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What's running through Bow Junction on 21 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU.

521 trains396 passenger0 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 521 movements at Bow Junction 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

521 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4540 trains

29 passenger0 freight11 other3 types

07:46pass1P05
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:46pass5F88
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → C & W STABLING & SERVICING
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
07:48pass1K19
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:48pass5M10
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ORIENT WAY CS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
07:51pass1F06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:52pass1J05
SOUTHMINSTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:55pass1F11
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:55pass5M02
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ORIENT WAY CS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
07:58pass2K16
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:00pass1K21
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:00pass3C17
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → GIDEA PARK MIDDLE SIDING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
08:04pass1N11
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:05pass1P10
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:07pass1Y05
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:07pass1Y08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:08pass2C81
GIDEA PARK → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:09pass5V20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:11pass1K23
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:13pass1N13
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:15pass5M04
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ORIENT WAY CS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:16pass1P07
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:18pass1K18
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:18pass1K27
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:21pass1N12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:23pass5M06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ORIENT WAY CS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:24pass1F15
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:27pass1K29
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:29pass1F17
WITHAM → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:30pass3C31
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → GIDEA PARK MIDDLE SIDING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
08:30pass5M08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ORIENT WAY CS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:33pass1N15
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:35pass1P12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:35pass1Y09
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:35pass5V22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:38pass1K20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:38pass1K31
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:38pass2C97
GIDEA PARK → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:41pass1F08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:42pass1J07
SOUTHMINSTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:44pass5V98
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other

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17:00–18:0038 trains

29 passenger0 freight9 other3 types

08:45–09:4532 trains

22 passenger0 freight10 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday09:15–10:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday09:15–10:15

Most unusualFriday09:15–10:15

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	442	15:45–16:45
Sunday 18	4.2	217	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	5.1	510	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	5.1	522	09:15–10:15
Wednesday 21	5.4	521	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

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

Trains a day513typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 21.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday514 on average
Tuesday519 on average
Wednesday523 on average
Thursday510 on average
Friday512 on average
Saturday434 on average
Sunday312 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 720 EMU695 workings
Class 357 EMU171 workings
Class 745 EMU149 workings
Class 345 EMU142 workings
EMU44 workings
Class 710 EMU18 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia851 workings
c2c215 workings
Elizabeth line142 workings
London Overground18 workings
GB Railfreight

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 755 EMU Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct5D00
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
17 Oct5V49
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
16 Oct3S10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5G30
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
16 Oct5S14
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
15 Oct2Q56
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct2Q57
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct2Q58
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct5G30
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
15 Oct5S14
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
15 Oct9L87
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
15 Oct9L89
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
14 Oct2Q40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct2Q41
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct3S10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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21:00	27	21
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What's running through Bow Junction 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