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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

219 trains210 passenger0 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 219 movements at Selly Oak 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

219 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:3014 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

09:31arr2U18
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:32arr2O16
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:43pass3S02
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:47pass1S39
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:52arr2P19
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:52arr2R17
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
09:57pass1M57
HEREFORD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:58pass1V23
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → HEREFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
10:02arr2O18
LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL → BROMSGROVE
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:02arr2U20
REDDITCH → FOUR OAKS
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:18pass1V48
NEWCASTLE → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
10:22arr2P21
BROMSGROVE → LICHFIELD T V HIGH LEVEL
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:24arr2R19
FOUR OAKS → REDDITCH
West Midlands Railway · Class 323 EMU
Passenger
10:27pass1M58
WORCESTER SHRUB HILL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger

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06:30–07:3013 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

08:00–09:0013 trains

13 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:00–09:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday18:15–19:15

Most unusualMonday08:00–09:00

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	219	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	4.0	151	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	4.6	270	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	4.6	270	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	4.4	270	18:15–19:15

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

219 trains are booked here today — 15% fewer than a typical Saturday (258).

Trains a day270typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 18:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday271 on average
Tuesday270 on average
Wednesday271 on average
Thursday271 on average
Friday271 on average
Saturday248 on average
Sunday163 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 Oct3J04
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S02
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S03
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1V72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
11 Oct3S02
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3Z13
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3J07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3J08
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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FWY

3.5 km, straight lineOn this line

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NFD

4.3 km, straight line

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BMO

4.9 km, straight line

BIRMINGHAM BORDESLEY

BBS

5.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	3	3
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
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04:00	0	0
05:00	3	2
06:00	11	6
07:00	15	7
08:00	20	9
09:00	16	12
10:00	14	14
11:00	15	12
12:00	15	12
13:00	16	13
14:00	15	14
15:00	15	13
16:00	15	12
17:00	15	14
18:00	18	13
19:00	16	13
20:00	12	13
21:00	16	12
22:00	12	11
23:00	8	7

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