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What's running through Motherwell tomorrow?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

21 unusual movements expected today, including Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU.

244 trains205 passenger6 freight10 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 244 movements at Motherwell 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

244 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:45–17:4518 trains

18 passenger0 freight5 types

16:45arr2B92
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LANARK
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:47arr1S63
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:51arr2B89
LANARK → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
16:52arr1M17
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:53dep2F45
MOTHERWELL → MILNGAVIE
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
16:59arr9S55
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:11pass1M04
MOSSEND DOWN YARD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Class 321 EMU
Passenger
17:14arr2C44
MILNGAVIE → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:15arr1S57
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
17:15arr2B94
GLASGOW CENTRAL → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:17arr1M92
GLASGOW CENTRAL → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
17:20dep2B91
MOTHERWELL → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:22dep2F47
MOTHERWELL → MILNGAVIE
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:33arr2R48
BALLOCH → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:36arr2B72
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LANARK
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:39arr2C46
MILNGAVIE → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:41dep2S47
MOTHERWELL → BALLOCH
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
17:43arr2B93
LANARK → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3017 trains

14 passenger1 freight2 other6 types

18:15–19:1517 trains

15 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday06:30–07:30

Best for freightFriday06:30–07:30

Best for varietySaturday07:30–08:30

Most unusualSunday10:00–11:00

The weekend is quieter — around 16% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	303	3	07:30–08:30
Sunday 18	5.8	244	6	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	6.2	320	7	20:45–21:45
Tuesday 20	6.3	328	9	20:45–21:45
Wednesday 21	6.3	326	9	20:45–21:45

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

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

Trains a day330typical weekday

Freight4%12 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 12:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday323 on average
Tuesday334 on average
Wednesday334 on average
Thursday336 on average
Friday331 on average
Saturday302 on average
Sunday221 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 Oct5S26
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5D98
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5D63
—
ScotRail · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5B79
—
GB Railfreight · Class 37 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5M01
—
DMU
17 Oct5D91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 37 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0B79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1V54
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1D99
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1V56
—
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct3S91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0D91
—
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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MOTHERWELL DERBY C.S.

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0.2 km, straight line

AIRBLES

AIR

1.2 km, straight line

HOLYTOWN

HLY

2.6 km, straight line

CARFIN

CRF

3.1 km, straight line

SHIELDMUIR

SDM

3.2 km, straight line

BELLSHILL

BLH

3.6 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	14	1	11	0
01:00	1	1	0	0
02:00	1	1	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	2	0	1	0
05:00	19	1	8	1
06:00	20	1	8	0
07:00	18	0	9	0
08:00	17	1	13	1
09:00	15	0	14	0
10:00	15	0	15	1
11:00	15	0	16	1
12:00	18	0	15	0
13:00	16	0	16	0
14:00	17	0	16	0
15:00	17	0	14	0
16:00	17	0	17	1
17:00	15	0	15	1
18:00	18	1	14	0
19:00	14	1	13	0
20:00	17	1	13	0
21:00	15	1	14	0
22:00	13	2	12	1
23:00	16	0	13	1

What's running through Motherwell 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

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Recent booked movements

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

Nearby places to spot trains