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What's running through Small Heath today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.5 / 10

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

105 trains105 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 105 movements at Small Heath 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

105 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

20:30–21:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

20:35arr2K14
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON → KIDDERMINSTER
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
20:42arr2S13
KIDDERMINSTER → STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
20:51arr2V16
DORRIDGE → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
20:58arr2C15
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → DORRIDGE
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
21:05arr2B18
WHITLOCKS END → BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
21:12arr2S17
KIDDERMINSTER → WHITLOCKS END
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
21:22arr2V20
DORRIDGE → WORCESTER SHRUB HILL
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger
21:28arr2C19
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → DORRIDGE
West Midlands Railway · Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:30–13:307 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

13:30–14:307 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday20:30–21:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday20:30–21:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.5	105	0	20:30–21:30
Sunday 18	0.0	0	0	—
Monday 19	2.5	98	0	06:45–07:45
Tuesday 20	2.5	98	0	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	2.5	98	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

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

Trains a day98typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.1 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

Monday98 on average
Tuesday98 on average
Wednesday98 on average
Thursday98 on average
Friday98 on average
Saturday104 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 24 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 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU201 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway201 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

SOUTH JUNCTION

XOH

0.1 km, straight lineOn this line

BORDESLEY JUNCTION

XIR

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

BIRMINGHAM BORDESLEY

BBS

1.6 km, straight line

WHS C.S.

XTS

1.6 km, straight lineOn this line

TYSELEY

TYS

1.7 km, straight line

ST ANDREWS JUNCTION (WEST MIDS

XON

1.8 km, straight lineOn this line

ADDERLEY PARK BIRMINGHAM

ADD

2.2 km, straight line

LANDOR STREET JUNCTION

XLX

2.4 km, straight line

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01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	2	0
06:00	3	2
07:00	6	6
08:00	6	6
09:00	6	6
10:00	6	6
11:00	6	6
12:00	6	6
13:00	6	6
14:00	6	6
15:00	6	6
16:00	6	6
17:00	6	6
18:00	6	6
19:00	6	6
20:00	4	6
21:00	4	8
22:00	4	5
23:00	3	4

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week