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What's running through Saltcoats on 19 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Saltcoats on 19 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 19 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

85 trains77 passenger1 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 85 movements at Saltcoats on 19 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

85 booked timetable movements at this location on Monday 19 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:00–10:007 trains

6 passenger1 freight2 types

09:13arr1F01
GLASGOW CENTRAL → ARDROSSAN HARBOUR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:25arr2T06
LARGS → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:29arr2T05
GLASGOW CENTRAL → LARGS
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:37arr1F02
ARDROSSAN HARBOUR → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:49pass6S55
CARLISLE KINGMOOR SIDINGS(DRS) → HUNTERSTON DRS
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:55arr2F60
ARDROSSAN SOUTH BEACH → GLASGOW CENTRAL
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger
09:57arr2F57
GLASGOW CENTRAL → ARDROSSAN HARBOUR
ScotRail · Class 380 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:15–07:156 trains

3 passenger0 freight3 other1 types

07:30–08:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday07:30–08:30

Best for freightTuesday07:30–08:30

Best for varietyMonday09:00–10:00

Most unusualFriday07:30–08:30

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.3	83	0	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	2.1	42	0	12:30–13:30
Monday 19	3.2	85	1	09:00–10:00
Tuesday 20	3.4	89	2	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	3.4	89	2	07:30–08:30

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

83 trains are booked here today — 19% more than a typical Saturday (70).

Trains a day89typical weekday

Freight2%2 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 06:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday85 on average
Tuesday90 on average
Wednesday89 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 380 EMU159 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail159 workings
Direct Rail Services4 workings

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.

16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6S54
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6S55
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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1.6 km, straight line

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2.2 km, straight line

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2.6 km, straight line

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KWN

5.3 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	3	0	1	0
01:00	0	0	1	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	1	0	0	0
06:00	6	0	2	0
07:00	6	1	3	0
08:00	5	0	2	0
09:00	7	1

What's running through Saltcoats on 19 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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

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Uncommon in the timetable