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What's running through Telford Central today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

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101 trains101 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 101 movements at Telford 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

101 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

08:49arr1I06
CREWE → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:57arr1J07
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → ABERYSTWYTH
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:17arr1G07
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:25arr2G08
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:26arr2J08
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:36arr1J44
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger

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09:45–10:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

10:45–11:456 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday08:45–09:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday08:45–09:45

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	101	0	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	2.3	57	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	2.8	102	0	06:30–07:30
Tuesday 20	2.8	102	0	06:30–07:30
Wednesday 21	2.8	102	0	06:30–07:30

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

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

Trains a day102typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday102 on average
Tuesday102 on average
Wednesday102 on average
Thursday102 on average
Friday102 on average
Saturday101 on average
Sunday57 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 196 DMU104 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU77 workings

Planned operators

West Midlands Railway105 workings
Transport for Wales76 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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06:00	5	3
07:00	6	2
08:00	6	3
09:00	6	5
10:00	6	5
11:00	6	5
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18:00	6	5
19:00	6	5
20:00	5	5
21:00	6	5
22:00	3	4
23:00	3	3

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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

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What runs here

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