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What's running through Runcorn East today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.7 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

76 trains71 passenger1 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 76 movements at Runcorn East 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

76 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:30–19:306 trains

5 passenger1 freight4 types

18:36pass6J37
CARLISLE YARD → CHIRK KRONOSPAN COLAS RAIL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
18:40arr1E74
CHESTER → LEEDS
Northern · DMU
Passenger
18:46arr1D71
LEEDS → CHESTER
Northern · DMU
Passenger
19:10arr1H93
HOLYHEAD → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
19:24arr2F17
ELLESMERE PORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
19:25arr1D33
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LLANDUDNO
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:00–07:005 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

11:45–12:455 trains

5 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:15–18:15

Best for freightMonday17:15–18:15

Best for varietySaturday18:30–19:30

Most unusualWednesday06:15–07:15

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	76	1	18:30–19:30
Sunday 18	2.1	33	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	4.2	79	5	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	4.0	80	3	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	4.2	82	4	06:15–07:15

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

76 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (80).

Trains a day82typical weekday

Freight4%3 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 18:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday82 on average
Tuesday82 on average
Wednesday84 on average
Thursday82 on average
Friday81 on average
Saturday79 on average
Sunday34 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 197 DMU75 workings
DMU35 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive8 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU5 workings

Planned operators

Transport for Wales78 workings
Northern40 workings
GB Railfreight18 workings
Freightliner2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMUUnknown

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 Oct3S06
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6J37
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1D49
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct5J60
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct3D32
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2F17
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6F90
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6F91
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6J37
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1D49
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct3S06
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6J11
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1R98
—
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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	2	0	1	0
01:00	1	0	2	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	1	0
05:00	2	0	2	0
06:00	5	0	3	0
07:00	5	1	2	0
08:00	4	0	3	0
09:00	4	0	3	0
10:00	4	0	3	0
11:00	4	0	3	0
12:00	5	1	3	0
13:00	4	0	3	0
14:00	4	0	3	0
15:00	4	0	3	0
16:00	6	0	4	0
17:00	4	0	4	0
18:00	5	1	4	1
19:00	5	0	3	0
20:00	4	0	3	0
21:00	3	0	2	0
22:00	4	0	3	0
23:00	2	0	3	0

What's running through Runcorn East today?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

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Recent booked movements

The week ahead

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