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What's running through Hackney Downs today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.3 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Class 720 EMU.

308 trains301 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 308 movements at Hackney Downs 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

308 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:15–16:1517 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

15:22arr2G40
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ENFIELD TOWN
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:23arr2T74
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CHINGFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:25arr2T81
CHINGFORD → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:26arr2G39
ENFIELD TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:37arr2U40
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ENFIELD TOWN
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:38arr2T76
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CHINGFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:40arr2T83
CHINGFORD → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:41arr2U39
ENFIELD TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:52arr2G42
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ENFIELD TOWN
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:53arr2T78
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CHINGFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:55arr2T85
CHINGFORD → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
15:56arr2G41
ENFIELD TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
16:00pass5V49
CHINGFORD COUNTRY END SDGS → A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Other
16:07arr2U42
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → ENFIELD TOWN
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
16:08arr2T80
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CHINGFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
16:10arr2T87
CHINGFORD → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
16:11arr2U41
ENFIELD TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger

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21:00–22:0017 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

06:15–07:1516 trains

15 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday12:00–13:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday12:00–13:00

Most unusualWednesday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 56% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	308	21:00–22:00
Sunday 18	4.0	278	00:00–01:00
Monday 19	5.0	674	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	5.2	667	18:00–19:00
Wednesday 21	5.4	669	12:00–13:00

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

308 trains are booked here today — 50% fewer than a typical Saturday (616).

Trains a day670typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 27.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday674 on average
Tuesday670 on average
Wednesday673 on average
Thursday672 on average
Friday674 on average
Saturday539 on average
Sunday456 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 710 EMU790 workings
Class 720 EMU251 workings
Class 745 EMU235 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings

Planned operators

London Overground790 workings
Greater Anglia486 workings
GB Railfreight16 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 66 diesel locomotive

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 Oct5O23
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Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
17 Oct1B49
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Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
17 Oct5M85
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Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
16 Oct6J25
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6J25
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct2Q40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct2Q41
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct3C81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3C21
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

HACKNEY CENTRAL

HKC

0.2 km, straight line

LONDON FIELDS

LOF

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

DALSTON KINGSLAND

DLK

1.1 km, straight line

HOMERTON

HMN

1.2 km, straight line

RECTORY ROAD

REC

1.3 km, straight line

CLAPTON

CPT

1.5 km, straight line

CAMBRIDGE HEATH

CBH

1.8 km, straight lineOn this line

HACKNEY WICK

HKW

2.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	16	15
01:00	3	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	2	4
05:00	17	9
06:00	31	17
07:00	39	24
08:00	40	27
09:00	37	27
10:00	37	27
11:00	33	27
12:00	36	27
13:00	32	27
14:00	34	27
15:00	34	27
16:00	39	27
17:00	40	27
18:00	38	27
19:00	35	27
20:00	33	27
21:00	34	27
22:00	32	26
23:00	28	22

What's running through Hackney Downs today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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