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What's running through South Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

432 trains396 passenger0 freight10 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 432 movements at South Junction 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

432 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:1526 trains

24 passenger0 freight2 other7 types

11:19pass2H43
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:22pass2G10
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
11:26pass1D13
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:26pass1I10
HOLYHEAD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:29pass1V51
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:31pass2J14
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
11:34pass1M33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:37pass1F54
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:37pass2I20
HEDNESFORD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:40pass2A21
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:44pass1G48
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:44pass2W22
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
11:47pass5A70
WHS C.S. → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
11:49pass2H45
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
11:52pass1O14
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
11:56pass1G11
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
11:56pass1J50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:00pass5A71
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
12:02pass9M51
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
12:05pass1M34
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
12:07pass2I22
HEDNESFORD → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
12:08pass1F55
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
12:10pass2A23
WOLVERHAMPTON → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
12:11pass9S60
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
12:13pass1G49
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
12:14pass2W24
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

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13:30–14:3026 trains

24 passenger0 freight2 other8 types

09:00–10:0025 trains

24 passenger0 freight1 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:30–23:30

Best for freightMonday22:30–23:30

Best for varietyMonday22:30–23:30

Most unusualSunday22:00–23:00

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	432	0	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	5.3	236	0	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	5.7	451	1	22:30–23:30
Tuesday 20	5.7	448	1	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	5.6	446	0	22:30–23:30

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

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

Trains a day449typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 18.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 12:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday448 on average
Tuesday447 on average
Wednesday448 on average

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 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B22
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	5	4	0
01:00	1	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	0
05:00	16	7	0
06:00	21	10	0
07:00	26	12	0
08:00	23	17	0
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