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What's running through Colchester Town on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Colchester Town on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.9 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU isn't commonly seen here.

99 trains96 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 99 movements at Colchester Town on 20 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

99 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:157 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

09:28arr2F18
COLCHESTER → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:35dep1F29
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:40arr2F21
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE → COLCHESTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:49arr1F08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
10:00dep2F23
COLCHESTER TOWN → COLCHESTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
10:03arr2F20
COLCHESTER → WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
10:12arr2Q21
COLCHESTER SUDBURY DOCK → THORPE-LE-SOKEN SIDING
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other

Other windows

16:00–17:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

17:00–18:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday20:15–21:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyTuesday09:15–10:15

Most unusualWednesday20:15–21:15

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.4	96	0	07:45–08:45
Sunday 18	0.0	0	0	—
Monday 19	2.5	98	0	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	2.9	99	0	09:15–10:15
Wednesday 21	3.1	100	0	20:15–21:15

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

96 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day98typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 4.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 17:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday98 on average
Tuesday99 on average
Wednesday100 on average
Thursday98 on average
Friday98 on average
Saturday96 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 24 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

Most common train types

Class 720 EMU127 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU3 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia127 workings
GB Railfreight3 workings

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.

14 Oct2Q42
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct2Q43
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
13 Oct2Q21
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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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What's running through Colchester Town on 20 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead