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What's running through Bedford Midland today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.5 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

461 trains382 passenger30 freight8 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 461 movements at Bedford Midland 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

461 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:00–16:0027 trains

22 passenger3 freight2 other7 types

15:00arr3J93
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → SANDIACRE BALLAST SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
15:02dep9R37
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:03pass1C56
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:03pass1F47
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
15:06pass1D48
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:09arr1H38
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
15:09arr9R34
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:11arr6M92
WEST THURROCK SIDINGS FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:16dep9T45
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:21pass1B58
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:24arr9T30
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:25arr1Y37
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
15:32dep9R39
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:33pass1F50
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
15:33pass5U91
BEDFORD CAULDWELL DEPOT → KETTERING STABLING SIDINGS
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Other
15:35pass1C59
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:36pass1D51
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:36arr2S19
BLETCHLEY → BEDFORD MIDLAND
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:39arr9R36
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:40arr1H40
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
15:46dep9T47
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:47dep2S20
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BLETCHLEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
15:47arr6M84
HENDON → HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:51pass1B61
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
15:54arr9T32
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
15:55arr1Y39
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
15:58arr6H85
LUTON CRESCENT ROAD → TUNSTEAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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18:45–19:4527 trains

21 passenger0 freight6 other7 types

06:30–07:3026 trains

19 passenger4 freight3 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday17:00–18:00

Best for freightTuesday17:00–18:00

Best for varietyWednesday09:15–10:15

Most unusualTuesday17:00–18:00

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	461	30	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	5.2	303	4	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	7.1	570	92	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	7.2	585	102	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	7.2	584	100	09:15–10:15

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

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

Trains a day583typical weekday

Freight17%100 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 17:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday570 on average
Tuesday585 on average
Wednesday584 on average
Thursday583 on average
Friday581 on average
Saturday463 on average
Sunday276 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 Oct3J01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	21	5	11	0
01:00	17	5	10	1
02:00	11	7	3	0
03:00	9	3	6	2
04:00	10	3	5	1
05:00	19	6	7	1
06:00	26	3	14	2
07:00	29	2	14	0
08:00	26	0	15	1
09:00	33	8	20	2
10:00	29	6	19	1
11:00	27	5	19	1
12:00	30	5	19	1
13:00	28	4	20	2
14:00	29	5	19	1
15:00	25	2	23	2
16:00	34	6	20	1
17:00	33	9	22	1
18:00	28	1	20	0
19:00	31	3	23	0
20:00	25	3	20	0
21:00	25	5	19	0
22:00	20	2	13	0
23:00	18	2	11	0

What's running through Bedford Midland today?

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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