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What's running through Swinton (Greater Manchester) on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Swinton (Greater Manchester) on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.1 / 10

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

70 trains70 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 70 movements at Swinton (Greater Manchester) on 22 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

70 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:45–17:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 types

16:46arr2N91
HEADBOLT LANE → BLACKBURN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:09arr2I22
LEEDS → WIGAN WALLGATE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:19arr2I23
WIGAN WALLGATE → LEEDS
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:32arr2R61
MANCHESTER VICTORIA → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:41arr2K62
BLACKBURN → HEADBOLT LANE
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:43arr2N92
HEADBOLT LANE → BLACKBURN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:155 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 types

06:15–07:154 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday16:45–17:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday14:45–15:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.1	68	0	16:45–17:45
Sunday 18	1.5	16	0	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	2.1	70	0	16:45–17:45
Tuesday 20	2.1	70	0	16:45–17:45
Wednesday 21	2.1	70	0	16:45–17:45

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

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

Trains a day70typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday70 on average
Tuesday70 on average
Wednesday70 on average
Thursday70 on average
Friday70 on average
Saturday68 on average
Sunday15 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

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU88 workings

Planned operators

Northern88 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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

What's running through Swinton (Greater Manchester) on 22 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

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

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