Cromwell Lane level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the East Coast route (ELR ECM1).

predicted
CLOSED
for 4 min

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

next: πŸš„ in 1 min Β· 8 min late

Next 30 min

CLOSED 10:00–10:04 4m
OPEN 10:04–10:07 3m
CLOSED 10:07–10:12 4m
OPEN 10:12–10:28 16m
CLOSED 10:28–10:35 β†’ 7m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 10:00
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:58 πŸš„ 1D07 London Kings Cross β†’ Leeds Down (S β†’ N) passed
10:01 πŸš„ 1E04 Edinburgh β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) approaching
10:02 πŸš› 4D30 P'bro Westwood Sdgs GBRf β†’ Doncaster Down Decoy GBRF Down (S β†’ N) no show
10:04 πŸš„ 1A92 Beverley β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +8 min
10:10 πŸš„ 1Y09 Newcastle β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +3 min
10:12 πŸš„ 1A13 Harrogate β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +13 min
10:31 πŸš„ 1S09 London Kings Cross β†’ Aberdeen Down (S β†’ N) +8 min
10:31 πŸš„ 1A14 Leeds β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +1 min
10:33 πŸš„ 1A70 Bradford Interchange β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +7 min
10:33 πŸš„ 1H02 London Kings Cross β†’ Hull Down (S β†’ N) -1 min
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš›Freight
now 10:00:38 Β· 246 avg Β· 10 in window
live observation: 1 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,174 active Β· 31,699 delays Β· 1,964 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Cromwell Lane crossing is predicted to be closed for about 11 h 4 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 111 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 16 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.

Longest closure so far today: 12.4 min (08:25–08:37, 5 trains), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 08:17–09:17 in the morning and around 12:17–13:17 in the middle of the day. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on Norwell Lane in Cromwell, Nottinghamshire.

Cromwell Lane is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Newark North Gate–Retford line (East Coast route · ELR ECM1). 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?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 1,369 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.6% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Full accuracy report β†’

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