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What's running through Banbury today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.0 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 196 DMU.

196 trains133 passenger32 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 196 movements at Banbury 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

196 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:00–10:0017 trains

10 passenger6 freight1 other6 types

09:05arr1R13
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:06arr1H25
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:13pass4M16
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:13pass4M32
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:14pass4E34
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:21arr1V82
YORK → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:23arr2M16
DIDCOT PARKWAY → BANBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:27arr1E85
READING → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:34dep2V19
BANBURY → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
09:36arr4O44
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:36arr4V43
PORT WAKEFIELD → DIDCOT YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:37arr5U28
BANBURY DEPOT → BANBURY
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Other
09:38arr1H27
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:46dep1H28
BANBURY → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:54arr4O27
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
09:56arr1O08
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:57arr1M30
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

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11:00–12:0015 trains

8 passenger5 freight2 other6 types

12:45–13:4513 trains

9 passenger2 freight2 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:00–18:00

Best for freightWednesday17:00–18:00

Best for varietySaturday09:00–10:00

Most unusualFriday17:00–18:00

The weekend is quieter — around 52% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.0	195	32	09:00–10:00
Sunday 18	4.5	103	8	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	6.9	307	81	17:00–18:00
Tuesday 20	6.9	312	81	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	6.9	312	82	17:00–18:00

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

195 trains are booked here today — 6% more than a typical Saturday (184).

Trains a day316typical weekday

Freight27%84 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday312 on average
Tuesday315 on average
Wednesday315 on average
Thursday315 on average
Friday312 on average
Saturday187 on average
Sunday86 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

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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 Oct5J66
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GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5H69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5O86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5J77
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Z74
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1M92
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
16 Oct1V35
—
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
16 Oct6M93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4O05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4O64
—
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

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

What's running through Banbury today?

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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What runs here

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