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What's running through Manchester Oxford Road tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Manchester Oxford Road tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

206 trains187 passenger3 freight12 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 206 movements at Manchester Oxford Road on 18 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

206 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:00–15:0016 trains

14 passenger1 freight1 other9 types

14:02pass6E10
LIVERPOOL BIOMASS TML GBF → DRAX GB RAILFREIGHT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:07arr1B80
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
14:09arr1B77
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
14:13arr1Y61
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
14:19arr1M86
GLASGOW CENTRAL → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:23arr2F16
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
14:28arr1S66
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → EDINBURGH
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
14:32arr1H84
CHESTER → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
14:36arr2O95
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:38arr1L12
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:39arr1R56
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
14:46dep2O77
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
14:49arr3S09
TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING) → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
14:50arr1C72
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → WINDERMERE
Northern · DMU
Passenger
14:52arr1Y81
WINDERMERE → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
14:58arr1D35
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → CHESTER
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

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13:00–14:0015 trains

15 passenger0 freight7 types

18:45–19:4515 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday15:45–16:45

Best for freightThursday15:45–16:45

Best for varietySaturday09:45–10:45

Most unusualFriday15:45–16:45

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.6	437	20	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	5.3	206	3	14:00–15:00
Monday 19	7.1	469	45	15:45–16:45
Tuesday 20	7.2	482	50	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	7.2	483	51	15:45–16:45

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

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

Trains a day479typical weekday

Freight11%53 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 20.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 10:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday469 on average
Tuesday481 on average
Wednesday481 on average
Thursday484 on average
Friday479 on average
Saturday438 on average
Sunday219 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 Oct5C48
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct5H06
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5V33
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4O22
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0K42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0F21
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J55
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5C31
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct5H07
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct5V33
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M03
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5K65
—
Transport for Wales · Class 67 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

DEANSGATE

DGT

0.6 km, straight lineOn this line

MANCHESTER PICCADILLY

MAN

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

SALFORD

SFD

1.3 km, straight line

MANCHESTER VICTORIA

MCV

1.5 km, straight line

ARDWICK

ADK

1.9 km, straight line

SALFORD CRESCENT

SLD

2.6 km, straight line

MCHESTER INTERNATIONAL DEP (LI

XLI

3 km, straight line

WC LONGSIGHT FLT CMD CARR ENG

XML

3.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	10	1	4	0
01:00	6	3	3	1
02:00	3	2	3	2
03:00	3	2	1	1
04:00	11	4	4	1
05:00	11	2	6	1
06:00	18	1	10	1
07:00	24	1	13	0
08:00	26	2	15	0
09:00	27	3	18	1
10:00	27	2	20	2
11:00	24	2	19	1
12:00	23	1	18	1
13:00	24	2	19	0
14:00	24	2	20	1
15:00	24	1	20	1
16:00	29	5	20	0
17:00	26	2	19	0
18:00	26	2	18	0
19:00	25	3	18	0
20:00	22	1	19	1
21:00	21	2	15	0
22:00	26	5	19	0
23:00	19	2	14	0

What's running through Manchester Oxford Road tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable