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What's running through Rice Lane on 22 October 2026?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.9 / 10

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

131 trains127 passenger0 freight2 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 131 movements at Rice Lane 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

131 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

06:46arr2K01
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
06:48arr2F03
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:02arr2K02
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:03arr2F04
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:18arr2F05
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger
07:18arr2K03
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr2K04
LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN) → HEADBOLT LANE
Merseyrail · Class 777 EMU
Passenger
07:33arr2F06
HEADBOLT LANE → LIVERPOOL CENTRAL (NORTHERN)
Merseyrail · DMU
Passenger

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07:45–08:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

08:45–09:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:45–07:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:45–07:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.9	127	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	2.2	64	0	08:00–09:00
Monday 19	2.9	127	0	06:45–07:45
Tuesday 20	2.9	127	0	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	2.9	127	0	06:45–07:45

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

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

Trains a day130typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday128 on average
Tuesday130 on average
Wednesday127 on average
Thursday131 on average
Friday132 on average
Saturday127 on average
Sunday64 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

Class 777 EMU64 workings
DMU64 workings

Planned operators

Merseyrail128 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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0.7 km, straight line

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00:00	1	1
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04:00	0	0
05:00	1	1
06:00	5	3
07:00	8	4
08:00	8	6
09:00	8	6
10:00	8	6
11:00	8	6
12:00	8	6
13:00	8	6
14:00	8	6
15:00	8	6
16:00	8	6
17:00	8	6
18:00	8	6
19:00	8	6
20:00	4	4
21:00	5	4
22:00	5	4
23:00	5	4

What's running through Rice Lane on 22 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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