Nantwich level crossing

Manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection level crossing on the Wales route (ELR SYC).

predicted
CLOSED
for 2 min

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

next: 🚄 in 2 min · 13 min late

Next 30 min

CLOSED 21:35–21:38 2m
OPEN 21:38–22:23 → 45m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct · 21:35
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

21:31 🚆 2K72 Shrewsbury → Crewe Down (W → E) +15 min
21:37 🚄 1W65 Cardiff Central → Manchester Piccadilly Down (W → E) +13 min
🚄Express passenger 🚆Passenger
now 21:35:45 · 78 avg · 2 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,888 active · 32,013 delays · 2,388 cancelled · 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Nantwich crossing is predicted to be closed for about 3 h 11 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 41 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 6 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 06:00–07:00 in the morning and around 12:27–13:27 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 Wellington Road in Nantwich, Cheshire, next to the station.

Nantwich is a manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection crossing (MCBOD) on the Shrewsbury–Gresty Green West Jn line (Wales route · ELR SYC). An obstacle-detection system scans the crossing and confirms it is clear before the barriers lower automatically. 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.

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