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What's running through Polmont on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Polmont on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

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

244 trains219 passenger4 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 244 movements at Polmont on 20 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 Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:45–17:4517 trains

17 passenger0 freight4 types

16:47pass1A89
EDINBURGH → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger
16:50pass1R89
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
16:56pass1S15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → INVERNESS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:56arr2P46
DUNBLANE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:01pass1R90
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:05arr2P05
EDINBURGH → DUNBLANE
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:09arr1R91
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:11arr1R92
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:17pass1S95
KING'S CROSS LONDON → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:21pass1R93
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:21arr2P48
DUNBLANE → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:29pass1E26
ABERDEEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
17:33pass1R94
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:34arr2P07
EDINBURGH → DUNBLANE
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:38arr1R95
EDINBURGH → GLASGOW QUEEN STREET
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:40arr1R96
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET → EDINBURGH
ScotRail · Class 385 EMU
Passenger
17:44pass1A91
EDINBURGH → ABERDEEN
ScotRail · Diesel-hauled
Passenger

Other windows

08:00–09:0016 trains

15 passenger1 freight3 types

09:00–10:0015 trains

15 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

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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 on 20 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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 tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

The week ahead

Recent booked movements

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