Search another station

Spotter

What's running through Cambridge South today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.0 / 10

299 trains293 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 299 movements at Cambridge South 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

299 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1517 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 types

07:15arr1T07
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:15arr2H10
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr2B15
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:24arr9S11
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:27arr2C13
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr9S00
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:38arr1T06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:43arr2H12
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr1T09
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr2B17
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:54arr9S13
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:58arr2C04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:01arr2H14
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:02arr2B19
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:04arr9S02
THREE BRIDGES → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr1T08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr1T11
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:15–10:1517 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 types

17:15–18:1517 trains

17 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday12:00–13:00

Best for freightTuesday12:00–13:00

Best for varietyMonday12:00–13:00

Most unusualWednesday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.0	299	0	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	3.8	210	0	17:15–18:15
Monday 19	5.8	386	8	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	5.8	391	9	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	5.8	388	7	12:00–13:00

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

299 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (322).

Trains a day381typical weekday

Freight2%7 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 12:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday383 on average
Tuesday386 on average
Wednesday383 on average
Thursday381 on average
Friday383 on average
Saturday317 on average
Sunday156 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 Oct6M55
—
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 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6P06
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6R07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5Q50
—
HST (InterCity 125)
14 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

CAMBRIDGE

CBG

On this line

SHELFORD

SED

On this line

SHEPRETH BRANCH JN

XSP

On this line

WHITTLESFORD PARKWAY

WLF

On this line

Nearby places to spot trains

The Lineside Ink e-paper display on a wooden desk beside a wristwatch, showing the next train approaching a chosen location.

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Enjoy following the railway? Lineside Ink brings approaching passenger and freight trains to a display in your home. Choose a supported location and glance over as the day unfolds.

Expected price: £149, including VAT and delivery to the UK and Isle of Man.Orders are currently paused. We’ll email you when ordering opens.No subscription required.

Meet the display Check supported locations

Search another stationExplore another station and see the trains expected there.Gifts for trainspottersA different kind of gift for someone who watches the line.Check supported locationsSee whether Lineside Ink's live display covers a chosen station.

Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	6	0	4
01:00	3	0	3
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	4	0	1
05:00	12	1	4
06:00	20	0	8
07:00	21	0	11
08:00	23	0	11
09:00	19	0	13
10:00	22	0	13
11:00	18	0	13
12:00	23	3	13
13:00	18	0	13
14:00	20	0	13
15:00	22	0	13
16:00	21	2	13
17:00	20	1	13
18:00	22	0	13
19:00	19	0	13
20:00	19	0	14
21:00	18	0	13
22:00	18	0	12
23:00	13	0	9

What's running through Cambridge South today?

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