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What's running through Trowbridge today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU isn't commonly seen here.

105 trains104 passenger0 freight2 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 105 movements at Trowbridge 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

105 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45arr2T09
WESTBURY WILTS → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:52arr1F07
CARDIFF CENTRAL → SALISBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:08arr2V57
WEYMOUTH → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:17arr2M22
SWINDON → WESTBURY WILTS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:20arr1F08
SALISBURY → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:24arr2F03
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → WARMINSTER
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:43arr2C08
GLOUCESTER → FROME
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:43arr2V58
WESTBURY WILTS → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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11:30–12:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

13:30–14:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:45–18:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday17:45–18:45

Most unusualMonday17:45–18:45

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	105	0	19:30–20:30
Sunday 18	1.9	56	0	19:45–20:45
Monday 19	3.2	114	0	17:45–18:45
Tuesday 20	3.2	114	0	17:45–18:45
Wednesday 21	3.2	114	0	17:45–18:45

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

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

Trains a day114typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday107 on average
Tuesday108 on average
Wednesday108 on average
Thursday115 on average
Friday114 on average
Saturday104 on average
Sunday56 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

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 Oct2C30
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
13 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
12 Oct2O16
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 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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WESTBURY WILTS

WSB

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FRESHFORD

FFD

6.5 km, straight line

MELKSHAM

MKM

8.1 km, straight line

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FROME

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12.3 km, straight line

WARMINSTER

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12.9 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Trowbridge today?

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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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