDY
LNER
Other

Other windows

13:00–14:005 trains

0 passenger0 freight5 other1 types

14:00–15:005 trains

0 passenger0 freight5 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday22:30–23:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyTuesday22:30–23:30

Most unusualSaturday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 75% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.6	62	0	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	2.0	34	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	2.5	65	0	09:45–10:45
Tuesday 20	3.9	220	0	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	3.8	221	0	22:30–23:30

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

62 trains are booked here today — 63% fewer than a typical Saturday (169).

Trains a day161typical weekday

Freight1%2 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 08:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday134 on average
Tuesday172 on average
Wednesday170 on average
Thursday170 on average
Friday175 on average
Saturday142 on average
Sunday64 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

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

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 Oct0B00
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LNER
17 Oct0B00
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LNER
17 Oct0B00
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LNER
17 Oct0B00
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LNER
17 Oct0B00
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LNER

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	1	0	1
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	2	0	2
06:00	7	0	3
07:00	8	0	4
08:00	10	0	6
09:00	9	0	6
10:00	8	0	6
11:00	9	0	7
12:00	7	0	5
13:00	7	0	6
14:00	10	0	6
15:00	9	0	7
16:00	9	0	6
17:00	7	0	5
18:00	12	0	7
19:00	11	1	5
20:00	8	0	5
21:00	9	0	5
22:00	11	1	6
23:00	7	0	5

What's running through Kirkcaldy today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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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

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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