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What's running through Baldock today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

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

195 trains182 passenger1 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 195 movements at Baldock 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

195 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:45–06:4511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

05:46arr1T90
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:46arr9S03
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
05:53arr2C05
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:05pass1T01
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:12arr1C02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:16arr9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:21pass1T02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:32pass1T03
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:34arr2C00
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:37pass3S11
EMUD → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
06:41arr1T94
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:15–09:1511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

11:45–12:4511 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday06:15–07:15

Best for freightTuesday06:15–07:15

Best for varietyTuesday06:15–07:15

Most unusualSaturday03:45–04:45

The weekend is quieter — around 39% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	195	1	03:45–04:45
Sunday 18	3.4	108	0	13:45–14:45
Monday 19	5.3	244	18	06:15–07:15
Tuesday 20	5.6	249	19	06:15–07:15
Wednesday 21	5.6	247	19	15:30–16:30

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

195 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day244typical weekday

Freight7%18 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 07:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday245 on average
Tuesday245 on average
Wednesday242 on average
Thursday243 on average
Friday244 on average
Saturday196 on average
Sunday107 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

Most common train types

Class 700 EMU176 workings
Class 387 EMU159 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive27 workings
Diesel-hauled18 workings

Planned operators

Great Northern241 workings
Thameslink98 workings
GB Railfreight29 workings
Freightliner4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Class 717 EMU

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 Oct6Q56
—
Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J31
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5F05
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
17 Oct3J34
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J36
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J38
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F05
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
16 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5F05
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
15 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5F05
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU

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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	5	0	4	0
01:00	2	0	1	0
02:00	2	0	2	0
03:00	2	1	1	1
04:00	3	0	2	0
05:00	9	1	4	0
06:00	15	2	6	0
07:00	14	0	6	0
08:00	12	0	9	0
09:00	13	1	9	0
10:00	13	2	8	0
11:00	11	0	8	0
12:00	12	2	9	0
13:00	11	1	8	0
14:00	13	1	9	0
15:00	13	1	8	0
16:00	14	1	8	0
17:00	12	1	9	0
18:00	14	1	9	0
19:00	12	0	8	0
20:00	11	0	9	0
21:00	9	1	8	0
22:00	11	0	7	0
23:00	11	2	6	0

What's running through Baldock today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week