Deansgate Junction level crossing

Manually-controlled barrier level crossing on the North West route (ELR CDM1).

BetaMetrolink trams use this crossing as well as trains, and closures for them are now shown. They come from the published tram timetable: we don't receive live tram running data, so a tram that is delayed, early or cancelled won't be reflected here. Train times are live as normal. If something looks wrong, please tell us: it genuinely helps.
predicted
OPEN
for 3s

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

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Next 30 min

OPEN 09:58–09:58 3s
CLOSED 09:58–09:59 46s
MAY OPEN 09:59–10:00 1m
CLOSED 10:00–10:04 4m
MAY OPEN 10:04–10:06 2m
CLOSED 10:06–10:07 46s
OPEN 10:07–10:11 4m
CLOSED 10:11–10:12 46s
MAY OPEN 10:12–10:13 2m
CLOSED 10:13–10:14 46s
OPEN 10:14–10:18 4m
CLOSED 10:18–10:19 46s
MAY OPEN 10:19–10:20 43s
CLOSED 10:20–10:25 5m
MAY OPEN 10:25–10:26 1m
CLOSED 10:26–10:27 46s
OPEN 10:27–10:28 → 2m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct · 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:59 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:03 🚆 2H35 Chester → Manchester Piccadilly Up (S → N) +3 min
10:04 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:06 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:11 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:14 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:19 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:20 🚛 6H02 Arpley Sidings → Tunstead Sdgs Up (S → N) sched
10:21 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
10:24 🚛 6F33 Bredbury R.T.S. → Runcorn Folly Lane Down (N → S) -3 min
10:26 🚊 Metrolink trams timetable
🚆Passenger 🚊Tram / Metro 🚛Freight
now 09:58:50 · 89 avg · 11 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active · 31,697 delays · 1,962 cancelled · 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Deansgate Junction crossing is predicted to be closed for about 9 h 40 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 216 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 14 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 07:24–08:24 in the morning and around 13:10–14:10 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 Deansgate Lane in West Timperley, Greater Manchester.

Deansgate Junction is a manually-controlled barrier crossing (MCB/MB) on the Skelton Jn Manchester–Navigation Road line (North West route · ELR CDM1). 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?

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

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