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What's running through St Helens Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU.

142 trains114 passenger15 freight9 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 142 movements at St Helens 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

142 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1511 trains

8 passenger2 freight1 other6 types

07:15pass1K04
LEEDS → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:24arr2F17
MANCHESTER AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
07:26arr2A11
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
07:29pass4M35
MOSSEND EUROTERMINAL → SEAFORTH C.T. MDHC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:35pass9Z07
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:42pass3S91
BOOTLE JUNCTION → TMD (TRACTION ENGINEERING)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:44pass9Z57
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · DMU
Passenger
07:53pass6M08
DRAX GB RAILFREIGHT → LIVERPOOL BIOMASS TML GBF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:56arr2J91
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER VICTORIA
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
08:08pass9E08
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → NEWCASTLE
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:14pass9M05
NEWCASTLE → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

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19:00–20:0010 trains

8 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

05:30–06:309 trains

5 passenger0 freight4 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:45–09:45

Best for freightMonday08:45–09:45

Best for varietySaturday07:15–08:15

Most unusualSaturday07:15–08:15

The weekend is quieter — around 35% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	142	15	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	4.2	70	9	22:30–23:30
Monday 19	5.8	163	35	08:45–09:45
Tuesday 20	5.8	164	32	18:15–19:15
Wednesday 21	5.8	165	32	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

142 trains are booked here today — 17% more than a typical Saturday (121).

Trains a day162typical weekday

Freight19%30 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 08:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday157 on average
Tuesday155 on average
Wednesday157 on average
Thursday154 on average
Friday156 on average
Saturday127 on average
Sunday82 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-hauled97 workings
Class 800 EMU95 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive90 workings
DMU43 workings
Diesel-hauled33 workings
Class 802 DMU31 workings

Planned operators

TransPennine Express166 workings
GB Railfreight123 workings
Northern110 workings
East Midlands Railway5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 319 EMUUnknown

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 Oct5M06
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
17 Oct1K04
—
TransPennine Express · Class 802 DMU
17 Oct2W91
—
Northern · Class 319 EMU
17 Oct5J01
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5J02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct2F17
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5Y63
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5M06
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5L80
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct2W91
—
Northern · Class 319 EMU
16 Oct5J01
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5J02
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct2F17
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5Y63
—
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct5M06
—
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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	3	1	2	0
01:00	1	1	0	0
02:00	3	3	0	0
03:00	1	1	1	1
04:00	2	1	2	1
05:00	8	2	3	0
06:00	6	1	4	1
07:00	9	1	5	1
08:00	9	1	7	1
09:00	9	2	4	0
10:00	9	1	5	0
11:00	6	0	5	1
12:00	7	1	6	1
13:00	8	2	6	1
14:00	6	0	5	0
15:00	8	0	5	1
16:00	9	1	7	1
17:00	7	0	5	0
18:00	8	2	6	0
19:00	12	2	7	1
20:00	8	1	6	1
21:00	8	2	6	0
22:00	8	2	8	2
23:00	7	2	5	0

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What runs here

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What tends to happen here

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