Goswick level crossing

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

predicted
OPEN
for 2 min

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

next: πŸš„ in 5 min Β· on time

Next 30 min

OPEN 07:55–07:57 2m
CLOSED 07:57–08:00 3m
OPEN 08:00–08:10 10m
CLOSED 08:10–08:14 3m
OPEN 08:14–08:20 6m
CLOSED 08:20–08:23 3m
OPEN 08:23–08:39 β†’ 16m
Under the hood
Mon 12 Oct Β· 07:55
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

07:53 πŸš„ 1V52 Edinburgh β†’ Penzance Up (NW β†’ SE) passed
08:00 πŸš„ 9S07 Newcastle β†’ Edinburgh Down (SE β†’ NW) approaching
08:13 πŸš„ 1E05 Edinburgh β†’ London Kings Cross Up (NW β†’ SE) +1 min
08:20 πŸš› 6E90 Oxwellmains Lafarge Colas Rail β†’ Seaham Harbour Colas Rail Up (NW β†’ SE) no show
08:23 πŸš„ 1S29 Leeds β†’ Edinburgh Down (SE β†’ NW) +1 min
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš›Freight
now 07:55:53 Β· 135 avg Β· 5 in window
live observation: 2 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-11..2026-10-13
fetched 02:08:22
trust 48,898 active Β· 26,273 delays Β· 2,585 cancelled Β· 0 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Goswick crossing is predicted to be closed for about 7 h 6 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 86 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 8 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: 4.1 min (06:05–06:09, 2 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 10:39–11:39 in the morning and around 15:12–16:12 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 near Windmillhill, Northumberland.

Goswick is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Chathill–Berwick-upon-Tweed 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?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 836 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.4% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±2s (9 in 10 within 13s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

Full accuracy report β†’

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