Automatic open level crossing with barriers level crossing on the Scotland route (ELR WCK).
Information only — always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.
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On today’s timetable, Watten crossing is predicted to be closed for about 18 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 7 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 2 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.
Closures cluster around 06:00–07:00 in the morning and around 12:00–13:00 in the middle of the day. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.
Watten is a automatic open level crossing with barriers crossing (AOCLB) on the Thurso–Wick line (Scotland route · ELR WCK). The approaching train itself triggers the closure at a fixed point on its approach. 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.
Our accuracy measurement doesn't cover this crossing yet. Reports from people at the crossing are the ground truth here. How we measure →