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What's running through Cambridge South on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Cambridge South on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.7 / 10

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

386 trains352 passenger5 freight8 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 386 movements at Cambridge South on 21 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

386 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0024 trains

22 passenger0 freight2 other6 types

08:00arr2C04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:04arr9S02
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr1T08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:12arr1H91
CAMBRIDGE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:14arr2H06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr1T11
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr1L26
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:21arr2H15
ELY(CAMB) → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:21arr2H94
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
08:24arr9S15
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:25pass3H80
BROXBOURNE DN TAMP SDG GBF → WHITEMOOR YARD L.D.C GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:25pass3S81
BROXBOURNE DN TAMP SDG GBF → BROXBOURNE DN TAMP SDG GBF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:28arr1C91
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:30arr2C06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:34arr9S04
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:38arr1T10
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:43arr2H08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CAMBRIDGE NORTH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:45arr1T13
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:48arr2B95
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr2H17
CAMBRIDGE NORTH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:52arr1N47
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:54arr9S17
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:57arr2C19
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:58arr2C08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

15:45–16:4524 trains

21 passenger2 freight1 other7 types

06:15–07:1522 trains

21 passenger0 freight1 other5 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.

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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 on 21 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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable