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What's running through Widnes today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.6 / 10

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72 trains72 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 72 movements at Widnes 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

72 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:156 trains

6 passenger0 freight3 types

17:22arr2F81
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WARRINGTON CENTRAL
Northern · DMU
Passenger
17:50arr2O91
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
17:52arr2F92
WARRINGTON CENTRAL → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · DMU
Passenger
18:02arr2O85
MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
18:07arr1R74
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
18:10arr1L17
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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06:30–07:305 trains

5 passenger0 freight3 types

07:30–08:305 trains

5 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday17:15–18:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday17:15–18:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 22% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.6	72	0	17:15–18:15
Sunday 18	1.9	39	0	12:15–13:15
Monday 19	2.6	71	0	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	2.6	71	0	17:15–18:15
Wednesday 21	2.6	71	0	17:15–18:15

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

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

Trains a day71typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday71 on average
Tuesday71 on average
Wednesday71 on average
Thursday71 on average
Friday71 on average
Saturday72 on average
Sunday38 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 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU50 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU33 workings
DMU33 workings

Planned operators

Northern67 workings
East Midlands Railway50 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Unknown

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	2	1
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	0	0
06:00	4	2
07:00	4	2
08:00	5	3
09:00	4	3
10:00	4	3
11:00	4	2
12:00	4	3
13:00	4	3
14:00	4	3
15:00	4	4
16:00	4	3
17:00	5	4
18:00	5	4
19:00	4	3
20:00	4	3
21:00	4	4
22:00	1	1
23:00	1	1

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What's worth watching

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

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Uncommon in the timetable

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