What it does
RailFeed ingests Network Rail's real-time train movement feeds, Darwin's push port and the industry's scheduled timetable, and joins them together so a service can be followed from its booked path through to where it actually got to. That data drives every page here.
It covers the whole network rather than only passenger stations: junctions, depots, sidings and freight-only locations all have boards, and trains that pass a place without stopping are shown alongside those that call there.
Where the data comes from
Every feed and dataset behind the site, and the terms each is used under, is listed on the data sources page.
Accuracy
RailFeed reports what the railway's own systems reported. Where a figure is inferred rather than observed, such as an estimated passing time or a delay carried forward from an earlier location, the page it appears on says so. Nothing is invented to fill a gap: a missing reason code shows as a bare code rather than a guess at its meaning.
It is not an official source and carries no guarantee. For travel decisions, use National Rail Enquiries or your operator.
