The ‘Live trains’ tab shows direct trains departing or arriving soon. It’s equivalent to the information boards you see in stations. So it’s great for up-to-date and full information.
The Planner tab features a full journey planner, which can plan journeys in the future and also sells tickets. So it’s great for multi-part journeys and for buying tickets.
![Screenshots showing the Live trains tab and the Planner tab.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63088de9bf5dbc112e852a01/652db32eebe72280457d7a0d_live-trains-vs-planner.png)
The reason there are two different tabs is that each uses a different information source.