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What's running through Hatfield today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

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

167 trains157 passenger5 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 167 movements at Hatfield 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

167 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:15–13:1510 trains

8 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

12:15arr2V26
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
12:25arr2C29
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:31arr2L26
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:36arr2V33
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
12:45arr2V28
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
12:49pass6E26
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → SCUNTHORPE REDBOURN SDG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:55arr2R31
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:01arr2C28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:06arr2V35
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
13:10pass3J36
ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP → FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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15:00–16:0010 trains

8 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

05:15–06:159 trains

7 passenger1 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday05:15–06:15

Best for freightMonday05:30–06:30

Best for varietySunday15:00–16:00

Most unusualSaturday12:15–13:15

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	167	5	12:15–13:15
Sunday 18	4.6	134	4	15:00–16:00
Monday 19	5.1	235	11	05:30–06:30
Tuesday 20	4.8	232	6	22:00–23:00
Wednesday 21	4.7	231	5	05:15–06:15

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

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

Trains a day247typical weekday

Freight6%14 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday244 on average
Tuesday247 on average
Wednesday245 on average
Thursday247 on average
Friday248 on average
Saturday170 on average
Sunday133 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 717 EMU338 workings
Class 700 EMU169 workings
Class 387 EMU92 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive53 workings
Diesel-hauled26 workings

Planned operators

Great Northern561 workings
GB Railfreight71 workings
Thameslink38 workings
Freightliner10 workings
LNER

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 800 EMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 86 electric 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 Oct4E52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct9J01
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct6E70
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6E57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J33
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6E26
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J36
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J37
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1E29
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1E30
—
LNER · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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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4.2 km, straight line

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XYW

4.9 km, straight line

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WLW

6.8 km, straight line

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PBR

7.6 km, straight lineOn this line

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SAC

7.9 km, straight line

WOOLMER GREEN JN.

XGN

8.1 km, straight lineOn this line

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

What's running through Hatfield 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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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable