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What's running through Longbridge today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

219 trains211 passenger0 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 219 movements at Longbridge 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

219 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:1514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

17:15arr2O46
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:16arr2U50
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:22pass1V62
EDINBURGH → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:35pass1V32
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → GREAT MALVERN
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
17:36arr2R47
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:40arr2P51
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:42pass1S55
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:45arr2O48
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:46arr2U52
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:52pass1M81
HEREFORD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
18:03pass1V33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → HEREFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
18:05arr2R49
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
18:11arr2P53
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
18:14arr2O50
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3013 trains

13 passenger0 freight3 types

18:15–19:1513 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday20:30–21:30

Best for freightTuesday20:30–21:30

Best for varietyWednesday20:30–21:30

Most unusualWednesday20:30–21:30

The weekend is quieter — around 44% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	219	0	17:30–18:30
Sunday 18	4.0	152	0	17:15–18:15
Monday 19	5.9	324	29	15:45–16:45
Tuesday 20	6.2	335	40	20:30–21:30
Wednesday 21	6.3	331	38	20:30–21:30

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

219 trains are booked here today — 19% fewer than a typical Saturday (270).

Trains a day332typical weekday

Freight12%39 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 20:00, 16:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday329 on average
Tuesday339 on average
Wednesday334 on average
Thursday333 on average
Friday340 on average
Saturday257 on average
Sunday167 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 323 EMU325 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive126 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU113 workings
Class 196 DMU98 workings
Diesel-hauled46 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway423 workings
GB Railfreight162 workings
CrossCountry158 workings
Direct Rail Services6 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1V72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive

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

NORTHFIELD

NFD

1.5 km, straight lineOn this line

KINGS NORTON

KNN

3.6 km, straight line

BARNT GREEN

BTG

4.3 km, straight lineOn this line

BOURNVILLE

BRV

4.9 km, straight line

SELLY OAK

SLY

5.7 km, straight line

ALVECHURCH

ALV

5.9 km, straight line

UNIVERSITY (BIRMINGHAM)

UNI

6.6 km, straight line

WYTHALL

WYT

7.7 km, straight line

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

What's running through Longbridge today?

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

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

The week ahead

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