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What's running through Cheltenham Spa today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.5 / 10

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

119 trains0 passenger0 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 119 movements at Cheltenham Spa 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

119 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:008 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other1 types

08:00arr0B00
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway
Other
08:05dep0B00
CHELTENHAM SPA → GLOUCESTER
Transport for Wales
Other
08:10arr0B00
GLOUCESTER → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
Great Western Railway
Other
08:20dep0B00
CHELTENHAM SPA → GLOUCESTER
CrossCountry
Other
08:30arr0B00
WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY → CHELTENHAM SPA
CrossCountry
Other
08:45arr0B00
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway
Other
08:50arr0B00
GLOUCESTER → CHELTENHAM SPA
CrossCountry
Other
08:58arr0B00
GLOUCESTER → CHELTENHAM SPA
Great Western Railway
Other

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09:15–10:158 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other1 types

18:45–19:458 trains

0 passenger0 freight8 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday14:00–15:00

Best for freightTuesday14:00–15:00

Best for varietyMonday14:15–15:15

Most unusualThursday14:00–15:00

The weekend is quieter — around 67% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.5	119	0	18:45–19:45
Sunday 18	3.1	72	1	03:15–04:15
Monday 19	6.5	281	45	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	6.7	292	55	14:00–15:00
Wednesday 21	6.7	288	53	14:15–15:15

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

95 trains are booked here today — 56% fewer than a typical Saturday (214).

Trains a day289typical weekday

Freight19%55 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 10:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday285 on average
Tuesday295 on average
Wednesday289 on average
Thursday287 on average
Friday286 on average
Saturday184 on average
Sunday111 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 Oct2Q62
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct5G93
—
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5T05
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct5G77
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M67
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5T05
—
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct5G77
—
Transport for Wales · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct6V47
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V73
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M56
—
Direct Rail Services · 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	of which freight
00:00	4	2	1	0
01:00	3	3	0	0
02:00	2	2	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	5	5	1	1
05:00	6	1	2	0
06:00	9	2	3	0
07:00	14	1	6	0
08:00	13	2	6	0
09:00	16	1	8	0
10:00	19	4	10	0
11:00	15	1	10	1
12:00	14	0	10	0
13:00	15	1	9	0
14:00	20	6	10	0
15:00	15	1	10	1
16:00	17	3	11	1
17:00	16	2	9	0
18:00	17	3	10	0
19:00	17	2	9	0
20:00	13	3	10	1
21:00	12	4	6	0
22:00	19	4	6	0
23:00	8	2	1	0

What's running through Cheltenham Spa today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

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What runs here

Most common train types

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Uncommon in the timetable