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What's running through Plymouth today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

167 trains114 passenger5 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 167 movements at Plymouth 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

167 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:00–17:0013 trains

9 passenger1 freight3 other6 types

16:00arr2G82
GUNNISLAKE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:05arr6C14
BR MARSHALLING YARD → ST BLAZEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:10arr5E67
PLYMOUTH PARK SIDINGS → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
16:12arr1A92
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:13arr1C82
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:25arr5A94
. → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
16:27dep1B67
PLYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
16:38dep2C57
PLYMOUTH → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:45dep2G83
PLYMOUTH → GUNNISLAKE
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
16:45arr2P92
PENZANCE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:48arr1C54
GLOUCESTER → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
16:50dep1A94
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:55dep5P92
PLYMOUTH → PLYMOUTH PARK SIDINGS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other

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12:15–13:1511 trains

8 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

13:30–14:3011 trains

8 passenger2 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday10:15–11:15

Best for freightWednesday10:15–11:15

Best for varietySunday19:30–20:30

Most unusualMonday15:15–16:15

The weekend is quieter — around 26% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	167	5	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	4.2	128	0	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	5.1	200	5	15:15–16:15
Tuesday 20	5.1	200	7	10:15–11:15
Wednesday 21	5.3	202	8	10:15–11:15

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

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

Trains a day200typical weekday

Freight4%7 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 10:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday196 on average
Tuesday200 on average
Wednesday203 on average
Thursday200 on average
Friday200 on average
Saturday171 on average
Sunday129 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 Oct1C02
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V76
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V74
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C15
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C14
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q18
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct3S11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C13
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V73
—
GB Railfreight · 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	5	0	2	0
01:00	2	0	1	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	1	0	0	0
04:00	5	0	1	0
05:00	11	0	4	0
06:00	12	0	5	0
07:00	9	1	5	0
08:00	16	0	9	0
09:00	6	0	9	0
10:00	11	2	10	0
11:00	7	1	9	1
12:00	9	0	10	0
13:00	9	1	9	1
14:00	9	0	10	0
15:00	9	1	8	0
16:00	11	0	11	1
17:00	11	0	8	0
18:00	9	0	10	0
19:00	8	1	8	0
20:00	8	0	7	0
21:00	11	0	9	0
22:00	13	0	4	0
23:00	8	0	9	0

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