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What's running through Alexandra Palace on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Alexandra Palace on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.3 / 10

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

958 trains797 passenger46 freight11 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 958 movements at Alexandra Palace on 21 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

958 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:4561 trains

53 passenger0 freight8 other8 types

08:45pass1D07
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:45arr2F15
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr2C12
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr5E80
MOORGATE → EMUD
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Other
08:47pass9S13
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:49arr2K12
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
08:51pass1A07
BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr2K15
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
08:52pass1B82
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LINCOLN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:52arr9Y82
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:54pass9Y17
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:56pass1C89
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr2B14
MOORGATE → HERTFORD NORTH
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr3J34
ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP → HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:56pass9J16
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:57arr2R15
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:59pass1T14
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:00pass1T11
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:00arr2B17
HERTFORD NORTH → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:03pass9J15
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:04arr2V14
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:06pass1Y05
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:07pass6E59
TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF → PETERBOROUGH NORTH YD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
09:08pass1S09
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ABERDEEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:08arr2V17
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:09pass1B81
LINCOLN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
09:11arr2F14
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:11pass9S10
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:12pass1Y78
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:14pass5P03
BOUNDS GREEN → BOUNDS GREEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
09:15pass1D08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
09:15arr2F17
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:15pass3J35
HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS → ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:16arr2L14
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:17pass9S15
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:19arr2V94
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:20pass1A08
HARROGATE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
09:21arr2K17
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:22pass5S93
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Other
09:22arr9Y84
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:23pass1H02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:24pass9Y19
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:26pass1C91
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:26arr2B16
MOORGATE → HERTFORD NORTH
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:26pass9J18
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:27arr2R17
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:29pass1T16
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:30pass1T13
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:30arr2B19
HERTFORD NORTH → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:33pass9J17
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:34arr2V16
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:35pass1S10
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:36pass1Y06
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:37pass5E54
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EMUD
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
09:37pass5S93
BOUNDS GREEN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Other
09:38pass1N04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:38arr2V19
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:39pass1E01
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:41arr2F16
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
09:41pass9S12
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:43pass1A09
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:00–08:0059 trains

55 passenger0 freight4 other6 types

18:00–19:0059 trains

54 passenger1 freight4 other7 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
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4E54
—
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 on 21 October 2026?

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