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What's running through Whifflet today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 397 EMU isn't commonly seen here.

112 trains99 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 112 movements at Whifflet 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

112 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:009 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

19:02arr2R14
DALMUIR → MOTHERWELL
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:03dep2S15
WHIFFLET → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:26pass1S74
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → GLASGOW CENTRAL
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
19:28arr2F17
CUMBERNAULD → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:33arr2R16
DALMUIR → WHIFFLET
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:33arr2S17
MOTHERWELL → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:35dep5S19
WHIFFLET → WHIFFLET
ScotRail · EMU
Other
19:46arr2C18
DALMUIR → CUMBERNAULD
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger
19:59dep2S19
WHIFFLET → DALMUIR
ScotRail · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:45–09:458 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

11:45–12:458 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday18:30–19:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday18:30–19:30

Most unusualSaturday19:00–20:00

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	112	0	19:00–20:00
Sunday 18	1.4	30	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	3.3	123	0	18:30–19:30
Tuesday 20	3.3	123	0	18:30–19:30
Wednesday 21	3.3	123	0	18:30–19:30

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

112 trains are booked here today — 27% more than a typical Saturday (88).

Trains a day123typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 5.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 09:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday123 on average
Tuesday123 on average
Wednesday123 on average
Thursday123 on average
Friday123 on average
Saturday94 on average
Sunday33 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

EMU172 workings
DMU28 workings

Planned operators

ScotRail172 workings
TransPennine Express1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 397 EMU

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 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
16 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
15 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
14 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
13 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
12 Oct1S74
—
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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COA

3 km, straight line

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CBC

3.2 km, straight lineOn this line

AIRDRIE

ADR

3.3 km, straight line

HOLYTOWN

HLY

3.4 km, straight line

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CBS

3.6 km, straight line

BLAIRHILL COATBRIDGE

BAI

4 km, straight line

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05:00	1	0
06:00	8	2
07:00	6	3
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09:00	8	4
10:00	7	4
11:00	8	4
12:00	8	4
13:00	7	5
14:00	7	3
15:00	8	4
16:00	7	4
17:00	8	4
18:00	8	4
19:00	9	4
20:00	4	3
21:00	6	3
22:00	4	3
23:00	2	2

What's running through Whifflet today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week