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What's running through Bowes Park on 21 October 2026?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including DMU.

231 trains127 passenger40 freight7 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 231 movements at Bowes Park 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

231 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

23:45–00:4515 trains

6 passenger5 freight4 other5 types

23:45arr5A99
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BOUNDS GREEN
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Other
23:46pass4L00
TINSLEY YARD GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
23:55pass5Y25
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BOUNDS GREEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
23:58pass9J76
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:01pass4E29
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
00:07arr5E57
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EMUD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
00:13arr2F79
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
00:16pass1P73
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:23arr2D74
MOORGATE → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
00:25pass6V20
NY (NEW BANK) → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
00:28pass6V55
TINSLEY YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
00:30pass6L55
TINSLEY YARD → RIPPLE LANE H GROUP SDGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
00:31pass1E29
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
00:33pass1P75
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
00:44pass5Y26
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BOUNDS GREEN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other

Other windows

08:30–09:3014 trains

8 passenger0 freight6 other5 types

04:15–05:1512 trains

3 passenger2 freight7 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday04:30–05:30

Best for freightTuesday04:30–05:30

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusualSaturday06:30–07:30

The weekend is quieter — around 40% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	162	38	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	4.4	109	3	00:00–01:00
Monday 19	6.2	215	37	23:45–00:45
Tuesday 20	6.4	234	43	04:30–05:30
Wednesday 21	6.3	232	41	23:45–00:45

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

162 trains are booked here today — 8% more than a typical Saturday (150).

Trains a day211typical weekday

Freight16%34 movements

Busiest hour23:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 23:00, 08:00, 05:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday205 on average
Tuesday213 on average
Wednesday213 on average
Thursday213 on average
Friday213 on average
Saturday153 on average
Sunday104 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 717 EMU386 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive118 workings
Class 800 EMU63 workings
Class 700 EMU32 workings
Diesel-hauled30 workings
Class 387 EMU15 workings

Planned operators

Great Northern405 workings
GB Railfreight145 workings
LNER55 workings
Thameslink28 workings
Lumo

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Class 91 electric locomotive Class 92 electric locomotive

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 Oct5Z09
—
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
17 Oct5E60
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5Z90
—
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct3N07
—
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
17 Oct4E54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1T97
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
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 Oct5S91
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct5S93
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5S99
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5S91
—
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct5S93
—
Lumo · Class 800 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

Nearby places to spot trains

BOUNDS GREEN

XGD

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

ALEXANDRA PALACE

AAP

1 km, straight lineOn this line

PALMERS GREEN

PAL

1.4 km, straight line

NEW SOUTHGATE

NSG

1.7 km, straight line

HORNSEY

HRN

2.4 km, straight lineOn this line

EMUD

XHE

2.7 km, straight line

WINCHMORE HILL

WIH

3.4 km, straight line

WHITE HART LANE

WHL

3.4 km, straight line

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

What's running through Bowes Park 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.

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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