diff --git a/debug-upcoming-data-missing.md b/debug-upcoming-data-missing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48379a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug-upcoming-data-missing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[OPEN] upcoming-data-missing
+
+## Symptom
+- Monitor shows `NONE / WAITING DATA` under `UPCOMING TRAINS`.
+- Expected: list of upcoming trains parsed from CRN advanced display NBT (TrainStops).
+
+## Hypotheses (falsifiable)
+1. `Peripherals.blockReader` is not detected (wrong peripheral type string / not connected to this computer).
+2. `blockReader.getBlockData()` succeeds but returns a table without `TrainStops` (block reader is pointing at the wrong block or advanced display data not present).
+3. `TrainStops` exists but is not an array (non-numeric keys), so `ipairs()` iteration yields 0 rows.
+4. `TrainStops` exists but the code path exits before assigning `State.upcomingTrains`.
+
+## Evidence to collect (instrumentation)
+- Whether blockReader/create_target are detected.
+- Whether getBlockData succeeds.
+- Whether TrainStops exists and how many rows it contains (ipairs count vs pairs count).
+
+## Next action
+- Add runtime instrumentation to display these values on the monitor and in logs.
diff --git a/station_broadcast.lua b/station_broadcast.lua
index dc9b002..6908ed3 100644
--- a/station_broadcast.lua
+++ b/station_broadcast.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ local State = {
     audioQueue = {},
     currentPlaying = nil,
     currentPriority = -1,
-    interruptSeq = 0
+    interruptSeq = 0,
+    debugUpcoming = nil
 }
 
 -- ============================================================================
@@ -2115,6 +2116,21 @@ function Display.render()
         mon.setTextColor(COLORS.DEBUG)
         mon.setCursorPos(1, upcomingStartY)
         mon.write("UPCOMING TRAINS:")
+        if State.debugUpcoming and upcomingStartY + 1 <= h then
+            mon.setCursorPos(1, upcomingStartY + 1)
+            mon.setTextColor(COLORS.DEBUG)
+            local dbg = State.debugUpcoming
+            local dbgLine = string.format(
+                "SRC BR:%s CT:%s OK:%s TS:%s",
+                dbg.hasBR and "Y" or "N",
+                dbg.hasCT and "Y" or "N",
+                dbg.ok and "Y" or "N",
+                tostring(dbg.trainStopsCount or 0)
+            )
+            if #dbgLine > w then dbgLine = dbgLine:sub(1, w) end
+            mon.write(dbgLine)
+            logsStartY = upcomingStartY + 2
+        end
         if hasUpcoming then
             mon.setTextColor(COLORS.INFO)
             local visibleCount = math.min(3, #State.upcomingTrains, math.max(0, maxUpcomingRows - 1))
@@ -2126,15 +2142,17 @@ function Display.render()
                 if #lineText > w then lineText = lineText:sub(1, w) end
                 mon.write(lineText)
             end
-            logsStartY = upcomingStartY + visibleCount + 1
+            logsStartY = math.max(logsStartY, upcomingStartY + visibleCount + 1)
         else
             mon.setTextColor(COLORS.WARNING)
-            if upcomingStartY + 1 <= h then
-                mon.setCursorPos(1, upcomingStartY + 1)
+            local msgY = upcomingStartY + 1
+            if State.debugUpcoming then msgY = upcomingStartY + 2 end
+            if msgY <= h then
+                mon.setCursorPos(1, msgY)
                 mon.write("NONE / WAITING DATA")
-                logsStartY = upcomingStartY + 2
+                logsStartY = math.max(logsStartY, msgY + 1)
             else
-                logsStartY = upcomingStartY + 1
+                logsStartY = math.max(logsStartY, msgY)
             end
         end
     end
@@ -2281,11 +2299,24 @@ function Main.loop()
     while true do
         local now = os.epoch("utc")
         local newUpcoming = {}
+        local dbg = {
+            hasBR = Peripherals.blockReader ~= nil,
+            hasCT = Peripherals.createTarget ~= nil,
+            ok = false,
+            trainStopsCount = 0
+        }
 
         -- Check Block Reader (Advanced Peripherals) first for precise ETA and Delay
         if Peripherals.blockReader then
             local ok, data = pcall(Peripherals.blockReader.getBlockData)
+            dbg.ok = ok and true or false
             if ok and data and data.TrainStops then
+                local c = 0
+                for _ in ipairs(data.TrainStops) do c = c + 1 end
+                if c == 0 then
+                    for _ in pairs(data.TrainStops) do c = c + 1 end
+                end
+                dbg.trainStopsCount = c
                 -- Real-time interpolation: calculate exact current tick even if NBT is cached
                 if not State.lastRefreshed or State.lastRefreshed ~= data.LastRefreshed then
                     State.lastRefreshed = data.LastRefreshed
@@ -2432,6 +2463,7 @@ function Main.loop()
 
         -- Update Upcoming Trains globally for the monitor
         State.upcomingTrains = newUpcoming
+        State.debugUpcoming = dbg
 
         if not Peripherals.station then
             State.currentTrain = nil