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What's running through Witton Birmingham today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

73 trains71 passenger1 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 73 movements at Witton Birmingham 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

73 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:005 trains

4 passenger1 freight3 types

06:09arr2H03
WOLVERHAMPTON → HEDNESFORD
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
Passenger
06:17arr2W02
WALSALL → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:29arr4L24
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:36arr2A01
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → WALSALL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:47arr2W04
HEDNESFORD → WOLVERHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

Other windows

22:00–23:005 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:00–08:004 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:00–07:00

Best for freightSaturday06:00–07:00

Best for varietySaturday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSaturday06:00–07:00

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.1	73	1	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	1.4	31	0	22:45–23:45
Monday 19	2.6	72	0	06:00–07:00
Tuesday 20	2.6	72	0	06:00–07:00
Wednesday 21	2.7	87	0	18:45–19:45

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

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

Trains a day72typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday73 on average
Tuesday72 on average
Wednesday76 on average
Thursday72 on average
Friday72 on average
Saturday74 on average
Sunday31 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 Oct4L24
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6R07
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2H03
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West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
17 Oct2H19
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
16 Oct6G51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6G50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2H03
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
16 Oct2H17
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
15 Oct2H03
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
15 Oct2H17
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
13 Oct2H03
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
13 Oct2H17
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
12 Oct2H03
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 EMU
12 Oct2H17
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 730 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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What's running through Witton Birmingham 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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