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What's running through Wigan North Western today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.5 / 10

15 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

241 trains185 passenger26 freight14 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 241 movements at Wigan North Western 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

241 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4516 trains

11 passenger4 freight1 other8 types

06:46arr1F00
BLACKPOOL NORTH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Electric-hauled
Passenger
06:46pass4S64
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → COATBRIDGE CONTAINER BASE
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
06:52dep2C03
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
06:56pass6F66
Shap Harrisons Quarry GBRf → ASHTON IN MAKERFLD KS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:00pass1M69
LANCASTER → MANCHESTER AIRPORT
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
07:03arr2F50
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
07:05pass4M35
MOSSEND EUROTERMINAL → SEAFORTH C.T. MDHC
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:08arr1N80
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → BLACKPOOL NORTH
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
07:09arr1M19
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
07:14pass6C53
SOUTH YARD (COAL SDG) DRS → SELLAFIELD (BNF)
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
Freight
07:16arr1M71
OXENHOLME → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
TransPennine Express · Class 397 EMU
Passenger
07:21dep2C04
WIGAN NORTH WESTERN → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
07:29arr9A48
LANCASTER → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
07:32arr2F52
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 319 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr5I05
SPRINGS BRANCH STABL SDG → WIGAN NORTH WESTERN
Northern · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
07:36arr1S36
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:45–08:4515 trains

13 passenger1 freight1 other6 types

11:45–12:4515 trains

11 passenger1 freight3 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday21:30–22:30

Best for freightTuesday21:30–22:30

Best for varietyMonday21:30–22:30

Most unusualSunday21:15–22:15

The weekend is quieter — around 48% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	239	26	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	5.7	117	14	21:15–22:15
Monday 19	7.5	340	65	21:30–22:30
Tuesday 20	7.5	344	73	21:30–22:30
Wednesday 21	7.4	341	71	21:30–22:30

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

239 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (256).

Trains a day338typical weekday

Freight20%68 movements

Busiest hour21:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 21:00, 19:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday340 on average
Tuesday342 on average
Wednesday342 on average
Thursday341 on average
Friday339 on average
Saturday252 on average
Sunday118 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 66 diesel locomotive140 workings
Class 390 EMU134 workings
Electric-hauled85 workings
Class 319 EMU75 workings
Diesel-hauled52 workings
DMU43 workings
Class 397 EMU32 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU26 workings

Planned operators

Northern214 workings
GB Railfreight174 workings
Avanti West Coast145 workings
Freightliner32 workings
TransPennine Express

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 321 EMU Class 92 electric locomotive Class 800 EMUEMUClass 325 electric locomotive Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Unknown

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 Oct4M94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5A00
—
DMU
17 Oct3S07
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
17 Oct1T40
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5M01
—
DMU
17 Oct5S01
—
Class 220 or 221 DMU
17 Oct1T41
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5C00
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct5C01
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct4S49
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6H51
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S44
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M30
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Y91
—
Northern · Class 323 EMU
17 Oct1U00
—
Northern · Class 323 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	7	4	3	1
01:00	7	4	1	0
02:00	8	8	3	2
03:00	5	2	3	2
04:00	6	1	3	1
05:00	10	0	9	2
06:00	18	5	6	1
07:00	20	4	8	1
08:00	16	3	8	1
09:00	15	1	9	1
10:00	15	3	11	1
11:00	16	2	11	1
12:00	15	1	9	0
13:00	15	3	10	2
14:00	15	4	10	1
15:00	18	2	10	2
16:00	18	1	10	1
17:00	15	1	12	2
18:00	16	1	9	1
19:00	19	2	10	0
20:00	15	2	9	1
21:00	21	6	14	1
22:00	15	5	8	1
23:00	13	3	7	1

What's running through Wigan North Western today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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