Balne level crossing

Manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection level crossing on the East Coast route (ELR ECM2).

predicted
CLOSED
for 1 min

Information only — always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: 🚄 in 1 min · running

Next 30 min

CLOSED 04:55–04:56 1m
OPEN 04:56–05:11 15m
CLOSED 05:11–05:14 3m
OPEN 05:14–05:19 5m
CLOSED 05:19–05:26 → 7m
Under the hood
Mon 07 Sep · 04:55
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

04:56 🚄 1Y01 YorkLondon Kings Cross Up (N → S) active
05:14 🚃 3G11 YorkLeeds Up (N → S) sched
05:14 🚛 4E52 Willesden EuroterminalHartlepool PD Ports FL Down (S → N) no show
05:22 🚃 3Y03 Doncaster Carr IEP DepotYork Down (S → N) -9 min
05:26 🚄 1S01 DoncasterEdinburgh Down (S → N) active
🚄Express passenger 🚃Empty stock 🚛Freight
now 04:55:02 · 202 avg · 5 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-09-06..2026-09-08
fetched 02:08:15
trust 48,718 active · 21,551 delays · 2,954 cancelled · 0 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Balne crossing is predicted to be closed for about 9 h 37 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 99 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 22 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” — most don’t run on any given day — aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 07:59–08:59 in the morning and around 19:41–20:41 in the evening. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

Balne is a manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection crossing (MCBOD) on the Doncaster West Yard–Selby line (East Coast route · ELR ECM2). An obstacle-detection system scans the crossing and confirms it is clear before the barriers lower automatically. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight — though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

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