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What's running through Alexandra Palace today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Alexandra Palace today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.3 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

789 trains691 passenger43 freight11 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 789 movements at Alexandra Palace on 17 October 2026. Each entry is a booked call or pass at this railway location. The same service can appear on other location pages. Train types are inferred from planning data and can change on the day.

What's worth watching

789 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:30–07:3047 trains

36 passenger8 freight3 other6 types

06:30pass1T01
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:33pass5N02
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
06:33pass9J05
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:35pass1S04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:37arr2F04
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:38pass1N01
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:39arr2C05
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:41pass4E14
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:41pass4M30
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:41pass9S00
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:44pass5S06
BOUNDS GREEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
06:45pass1D03
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HARROGATE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr2B07
HERTFORD NORTH → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:46arr2C04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:47pass9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:50pass1B80
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LINCOLN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
06:50pass1Y01
YORK → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
06:52arr2V06
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:55pass1T03
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:56pass9J08
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:59pass1T06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:59arr2V09
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:03pass9J07
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:06pass1A01
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:07arr2F06
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:08pass1S05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:09arr2R07
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:11pass9S02
THREE BRIDGES → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:14pass4E00
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → TINSLEY YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:14pass4E90
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:15pass1D04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:15arr2F09
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:16arr2L06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:17pass9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:19pass5S08
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
07:20pass1A02
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:20pass4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:22arr2V08
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:23pass1A03
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:23pass1H01
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:23pass4L42
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:26pass1T05
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:26pass9J10
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:27pass4M32
SIZEWELL TCA → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:29pass1T08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:29arr2V11
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:29arr4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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09:30–10:3045 trains

42 passenger1 freight2 other9 types

10:30–11:3045 trains

43 passenger2 freight9 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for freightTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusualSunday14:45–15:45

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.3	789	43	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	6.1	462	7	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	7.3	938	47	14:00–15:00
Tuesday 20	7.4	960	49	22:15–23:15
Wednesday 21	7.3	958	46	14:00–15:00

Scored from the booked timetable for each upcoming date. Short-notice changes (VSTP, engineering work) added closer to the day aren't reflected yet, so a date further out is a rougher guide than tomorrow.

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

789 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (739).

Trains a day958typical weekday

Freight5%49 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 39.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 09:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday943 on average
Tuesday956 on average
Wednesday955 on average
Thursday954 on average
Friday957 on average
Saturday752 on average
Sunday497 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 28 dates. Averaged across real dates resolved from the booked timetable, including short-term overlays and cancellations. These are trains BOOKED to run, not observed movements — these profiles use timetable samples rather than the short window of retained station sightings.

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

17 Oct4E52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E54
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E46
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6E73
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

BOUNDS GREEN

XGD

0.1 km, straight line

BOWES PARK

BOP

1 km, straight lineOn this line

HORNSEY

HRN

1.4 km, straight line

EMUD

XHE

1.8 km, straight line

NEW SOUTHGATE

NSG

2.3 km, straight line

PALMERS GREEN

PAL

2.4 km, straight line

HARRINGAY

HGY

2.6 km, straight lineOn this line

HARRINGAY GREEN LANES

HRY

2.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	24	2	19	1
01:00	15	3	10	1
02:00	12	6	4	2
03:00	5	4	2	1
04:00	15	3	6	1
05:00	35	6	13	1
06:00	48	1	22	1
07:00	59	0	27	2
08:00	56	0	29	0
09:00	56	1	35	0
10:00	47	1	36	1
11:00	45	3	36	1
12:00	49	3	37	1
13:00	44	2	34	0
14:00	46	3	34	1
15:00	42	1	36	2
16:00	48	0	35	1
17:00	56	0	35	1
18:00	59	1	35	0
19:00	51	0	35	2
20:00	42	1	32	1
21:00	37	2	30	0
22:00	34	3	25	0
23:00	33	3	21	1

What's running through Alexandra Palace today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable