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What's running through Nantwich on 21 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.4 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

79 trains58 passenger14 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 79 movements at Nantwich 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

79 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:45–13:457 trains

4 passenger3 freight3 types

12:59arr2K54
SHREWSBURY → CREWE
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:16pass1V42
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Passenger
13:17pass1W57
CARDIFF CENTRAL → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Transport for Wales · Class 67 diesel locomotive
Passenger
13:25arr2J56
CREWE → SHREWSBURY
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
13:36pass4G77
DONNINGTON RFT GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:36pass4O77
DONNINGTON RFT GBRF → SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:36pass4S77
DONNINGTON RFT GBRF → MOSSEND DOWN YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

17:15–18:156 trains

3 passenger2 freight1 other4 types

06:00–07:005 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday12:45–13:45

Best for freightTuesday12:45–13:45

Best for varietyTuesday12:45–13:45

Most unusualWednesday12:45–13:45

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	66	1	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	3.2	49	1	21:00–22:00
Monday 19	4.2	74	11	12:45–13:45
Tuesday 20	4.3	85	18	12:45–13:45
Wednesday 21	4.4	79	14	12:45–13:45

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

66 trains are booked here today — 6% more than a typical Saturday (62).

Trains a day78typical weekday

Freight15%12 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 06:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday74 on average
Tuesday82 on average
Wednesday78 on average
Thursday81 on average
Friday74 on average
Saturday63 on average
Sunday48 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 Oct6M90
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2Q74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Q40
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0K10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0V07
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M39
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0J10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V40
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0K10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S71
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M39
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct0V07
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V40
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Z67
—
Freightliner · Class 66 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

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6.2 km, straight line

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XCR

6.3 km, straight line

CREWE

CRE

6.4 km, straight line

SANDBACH

SDB

12.8 km, straight line

WINSFORD

WSF

14.2 km, straight line

WEM

26.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Nantwich 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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week