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What's running through Polmont today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.9 / 10

12 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

202 trains189 passenger1 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 202 movements at Polmont 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

202 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:00–17:0015 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

16:01pass1B30
INVERNESS → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
16:03arr2P49
EDINBURGH → DUNBLANE
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:08arr1R84
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:09arr1R83
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:17pass5J97
FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON → FALKIRK GRAHAMSTON
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Other
16:21arr1R86
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:22arr1R85
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:25arr2P44
DUNBLANE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:31arr2P03
EDINBURGH → DUNBLANE
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:39arr1R87
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:39arr1R88
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:52arr1R89
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:52arr1R90
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:56pass1S15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → INVERNESS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:57arr2P46
DUNBLANE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger

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10:30–11:3014 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

13:15–14:1514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday14:15–15:15

Best for freightWednesday22:45–23:45

Best for varietyFriday14:15–15:15

Most unusualFriday14:15–15:15

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	202	1	05:00–06:00
Sunday 18	4.5	131	0	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	5.4	208	4	08:15–09:15
Tuesday 20	5.6	244	4	22:45–23:45
Wednesday 21	5.7	246	5	22:45–23:45

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

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

Trains a day215typical weekday

Freight2%4 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday213 on average
Tuesday219 on average
Wednesday221 on average
Thursday220 on average
Friday220 on average
Saturday207 on average
Sunday131 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 Oct5D24
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct1E13
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
17 Oct1S15
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct6A65
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0D24
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1B24
—
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1B26
—
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5L51
—
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct0B04
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5R90
—
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5V21
—
ScotRail · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct1E13
—
LNER · Class 800 DMU
16 Oct1S15
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1A25
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 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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XGM

3.8 km, straight line

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FKG

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

FALKIRK HIGH

FKK

4.9 km, straight line

CAMELON

CMO

6.2 km, straight line

LINLITHGOW

LIN

7.5 km, straight lineOn this line

LARBERT

LBT

8.3 km, straight line

BATHGATE

BHG

11.1 km, straight line

LIVINGSTON NORTH

LSN

14.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	7	0	3	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	1	0	1	0
04:00	3	1	1	0
05:00	6	0	4	1
06:00	7	0	4	0
07:00	9	0	4	0
08:00	14	1	7	0
09:00	13	0	8	0
10:00	11	0	10	0
11:00	10	0	11	0
12:00	10	0	11	0
13:00	9	0	12	0
14:00	12	0	12	0
15:00	9	0	10	0
16:00	11	0	14	0
17:00	15	0	12	0
18:00	13	0	10	0
19:00	12	0	9	0
20:00	11	0	8	0
21:00	11	0	9	0
22:00	11	1	9	0
23:00	10	1	6	0

What's running through Polmont today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable