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What's running through Manchester Piccadilly today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

1038 trains923 passenger20 freight14 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,038 movements at Manchester Piccadilly 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

1038 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:45–11:4558 trains

55 passenger2 freight1 other11 types

10:45arr1Y59
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:46arr2H58
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:46dep2K10
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → STOKE-ON-TRENT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:47arr2B17
BUXTON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:48arr1C55
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
10:48dep2S78
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SHEFFIELD
Northern · DMU
Passenger
10:49arr1P14
SCARBOROUGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
10:50arr2H85
STOKE-ON-TRENT → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:50arr2U38
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
10:51dep2B18
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BUXTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:51dep2R10
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:52arr2F33
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
10:53arr1H84
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
10:55arr2G49
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:56arr1P23
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SCARBOROUGH
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
10:58arr1Y94
BARROW-IN-FURNESS → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
10:59arr1M25
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:00arr1N61
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:00dep2U47
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:02arr2A14
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
11:02arr2H24
ALDERLEY EDGE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:03dep1V53
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:03dep2G11
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:05arr1B71
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:05arr1H08
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
11:06dep2K35
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:07arr2S17
NEW MILLS CENTRAL → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:10dep2D45
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CHESTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:11arr1B74
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
11:11arr1W14
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:14arr2H59
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:15dep1A38
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
11:15arr1Y60
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:16arr2B19
HAZEL GROVE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:18dep2S10
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → NEW MILLS CENTRAL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:19arr1S51
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
11:20dep2H01
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HAZEL GROVE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:21dep2R11
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:25dep1O16
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:25arr2G50
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:25arr2H36
CHESTER → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
11:26arr1M83
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
11:28arr2A85
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:29arr1M26
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:30dep1V40
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SWANSEA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:31arr1N62
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:32arr2S77
SHEFFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · DMU
Passenger
11:33pass0K42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:33dep2G12
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:33pass4K51
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:33pass4L42
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:35arr1R62
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:36dep2A97
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:38dep2K85
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ALDERLEY EDGE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:40arr2H45
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr1D36
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
11:41arr1L10
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:42arr2U42
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

19:45–20:4557 trains

52 passenger1 freight4 other11 types

07:15–08:1556 trains

54 passenger0 freight2 other10 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:00–17:00

Best for freightThursday16:00–17:00

Best for varietySunday13:30–14:30

Most unusualFriday16:00–17:00

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.9	1038	20	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	6.1	534	3	13:30–14:30
Monday 19	7.6	1172	45	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	7.6	1182	50	16:00–17:00
Wednesday 21	7.6	1184	51	16:00–17:00

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

1,038 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (1,088).

Trains a day1,192typical weekday

Freight4%53 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 49.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,167 on average
Tuesday1,192 on average
Wednesday1,193 on average
Thursday1,194 on average
Friday1,189 on average
Saturday1,076 on average
Sunday509 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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4O22
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0K42
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J55
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M03
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4K18
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L18
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
15 Oct4L32
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M03
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M39
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M90
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	30	1	22	0
01:00	10	3	6	1
02:00	7	2	5	2
03:00	5	2	4	1
04:00	21	4	9	1
05:00	38	2	19	1
06:00	54	1	25	1
07:00	63	1	33	0
08:00	68	2	38	0
09:00	64	3	43	1
10:00	60	2	42	2
11:00	60	2	42	1
12:00	59	1	45	1
13:00	58	2	45	0
14:00	58	2	43	1
15:00	61	1	46	1
16:00	64	5	44	0
17:00	67	2	41	0
18:00	64	2	45	0
19:00	63	3	43	0
20:00	58	1	44	1
21:00	56	2	41	0
22:00	57	5	39	0
23:00	47	2	36	0

What's running through Manchester Piccadilly 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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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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