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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

119 trains110 passenger3 freight8 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 119 movements at St Helens Central 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

119 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:009 trains

8 passenger1 freight4 types

08:02arr1F02
BLACKPOOL NORTH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:08arr2C05
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr2F56
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr1S41
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
08:37arr2C06
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
08:44arr2F58
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
08:48pass6F92
LEYLAND SIDINGS GBRF → TUEBROOK SDGS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:55arr1N82
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr1F04
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger

Other windows

19:30–20:309 trains

7 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

11:30–12:308 trains

7 passenger1 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday15:30–16:30

Best for freightTuesday15:30–16:30

Best for varietySaturday19:30–20:30

Most unusualSaturday19:30–20:30

The weekend is quieter — around 41% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	119	3	19:30–20:30
Sunday 18	3.1	33	3	17:30–18:30
Monday 19	4.8	128	11	15:30–16:30
Tuesday 20	4.8	128	12	15:30–16:30
Wednesday 21	4.8	128	12	15:30–16:30

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

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

Trains a day129typical weekday

Freight9%11 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday129 on average
Tuesday129 on average
Wednesday130 on average
Thursday131 on average
Friday131 on average
Saturday121 on average
Sunday31 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

Electric-hauled110 workings
Class 319 EMU73 workings
Class 397 EMU20 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive20 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings
EMU10 workings

Planned operators

Northern187 workings
GB Railfreight41 workings
TransPennine Express20 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 323 EMU Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 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 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct3S90
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct5Y65
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct6F92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6F52
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6F92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5N57
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
16 Oct5Y65
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct3S90
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0N35
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S59
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S07
—
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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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	0	0	1	0
01:00	0	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	1	0
05:00	3	0	1	0
06:00	6	1	3	0
07:00	8	1	4	0
08:00	8	0	5	0
09:00	6	1	4	0
10:00	6	0	4	0
11:00	9	1	5	0
12:00	7	0	5	1
13:00	7	1	4	0
14:00	8	2	4	0
15:00	8	1	5	0
16:00	8	1	5	1
17:00	8	0	6	0
18:00	7	1	5	1
19:00	6	0	5	0
20:00	7	0	5	1
21:00	6	0	6	1
22:00	5	1	4	0
23:00	5	0	2	0

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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