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What's running through Cambridge North on 23 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.0 / 10

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

238 trains208 passenger2 freight9 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 238 movements at Cambridge North 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

238 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:0016 trains

15 passenger0 freight1 other5 types

19:00pass1L48
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
19:02arr1H84
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:04pass1N67
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
19:06arr1T55
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:11arr2H59
ELY(CAMB) → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:15dep5H84
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS SOUTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
19:21arr1T52
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:27arr1K84
CAMBRIDGE → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
19:34arr1H86
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:34arr1T57
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:38arr1K91
NORWICH → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:40arr2H86
CAMBRIDGE → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:46pass1L49
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
19:48arr1T54
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
19:52dep2H61
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
19:59arr1H88
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger

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21:00–22:0015 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other6 types

08:30–09:3014 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday15:30–16:30

Best for freightTuesday15:30–16:30

Best for varietyThursday16:15–17:15

Most unusualTuesday15:30–16:30

The weekend is quieter — around 49% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	148	0	21:30–22:30
Sunday 18	2.6	99	0	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	4.7	236	3	16:15–17:15
Tuesday 20	5.2	244	4	15:30–16:30
Wednesday 21	4.9	242	2	15:30–16:30

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

148 trains are booked here today — 41% fewer than a typical Saturday (249).

Trains a day236typical weekday

Freight1%2 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 10:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday238 on average
Tuesday242 on average
Wednesday240 on average
Thursday239 on average
Friday235 on average
Saturday224 on average
Sunday165 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.

17 Oct5H69
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
16 Oct2Q51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6Q77
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6J81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0E91
—
Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct2Q44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct6R07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6J81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0C70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0C68
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct0G68
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct5Q50
—
HST (InterCity 125)
14 Oct6Q77
—
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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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	5	0	4
01:00	1	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	0
05:00	5	0	3
06:00	11	0	5
07:00	10	0	6
08:00	13	0	9
09:00	13	0	11
10:00	15	0	12
11:00	12	0	12
12:00	12	0	12
13:00	12	0	12
14:00	14	0	12
15:00	13	0	12
16:00	13	2	12
17:00	11	0	12
18:00	11	0	12
19:00	16	0	12
20:00	12	0	12
21:00	15	0	11
22:00	9	0	11
23:00	12	0	9

What's running through Cambridge North on 23 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Recent booked movements

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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