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What's running through Hitchin on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Hitchin on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.3 / 10

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

662 trains564 passenger61 freight11 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 662 movements at Hitchin on 20 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

662 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:45–13:4540 trains

32 passenger4 freight4 other9 types

12:45pass1B85
LINCOLN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
12:46pass1T28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → ELY(CAMB)
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:49pass6M55
CHESTERTON JUNCTION FHH → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:49arr9J30
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:52pass1A93
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:52pass1S16
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
12:55pass1A17
HARROGATE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
12:55arr2L26
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:55arr9S31
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
12:59pass1N07
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:01pass1Y12
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:02arr2C33
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:04arr9S24
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:05pass1D15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HARROGATE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:07pass0E47
DAGENHAM DOCK RECP GBRF → PETERBOROUGH MAINT SHED
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:07pass1T29
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:08pass1B86
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LINCOLN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:10arr9J33
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:15pass6Q23
HITCHIN UP YARD → STEVENAGE LANGLEY
Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:16pass4E24
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:17pass1T30
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:20arr9J32
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:22pass1A63
BRADFORD INTERCHANGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:22pass1N93
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:24arr9S33
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:25pass1S17
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:25arr2C28
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:28pass4L19
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:29pass1A18
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
13:31pass1D16
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:31arr2R35
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:34pass1E09
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
13:34arr9S26
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:36pass6L37
HOOJ JUNCTION UP YARD → WHITEMOOR YARD L.D.C GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
13:37pass1T31
ELY(CAMB) → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:37pass6X37
HOOJ JUNCTION UP YARD → WHITEMOOR YARD L.D.C GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
13:38pass1D83
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRADFORD INTERCHANGE
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
13:40pass3J37
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
13:40arr9J35
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:42pass1E10
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:15–08:1538 trains

33 passenger2 freight3 other7 types

11:15–12:1537 trains

32 passenger3 freight2 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusualSunday15:15–16:15

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.1	599	44	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	6.0	289	9	15:15–16:15
Monday 19	7.1	649	57	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	7.3	662	61	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	7.3	657	58	12:30–13:30

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

599 trains are booked here today — 8% more than a typical Saturday (553).

Trains a day662typical weekday

Freight9%60 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 27.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 13:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday654 on average
Tuesday660 on average
Wednesday657 on average
Thursday659 on average
Friday665 on average
Saturday564 on average
Sunday325 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 700 EMU377 workings
Class 800 EMU345 workings
Class 387 EMU219 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive179 workings
DMU54 workings
Diesel-hauled44 workings
Class 800 DMU39 workings
Class 91 electric locomotive38 workings

Planned operators

LNER373 workings
Great Northern342 workings
Thameslink280 workings
GB Railfreight199 workings
Grand Central

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)UnknownClass 92 electric locomotive Class 86 electric locomotiveEMUClass 67 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 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E46
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6E73
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
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

Nearby places to spot trains

STEVENAGE

SVG

5.3 km, straight lineOn this line

LETCHWORTH

LET

5.4 km, straight lineOn this line

LETCHWORTH A/D LINE

XLL

6 km, straight line

ARLESEY

ARL

7.8 km, straight line

BALDOCK

BDK

8.1 km, straight lineOn this line

WATTON-AT-STONE

WAS

8.3 km, straight line

KNEBWORTH

KBW

10.8 km, straight lineOn this line

LUTON

LUT

13.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	10	2	6	1
01:00	10	3	5	0
02:00	8	6	4	2
03:00	6	3	3	1
04:00	12	6	5	2
05:00	13	3	7	1
06:00	33	2	16	1
07:00	37	2	19	2
08:00	35	0	19	0
09:00	32	1	25	0
10:00	35	1	27	1
11:00	35	2	29	1
12:00	40	6	25	0
13:00	39	3	26	1
14:00	34	2	27	1
15:00	31	1	24	1
16:00	34	1	29	2
17:00	33	1	26	1
18:00	37	1	29	2
19:00	35	1	26	1
20:00	34	2	24	0
21:00	28	4	22	1
22:00	25	3	16	1
23:00	26	4	13	0

What's running through Hitchin on 20 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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