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What's running through Diss today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

72 trains66 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 72 movements at Diss 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

72 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:15–09:156 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

08:16arr1P19
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr1P06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr1P21
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
08:59arr1P08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:13arr9P23
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
09:14pass3S01
DOWN GOODS LOOP → DOWN GOODS LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

Other windows

12:30–13:305 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

15:15–16:155 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday11:15–12:15

Best for freightMonday11:15–12:15

Best for varietyThursday11:15–12:15

Most unusualSunday09:15–10:15

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	72	0	08:15–09:15
Sunday 18	2.8	47	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	3.8	85	4	11:15–12:15
Tuesday 20	3.8	84	4	11:15–12:15
Wednesday 21	3.7	83	3	11:15–12:15

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

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

Trains a day84typical weekday

Freight5%4 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 11:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday84 on average
Tuesday83 on average
Wednesday82 on average
Thursday86 on average
Friday87 on average
Saturday73 on average
Sunday47 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

Most common train types

Class 745 EMU112 workings
Class 755 EMU20 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia132 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.

17 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5G76
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
16 Oct5P28
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
16 Oct

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	3	0	1
01:00	1	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	5	1	1
06:00	2	0	2
07:00	4	0	3
08:00	4	0	3
09:00	6	0	5
10:00	5	0	4
11:00	6	1	3
12:00	6	0	4
13:00	5	0	4
14:00	4	0	3
15:00	6	1	5
16:00	5	1	4
17:00	6	0	3
18:00	3	0	4
19:00	3	0	3
20:00	4	0	4
21:00	3	0	3
22:00	1	0	3
23:00	2	0	3

What's running through Diss 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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Uncommon in the timetable