Clifton level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the East Coast route (ELR ECM7).

predicted
CLOSED
for 1 min

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

next: 🚄 in 1 min · 1 min late

Next 30 min

CLOSED 17:24–17:25 1m
MAY OPEN 17:25–17:27 2m
CLOSED 17:27–17:31 4m
OPEN 17:31–17:34 3m
CLOSED 17:34–17:38 4m
OPEN 17:38–17:40 2m
CLOSED 17:40–17:43 3m
OPEN 17:43–18:04 → 21m
Under the hood
Thu 08 Oct · 17:24
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

17:19 🚄 1S19 London Kings Cross → Aberdeen Down (S → N) +5 min
17:19 🚄 1V70 Edinburgh → Bristol Temple Meads Up (N → S) on time
17:25 🚄 1S20 London Kings Cross → Edinburgh Down (S → N) +1 min
17:30 🚆 2A21 Morpeth → Newcastle Up (N → S) active
17:31 🚄 1S97 London Kings Cross → Glasgow Queen St High Level Down (S → N) +11 min
17:37 🚆 2A92 Newcastle → Chathill Down (S → N) +3 min
17:37 🚄 9N16 Edinburgh → Newcastle Up (N → S) on time
17:39 🚛 6S29 Hunslet Yard Colas Rail → Oxwellmains Lafarge Colas Rail Down (S → N) cancelled
17:43 🚄 1E23 Edinburgh → London Kings Cross Up (N → S) on time
🚄Express passenger 🚆Passenger 🚛Freight
now 17:24:23 · 189 avg · 9 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-07..2026-10-09
fetched 02:08:26
trust 33,657 active · 32,045 delays · 2,192 cancelled · 0 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Clifton crossing is predicted to be closed for about 8 h 37 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 113 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 11 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 09:19–10:19 in the morning and around 15:14–16:14 in the afternoon. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

Clifton is a cctv-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Newcastle–Chathill line (East Coast route · ELR ECM7). A signaller monitors the crossing, confirms it is clear, and lowers the barriers 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?

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