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What's running through Broxbourne today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 720 EMU.

163 trains1 passenger0 freight3 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 163 movements at Broxbourne 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

163 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:30–06:308 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other1 types

05:42arr0B00
BISHOPS STORTFORD → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia
Other
05:44arr0B00
HERTFORD EAST → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia
Other
05:50arr0B00
WALTHAM CROSS → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia
Other
05:52arr0B00
WALTHAM CROSS → HERTFORD EAST
Greater Anglia
Other
06:12arr0B00
STANSTED AIRPORT → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia
Other
06:14arr0B00
HERTFORD EAST → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia
Other
06:20arr0B00
WALTHAM CROSS → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia
Other
06:22arr0B00
WALTHAM CROSS → HERTFORD EAST
Greater Anglia
Other

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06:30–07:308 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other1 types

07:30–08:308 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday05:15–06:15

Best for freightTuesday05:15–06:15

Best for varietyMonday17:15–18:15

Most unusualMonday17:15–18:15

The weekend is quieter — around 69% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	163	0	05:30–06:30
Sunday 18	2.9	147	0	06:45–07:45
Monday 19	5.5	492	4	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	5.4	498	6	05:15–06:15
Wednesday 21	5.1	495	4	17:15–18:15

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

163 trains are booked here today — 59% fewer than a typical Saturday (400).

Trains a day427typical weekday

Freight1%4 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 17.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 19:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday428 on average
Tuesday431 on average
Wednesday429 on average
Thursday428 on average
Friday426 on average
Saturday341 on average
Sunday268 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 EMU410 workings
Class 745 EMU218 workings
Diesel-hauled14 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia628 workings
GB Railfreight21 workings
Freightliner4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 diesel 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 Oct5O23
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
17 Oct1B49
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
17 Oct5M25
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	6	0	6
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	1
05:00	16	2	7
06:00	20	0	11
07:00	24	0	16
08:00	26	0	18
09:00	23	0	17
10:00	21	0	17
11:00	23	0	17
12:00	21	0	17
13:00	22	0	17
14:00	22	1	17
15:00	21	0	16
16:00	23	0	17
17:00	24	1	16
18:00	24	0	17
19:00	25	0	17
20:00	22	0	17
21:00	22	0	17
22:00	22	0	17
23:00	19	0	15

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What runs here

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What tends to happen here

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