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What's running through Ipswich tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Ipswich tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.4 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

188 trains161 passenger1 freight7 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 188 movements at Ipswich on 18 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

188 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:00–18:0015 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

17:03arr1P53
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:08dep2D88
IPSWICH → LOWESTOFT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
17:11dep1Y25
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:16arr5T84
T&RSMD → MARKS TEY
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Other
17:20dep2W24
IPSWICH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
17:27arr2L79
ELY(CAMB) → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
17:30arr1Y20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
17:30arr2D89
LOWESTOFT → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
17:35arr1P44
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:35dep5E82
IPSWICH → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Other
17:40arr1P55
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
17:50arr2R25
FELIXSTOWE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
17:55dep2E82
IPSWICH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
17:55dep2R26
IPSWICH → FELIXSTOWE
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
17:58arr2W25
CAMBRIDGE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:15–12:1514 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

15:15–16:1514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday10:45–11:45

Best for varietySaturday10:45–11:45

Most unusualThursday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.5	312	46	10:45–11:45
Sunday 18	4.4	188	1	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	6.3	318	44	21:30–22:30
Tuesday 20	6.5	327	52	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	6.5	328	51	10:45–11:45

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

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

Trains a day338typical weekday

Freight16%55 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 15:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday318 on average
Tuesday326 on average
Wednesday328 on average
Thursday330 on average
Friday336 on average
Saturday314 on average
Sunday187 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

DMU212 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive176 workings
Class 755 EMU139 workings
Class 745 EMU124 workings
Class 720 EMU117 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia592 workings
GB Railfreight187 workings
DB Cargo10 workings
Freightliner8 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 86 electric locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L96
—
Freightliner · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4V85
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

DERBY ROAD IPSWICH

DBR

2.6 km, straight line

WESTERFIELD

WFI

3.8 km, straight line

WRABNESS

WRB

12.4 km, straight line

WOODBRIDGE

WDB

12.6 km, straight line

MISTLEY

MIS

12.7 km, straight line

NEEDHAM MARKET

NMT

12.9 km, straight line

MANNINGTREE

MNG

13.2 km, straight line

HARWICH INTERNATIONAL

HPQ

13.7 km, straight line

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

What's running through Ipswich tomorrow?

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.

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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