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What's running through Cambridge South on 19 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Cambridge South on 19 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 19 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

388 trains355 passenger9 freight8 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 388 movements at Cambridge South on 19 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

388 booked timetable movements at this location on Monday 19 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:00–13:0025 trains

18 passenger5 freight2 other7 types

12:01arr2H22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:02arr2H29
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:04arr9S18
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr1T24
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:10arr1L34
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:15arr1K70
STANSTED AIRPORT → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
12:15arr1T27
ELY(CAMB) → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:19pass6M55
CHESTERTON JUNCTION FHH → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:21arr2H31
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:24pass5H94
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
12:25arr9S31
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:28arr2C33
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:30pass6M04
BARRINGTON PAD GBRF → WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:30pass6M06
BARRINGTON PAD GBRF → WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:32pass6R07
ELY PAPWORTH SIDINGS (MLF) → TILBURY LCT (FLT)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:32pass6Z07
ELY PAPWORTH SIDINGS (MLF) → TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:34arr9S20
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:38arr1T26
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:43arr2H24
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:45arr1T29
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:50arr1K73
NORWICH → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:51arr1N55
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
12:54arr9S33
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:58arr2C24
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:58pass5G45
CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other

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08:00–09:0023 trains

22 passenger0 freight1 other6 types

15:45–16:4523 trains

21 passenger2 freight7 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

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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 on 19 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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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

Recent booked movements