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What's running through Bishops Stortford on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Bishops Stortford on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

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3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

335 trains303 passenger3 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 335 movements at Bishops Stortford on 23 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

335 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:15–17:1520 trains

18 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

16:15arr1H97
CAMBRIDGE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:20pass1B85
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:24arr2S38
STRATFORD → BISHOPS STORTFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:25arr3H84
CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
16:28pass1B90
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:29arr2H45
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:35arr1B87
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:38arr2H42
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:41dep2S47
BISHOPS STORTFORD → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:42arr1B92
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:50pass1B89
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:54arr2S40
STRATFORD → BISHOPS STORTFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:56arr2H47
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
16:58arr1B94
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:02arr1B91
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:06pass4L73
TINSLEY INTERMODAL TERM → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:08arr2H44
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:09dep2S49
BISHOPS STORTFORD → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:13arr1H99
CAMBRIDGE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:14arr1B96
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger

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19:15–20:1520 trains

19 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:15–08:1519 trains

16 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:15–17:15

Best for freightTuesday16:15–17:15

Best for varietyMonday16:15–17:15

Most unusualTuesday16:15–17:15

The weekend is quieter — around 81% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.4	48	0	00:00–01:00
Sunday 18	2.3	82	0	04:45–05:45
Monday 19	4.8	334	4	16:15–17:15
Tuesday 20	5.1	337	5	16:15–17:15
Wednesday 21	4.8	336	3	16:15–17:15

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

48 trains are booked here today — 85% fewer than a typical Saturday (310).

Trains a day324typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday329 on average
Tuesday331 on average
Wednesday330 on average
Thursday327 on average
Friday329 on average
Saturday244 on average
Sunday187 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 EMU299 workings
Class 745 EMU207 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive13 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia506 workings
GB Railfreight22 workings
Freightliner2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct5H76
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
17 Oct1B49
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
17 Oct5B68
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
16 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6R07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3H80
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6R07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct0C70
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET

SST

4.5 km, straight lineOn this line

STANSTED AIRPORT

SSD

4.8 km, straight line

SAWBRIDGEWORTH

SAW

5.8 km, straight line

ELSENHAM

ESM

7.3 km, straight lineOn this line

HARLOW MILL

HWM

8.9 km, straight line

HARLOW TOWN

HWN

10.6 km, straight lineOn this line

NEWPORT (ESSEX)

NWE

11.2 km, straight line

ROYDON

RYN

13.4 km, straight line

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

What's running through Bishops Stortford on 23 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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week