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What's running through Prescot on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Prescot on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.3 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

71 trains71 passenger0 freight2 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 71 movements at Prescot on 23 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

71 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:156 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

17:19arr2C23
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
17:21arr2N99
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
17:34arr2F54
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
17:46arr2C24
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
18:01arr2C25
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
18:04arr2F56
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:00–07:005 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

07:15–08:155 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday17:15–18:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday17:15–18:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.3	71	0	17:15–18:15
Sunday 18	1.4	17	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	2.3	71	0	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	2.3	71	0	17:15–18:15
Wednesday 21	2.3	71	0	17:15–18:15

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

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

Trains a day70typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday71 on average
Tuesday71 on average
Wednesday71 on average
Thursday71 on average
Friday71 on average
Saturday71 on average
Sunday17 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

Most common train types

Electric-hauled85 workings
Class 319 EMU62 workings

Planned operators

Northern148 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Unknown

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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

What's running through Prescot on 23 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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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