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What's running through Kirkdale today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.3 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

261 trains255 passenger0 freight5 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 261 movements at Kirkdale 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

261 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0017 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 types

07:00arr2U03
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:06arr2F04
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:08arr2O04
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:11arr2U04
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:15arr2K03
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr2F05
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:23arr2O05
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:26arr2U05
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:29arr2K04
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:36arr2F06
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:38arr2O06
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:41arr2U06
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:44arr2K05
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:51arr2F07
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:53arr2O07
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → ORMSKIRK
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:56arr2U07
ORMSKIRK → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:59arr2K06
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger

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18:45–19:4517 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

08:00–09:0016 trains

16 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday18:45–19:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday18:45–19:45

Most unusualSaturday18:45–19:45

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	261	18:45–19:45
Sunday 18	3.7	134	20:30–21:30
Monday 19	4.3	261	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	4.3	261	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	4.3	261	05:45–06:45

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

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

Trains a day266typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday261 on average
Tuesday261 on average
Wednesday260 on average
Thursday265 on average
Friday266 on average
Saturday261 on average
Sunday133 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

EMU163 workings
Class 777 EMU65 workings
DMU65 workings

Planned operators

Merseyrail289 workings
GB Railfreight12 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
15 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
14 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
13 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
12 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
11 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · EMU

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

Nearby places to spot trains

KIRKDALE CARRIAGE CLEANING

XKK

0.1 km, straight line

BANK HALL

BAH

0.5 km, straight line

BOOTLE ORIEL ROAD (MERSEYSIDE)

BOT

1.2 km, straight line

SANDHILLS

SDL

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

BOOTLE NEW STRAND (MERSEYSIDE)

BNW

1.6 km, straight line

WALTON (MERSEYSIDE)

WAO

2 km, straight line

RICE LANE

RIL

2.2 km, straight lineOn this line

ORRELL PARK

OPK

2.7 km, straight line

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

What's running through Kirkdale 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

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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