Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street

Booked platforms by departure time

The current timetable file lists 33 departures today (30 October 2026) and 0 tomorrow (31 October 2026) from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street. A later file can add departures, so a low count is not proof of fewer trains.

Showing the next 24 departures from now.

All 24 departures shown have a booked platform. A booked platform is a plan from the timetable, never a live platform.

Operators: CrossCountry.

Updated 30 October 2026 (timetable generation date).

Next 24 timetabled departures · London local time
Date	Departure	Operator	Booked platform · plan only
Fri 30 Oct	10:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	10:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	11:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	11:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	12:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	12:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	13:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	13:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	14:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	14:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	15:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	15:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	16:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	16:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	17:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	17:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	18:03	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	18:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	19:03	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	19:25	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	20:03	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	20:25	CrossCountry	Booked 3
Fri 30 Oct	21:25	CrossCountry	Booked 4
Fri 30 Oct	22:03	CrossCountry	Booked 4

This is not a complete weekly timetable. These plans do not establish usual platforms or day-to-day stability. Booked platforms may change. An empty live board does not rule out later trains.

Platform information at Manchester Piccadilly

For station information at Manchester Piccadilly, see National Rail’s station guide. The station is managed by Network Rail; its address is Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, M60 7RA.

Station details checked 28 October 2026.

How does the board work?

The board below shows reported platforms separately from the timetable. A booked platform is a plan, not a promise. Check the station board and listen for announcements before boarding. Choose a train to keep its page open; only a fresh reported platform turns that screen white.

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Board observation times record data checks, not platform announcement times. We do not publish platform release-time statistics or accuracy percentages. Read how the data and freshness labels work.

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