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What's running through Wellington today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

104 trains101 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 104 movements at Wellington 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

104 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:45–12:458 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

11:45arr1I12
ABERYSTWYTH → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:04arr1D13
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL → LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:11arr1G13
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:12pass2Q74
BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY → STOURBRIDGE SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:17arr2G14
SHREWSBURY → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:34arr2J14
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:40arr1J50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → SHREWSBURY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
12:43arr1I14
LLANDUDNO JUNCTION → BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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12:45–13:457 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

16:45–17:457 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday12:15–13:15

Best for freightTuesday12:15–13:15

Best for varietyWednesday12:15–13:15

Most unusualThursday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	104	0	11:45–12:45
Sunday 18	3.1	63	1	11:30–12:30
Monday 19	4.5	123	15	12:15–13:15
Tuesday 20	4.2	126	17	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	4.4	128	16	12:15–13:15

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

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

Trains a day125typical weekday

Freight13%16 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 09:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday125 on average
Tuesday128 on average
Wednesday129 on average
Thursday127 on average
Friday119 on average
Saturday103 on average
Sunday63 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 Oct2Q74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1V72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
12 Oct3S03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct0D01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct5P55
—
Diesel-hauled
12 Oct0V01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6C37
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct3S02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct0M41
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

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