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What's running through Ely North Jn on 21 October 2026?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

Strong freight activity today — 127 freight movements expected.

319 trains165 passenger127 freight6 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 319 movements at Ely North Jn 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

319 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1521 trains

11 passenger10 freight5 types

06:15pass1N41
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:16pass6L46
REDLAND AGGREGATES → CHESTERTON JUNCTION
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:16pass6L57
REDLAND AGGREGATES → TILBURY ROADSTONE BARHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:21pass6L80
TUNSTEAD → MARKS TEY FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:21pass6L82
TUNSTEAD → KENNETT (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:23arr6L81
TUNSTEAD → BRANDON DOWN SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:24pass2K56
CAMBRIDGE → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
06:27pass1K55
NORWICH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
06:28pass4M07
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:29arr6L81
TUNSTEAD → BRANDON DOWN SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:36pass2T02
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:40pass1R60
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:43pass1T07
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:48pass4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:54pass6L51
TUNSTEAD → KENNETT (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:54pass6L53
TUNSTEAD → PARKESTON QUAY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:00pass1L01
NOTTINGHAM → NORWICH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:00pass2E70
COLCHESTER → PETERBOROUGH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
07:06pass1T02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:13pass1T09
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:14pass1N43
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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18:00–19:0021 trains

11 passenger10 freight5 types

13:30–14:3020 trains

9 passenger10 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday18:00–19:00

Best for freightTuesday06:00–07:00

Best for varietyFriday18:00–19:00

Most unusualSaturday16:45–17:45

The weekend is quieter — around 88% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.7	46	0	16:45–17:45
Sunday 18	2.0	31	0	16:15–17:15
Monday 19	6.1	276	93	18:00–19:00
Tuesday 20	6.3	324	131	06:00–07:00
Wednesday 21	6.3	320	128	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

46 trains are booked here today — 73% fewer than a typical Saturday (168).

Trains a day313typical weekday

Freight39%122 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.0 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

Monday284 on average
Tuesday328 on average
Wednesday322 on average
Thursday324 on average
Friday321 on average
Saturday138 on average
Sunday75 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 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6T62
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6T63
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Y90
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5G78
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
16 Oct5G79
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
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	3	1	1	0
01:00	4	4	0	0
02:00	3	3	0	0
03:00	6	6	2	2
04:00	6	4	1	1
05:00	12	8	2	1
06:00	18	10	3	1
07:00	13	2	3	0
08:00	15	2	4	1
09:00	19	7	6	0
10:00	14	4	6	1
11:00	17	7	6	1
12:00	12	3	7	2
13:00	17	8	6	1
14:00	19	8	7	1
15:00	15	3	7	1
16:00	16	5	7	1
17:00	16	3	8	1
18:00	20	9	6	0
19:00	16	5	7	1
20:00	17	7	6	0
21:00	16	5	7	1
22:00	8	2	4	0
23:00	11	6	2	0

What's running through Ely North Jn on 21 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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable