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What's running through Manchester Piccadilly on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Manchester Piccadilly on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.6 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

1184 trains1018 passenger51 freight14 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,184 movements at Manchester Piccadilly 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

1184 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3069 trains

63 passenger4 freight2 other12 types

16:30dep1V50
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Passenger
16:30dep2U69
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → LEEDS
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
16:31arr1N52
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:32arr2S87
SHEFFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · DMU
Passenger
16:32pass4L96
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
16:32pass4O29
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
16:33dep2G22
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:33pass4L86
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:35dep1A63
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:35arr1R72
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:36dep2A92
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:37arr2U62
YORK → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
16:38dep2K80
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ALDERLEY EDGE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:40arr2H40
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:41arr1D31
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → HOLYHEAD
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
16:41arr1L15
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NORWICH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:43arr5S26
NEWTON HTH TMD (TRACTN ENGRG) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
16:44arr1H69
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:45arr1Y51
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:46arr2H70
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:46dep2K12
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → STOKE-ON-TRENT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:47arr2B41
BUXTON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:48arr1C59
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
16:48dep2S70
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → SHEFFIELD
Northern · DMU
Passenger
16:49arr1P76
REDCAR CENTRAL → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
16:50arr2H81
STOKE-ON-TRENT → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:51dep2B42
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BUXTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:51dep2R22
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:52arr2F27
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
16:53arr1U01
BARROW-IN-FURNESS → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · DMU
Passenger
16:54dep2S22
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → NEW MILLS CENTRAL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:55dep1A65
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:56arr1P83
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → SALTBURN
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
16:57arr1H90
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
16:58arr2G61
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
16:59arr1M49
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:00arr1N53
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:00dep2H06
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HAZEL GROVE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:00dep2U71
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → YORK
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
17:02arr2A20
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
17:02arr2H20
ALDERLEY EDGE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:03dep1V65
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:03dep2G23
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → HADFIELD
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:05arr1B83
CLEETHORPES → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
17:05arr1H27
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:06dep2K31
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CREWE
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:07arr2S29
NEW MILLS CENTRAL → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:10dep2D52
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CHESTER
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:10arr2U64
LEEDS → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
17:11arr1B86
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → CLEETHORPES
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
17:11arr1W20
MILFORD HAVEN → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
17:13pass4M67
SOUTHAMPTON M.C.T. EWS → TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:15dep1A66
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:15arr1Y52
BLACKPOOL NORTH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:15arr2H71
ROSE HILL (MARPLE) → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:16arr2B43
BUXTON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:18dep2K50
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → STOKE-ON-TRENT
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:18dep2S24
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → NEW MILLS CENTRAL
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:19arr1S81
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
17:21dep2B44
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BUXTON
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:22arr5S20
NEW MILLS CENTRAL → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
17:23arr1H28
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:23dep2R23
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → ROSE HILL (MARPLE)
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:25dep1O68
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:26arr1M89
EDINBURGH → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
17:26arr2H32
CHESTER → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:27arr2G62
HADFIELD → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:28arr2A81
CREWE → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Northern · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
17:29arr1M50
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:00–09:0068 trains

61 passenger2 freight5 other12 types

17:30–18:3065 trains

60 passenger2 freight3 other11 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

Nearby places to spot trains

MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD

MCO

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

ARDWICK

ADK

1.2 km, straight line

DEANSGATE

DGT

1.5 km, straight lineOn this line

MANCHESTER VICTORIA

MCV

1.5 km, straight line

SALFORD

SFD

1.9 km, straight line

MCHESTER INTERNATIONAL DEP (LI

XLI

2.3 km, straight line

ASHBURYS

ABY

2.4 km, straight line

MILES PLATTING JN

MLP

2.5 km, straight line

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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 on 21 October 2026?

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