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What's running through Ely(Camb) today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.6 / 10

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

262 trains56 passenger0 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 262 movements at Ely(Camb) 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

262 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:15–13:1518 trains

6 passenger0 freight12 other3 types

12:15arr0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
12:20arr0B00
PETERBOROUGH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia
Other
12:22arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern
Other
12:26arr1K73
NORWICH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:27arr0B00
DOWNHAM MARKET → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern
Other
12:30arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia
Other
12:32dep0B00
ELY(CAMB) → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia
Other
12:32dep2L75
ELY(CAMB) → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:33dep0B00
ELY(CAMB) → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern
Other
12:41arr1K05
NORWICH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:43dep1K70
ELY(CAMB) → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:50arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry
Other
12:52arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern
Other
12:56dep1K06
ELY(CAMB) → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
12:58dep0B00
ELY(CAMB) → DOWNHAM MARKET
Great Northern
Other
12:59arr2E76
IPSWICH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
13:03dep0B00
ELY(CAMB) → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern
Other
13:10dep0B00
ELY(CAMB) → PETERBOROUGH
Greater Anglia
Other

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18:15–19:1518 trains

6 passenger0 freight12 other3 types

16:15–17:1517 trains

4 passenger0 freight13 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday06:00–07:00

Best for freightTuesday06:00–07:00

Best for varietyThursday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSunday16:15–17:15

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	262	0	16:15–17:15
Sunday 18	4.3	175	0	16:15–17:15
Monday 19	6.2	306	74	19:30–20:30
Tuesday 20	6.5	356	112	06:00–07:00
Wednesday 21	6.4	352	110	06:00–07:00

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

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

Trains a day334typical weekday

Freight30%100 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 14:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday308 on average
Tuesday349 on average
Wednesday344 on average
Thursday344 on average
Friday340 on average
Saturday258 on average
Sunday147 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 Oct6T62
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2Q51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct2Q44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct5Q50
—
HST (InterCity 125)

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	7	1	4	0
01:00	5	4	1	0
02:00	3	3	0	0
03:00	6	6	1	1
04:00	5	3	2	1
05:00	9	3	4	1
06:00	21	10	6	1
07:00	15	1	7	0
08:00	15	2	9	0
09:00	16	3	9	0
10:00	16	3	13	1
11:00	18	7	11	1
12:00	13	1	13	1
13:00	15	5	12	1
14:00	21	7	14	1
15:00	15	2	13	1
16:00	16	4	14	1
17:00	16	4	13	1
18:00	23	8	13	0
19:00	17	5	11	1
20:00	18	5	13	0
21:00	17	5	11	1
22:00	13	3	8	0
23:00	14	5	8	0

What's running through Ely(Camb) today?

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What runs here

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