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What's running through Cambridge tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Cambridge tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.6 / 10

391 trains233 passenger0 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 391 movements at Cambridge on 18 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

391 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:45–19:4526 trains

15 passenger0 freight11 other6 types

18:45arr0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
18:46dep2B67
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
18:46dep2W29
CAMBRIDGE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
18:50dep0B00
CAMBRIDGE → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry
Other
18:50arr9S44
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
18:51dep2C59
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
18:57arr2H68
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:05arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia
Other
19:07dep2B69
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:08arr2C48
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:10dep0B00
CAMBRIDGE → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia
Other
19:15arr0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
19:15arr1T52
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:20dep2B71
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:23dep9S61
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:25dep0B00
CAMBRIDGE → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern
Other
19:26arr2H70
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:30dep0B00
CAMBRIDGE → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry
Other
19:32dep0B00
CAMBRIDGE → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia
Other
19:32arr2H72
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:37arr0B00
ELY(CAMB) → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia
Other
19:37arr2C50
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:39arr2W26
IPSWICH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
19:40arr0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
19:42dep1T57
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:44dep5C50
CAMBRIDGE → CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS NORTH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other

Other windows

17:15–18:1525 trains

15 passenger0 freight10 other6 types

09:00–10:0024 trains

15 passenger0 freight9 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:15–17:15

Best for freightMonday16:15–17:15

Best for varietyMonday16:15–17:15

Most unusualTuesday16:15–17:15

The weekend is quieter — around 10% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	513	0	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	4.6	391	0	18:45–19:45
Monday 19	5.8	500	5	16:15–17:15
Tuesday 20	6.0	506	5	16:15–17:15
Wednesday 21	5.7	504	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

513 trains are booked here today — 27% more than a typical Saturday (404).

Trains a day499typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 20.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 09:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday495 on average
Tuesday503 on average
Wednesday501 on average
Thursday498 on average
Friday498 on average
Saturday431 on average
Sunday319 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

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.

16 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0E91
—
Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6R07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · 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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5.1 km, straight lineOn this line

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8.6 km, straight line

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10 km, straight line

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10.3 km, straight line

SHEPRETH

STH

11.5 km, straight line

MELDRETH

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14.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	12	0	13
01:00	8	0	8
02:00	1	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	8	0	3
05:00	23	1	9
06:00	29	0	14
07:00	30	0	15
08:00	27	0	18
09:00	28	0	22
10:00	26	0	20
11:00	20	0	20
12:00	22	0	19
13:00	21	0	19
14:00	23	0	19
15:00	25	0	19
16:00	28	2	20
17:00	25	0	20
18:00	27	0	20
19:00	29	0	20
20:00	25	0	20
21:00	20	0	19
22:00	21	0	20
23:00	21	0	18

What's running through Cambridge tomorrow?

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