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What's running through Liverpool Central (Wirral) on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Liverpool Central (Wirral) on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

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221 trains218 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 221 movements at Liverpool Central (Wirral) on 21 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

221 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3014 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 types

07:34arr2N04
NEW BRIGHTON → NEW BRIGHTON
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:39arr2W03
WEST KIRBY → WEST KIRBY
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:44arr2C04
CHESTER → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:49arr2N05
NEW BRIGHTON → NEW BRIGHTON
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:52arr2Y04
ELLESMERE PORT → ELLESMERE PORT
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr2W04
WEST KIRBY → WEST KIRBY
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
07:59arr2C06
CHESTER → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:04arr2N06
NEW BRIGHTON → NEW BRIGHTON
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:09arr2W05
WEST KIRBY → WEST KIRBY
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:14arr2C07
CHESTER → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:19arr2N07
NEW BRIGHTON → NEW BRIGHTON
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr2Y05
ELLESMERE PORT → ELLESMERE PORT
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:24arr2W06
WEST KIRBY → WEST KIRBY
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger
08:29arr2C08
CHESTER → CHESTER
Merseyrail · EMU
Passenger

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08:30–09:3014 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 types

09:30–10:3014 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday07:30–08:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:30–08:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	221	0	07:30–08:30
Sunday 18	0.0	0	0	—
Monday 19	3.2	221	0	07:30–08:30
Tuesday 20	3.2	221	0	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	3.2	221	0	07:30–08:30

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

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

Trains a day221typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.2 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

Monday222 on average
Tuesday221 on average
Wednesday221 on average
Thursday222 on average
Friday222 on average
Saturday221 on average
Sunday131 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 25 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

EMU352 workings
Diesel-hauled1 workings

Planned operators

Merseyrail352 workings
GB Railfreight1 workings

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.

12 Oct1Q32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)

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0.1 km, straight line

LIVERPOOL LIME STREET

LIV

0.4 km, straight line

LIVERPOOL LIME ST LOW LEVEL

LVL

0.5 km, straight lineOn this line

LIVERPOOL JAMES STREET

LVJ

0.8 km, straight lineOn this line

MOORFIELDS

XMR

1 km, straight line

MOORFIELDS

MRF

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

BRUNSWICK

BRW

1.6 km, straight line

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EDG

2.1 km, straight line

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06:00	8	6
07:00	12	10
08:00	14	13
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18:00	14	13
19:00	11	10
20:00	9	9
21:00	8	8
22:00	8	8
23:00	8	8

What's running through Liverpool Central (Wirral) on 21 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week