Bootle level crossing

Manual gate level crossing on the North West route (ELR CBC1).

predicted
OPEN
for 14 min

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

next: πŸš† in 17 min Β· 2 min late

Next 30 min

OPEN 09:58–10:12 14m
CLOSED 10:12–10:15 3m
OPEN 10:15–11:29 β†’ 74m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:15 πŸš† 2T45 Barrow-in-Furness β†’ Corkickle Down (S β†’ N) +2 min
10:26 πŸš› 7C23 Sellafield B.N.F. β†’ Barrow Ramsden Dock Up (N β†’ S) sched
10:26 πŸš› 6C22 Carlisle Kingmoor Sdg (DRS) β†’ Sellafield B.N.F. Down (S β†’ N) no show
πŸš†Passenger πŸš›Freight
now 09:58:08 Β· 33 avg Β· 3 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active Β· 31,697 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
Nearby crossings

All 148 crossings in North West and Central β†’

About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Bootle crossing is predicted to be closed for about 1 h 18 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 18 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 3 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 07:00–08:00 in the morning and around 14:49–15:49 in the afternoon. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is in Hycemoor, Cumbria, next to Bootle station.

Bootle is a manual gate crossing (MGH) on the Millom–Sellafield B.N.F. line (North West route · ELR CBC1). A signaller or crossing keeper closes the gates across the road ahead of each train. 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.

How accurate is this forecast?

Our accuracy measurement doesn't cover this crossing yet. Reports from people at the crossing are the ground truth here. How we measure β†’

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