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What's running through Telford Central on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Telford Central on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

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102 trains102 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 102 movements at Telford Central on 20 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

102 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:307 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

06:30arr2G02
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:36arr2J02
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
06:49arr1I02
CHESTER → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:58arr1J03
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → ABERYSTWYTH
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:15arr1G03
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:25arr2G04
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
07:27arr2J04
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:30–08:306 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

08:30–09:306 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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05:00	1	1
06:00	5	3
07:00	6	2
08:00	6	3
09:00	6	5
10:00	6	5
11:00	6	5
12:00	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

What's running through Telford Central on 20 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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What runs here

Most common train types

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week