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What's running through Plymouth on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Plymouth on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 57 diesel locomotive.

199 trains130 passenger7 freight8 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 199 movements at Plymouth on 22 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

199 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0015 trains

11 passenger0 freight4 other4 types

08:00arr5A77
. → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
08:05arr1A76
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:05arr2C05
EXETER ST DAVIDS → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:12arr5M43
. → PLYMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
08:15arr2G74
GUNNISLAKE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:21arr2P04
PENZANCE → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:27dep1M43
PLYMOUTH → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:28dep2G75
PLYMOUTH → GUNNISLAKE
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:31arr2C07
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:35dep1A77
PLYMOUTH → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:40arr1C11
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PENZANCE
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
08:44arr2P05
LISKEARD → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
08:45arr5E04
. → PLYMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
08:49dep2E04
PLYMOUTH → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:57dep5P04
PLYMOUTH → .
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other

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21:30–22:3015 trains

7 passenger0 freight8 other5 types

10:00–11:0013 trains

8 passenger3 freight2 other5 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
—
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

What's running through Plymouth on 22 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