Statistical data about trains in and around the Pilning area. Passenger, freight, passing, stopping, everything you need to know about the railway in the area!
All data since logging started on 19th April 2018. See the About page for more information about the data collected, and the Data Sources page for source acknowledgement.
Top 10 Origins and Destinations
Shows the typical origins and destinations of passing (and calling!) passenger trains.
| Train Origins | Train Destinations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Number | Destination | Number |
| Cardiff Central | 23,197 | Cardiff Central | 23,119 |
| London Paddington | 15,720 | London Paddington | 16,528 |
| Swansea | 11,578 | Swansea | 10,937 |
| Portsmouth Harbour | 6,866 | Portsmouth Harbour | 7,592 |
| Taunton | 5,163 | Taunton | 5,140 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 2,235 | Bristol Temple Meads | 2,556 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 907 | Carmarthen | 686 |
| Carmarthen | 702 | Salisbury | 577 |
| Salisbury | 564 | Manchester Piccadilly | 488 |
| Westbury | 537 | Exeter St Davids | 487 |
Unusual origins and destinations
Some of the rarer destinations of trains passing Pilning. Trains originating from or terminating at these locations typically do so because of late running or engineering works causing early starts/terminations, or engineering works diverting different trains into the Pilning area.
| Train Origins | Train Destinations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Number | Destination | Number |
| Par | 1 | Stansted Airport | 1 |
| Durham | 1 | Newton Abbot | 1 |
| Newquay | 1 | Slough | 1 |
| Truro | 1 | Motherwell | 1 |
| Oxford | 1 | Didcot Parkway | 1 |
| Chester | 1 | Dilton Marsh | 1 |
| Barnham | 1 | Chester | 1 |
| London Victoria | 1 | Par | 1 |
| Stevenage | 1 | Chichester | 1 |
| Totnes | 1 | Shrewsbury | 2 |
Types of train passing Pilning
Average time spent in the Pilning Area
For each type of train, this shows the average time spent within the area. Please note, see the about page to see where we consider the Pilning area!
| Train type | Time spent |
|---|---|
| seconds | |
| Empty Coaching Stock | 2 minutes, 40 seconds |
| Express (Class 1) | 6 minutes, 29 seconds |
| Freight Train | 3 hours, 17 minutes, 55 seconds |
| Light Locomotive | 46 minutes, 7 seconds |
| Local (Class 2) | 4 minutes, 41 seconds |
Stopping vs non-stopping
Routes taken by trains around Pilning
Shows each possible signalled route for trains to take around Pilning, and how many trains have gone that way!
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| Route diagram | Number of trains |
|---|---|
 | 43484 |
 | 43853 |
 | 842 |
 | 985 |
 | 360 |
 | 5 |
 | 1 |
 | 3 |
 | 16 |