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What's running through King's Cross London on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at King's Cross London on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

High variety today — 9 different train types expected.

507 trains429 passenger0 freight9 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 507 movements at King's Cross London on 23 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

507 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0031 trains

25 passenger0 freight6 other5 types

07:00arr5N02
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
07:03arr1C81
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:03dep1S05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:05dep2C06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:07arr1T03
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:10dep1D04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:10arr2R07
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:13dep3L15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH A/D LINE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Other
07:17arr1P83
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:18dep1H01
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:22arr1A01
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:24dep1T08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:27arr1A02
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
07:30dep1S06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr1A03
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:33dep1N02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr1C83
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:35dep2C08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:37arr1T05
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:39dep1D05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
07:40arr2R09
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:42dep3L17
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH A/D LINE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:45dep1N81
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr1P85
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:48dep1N90
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
07:48arr5S08
FERME PARK RECEPTION SDGS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Other
07:50arr1A04
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:51dep5E10
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EMUD
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:54dep1T10
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:57dep5E51
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EMUD
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Other
07:58arr1Y02
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:30–09:3031 trains

26 passenger0 freight5 other6 types

16:30–17:3031 trains

25 passenger0 freight6 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSunday17:15–18:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday10:30–11:30

Most unusualSunday17:15–18:15

The weekend is quieter — around 11% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	472	10:30–11:30
Sunday 18	5.5	432	17:15–18:15
Monday 19	5.0	502	17:00–18:00
Tuesday 20	5.1	513	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	5.4	515	17:00–18:00

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

472 trains are booked here today — 10% more than a typical Saturday (430).

Trains a day513typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 21.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 16:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday507 on average
Tuesday514 on average
Wednesday514 on average
Thursday513 on average
Friday511 on average
Saturday441 on average
Sunday374 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 800 EMU477 workings
Class 387 EMU258 workings
Class 700 EMU236 workings
DMU60 workings
Class 800 DMU42 workings
Class 91 electric locomotive41 workings
Class 717 EMU34 workings
Class 802 DMU20 workings

Planned operators

LNER486 workings
Great Northern431 workings
Thameslink97 workings
Grand Central60 workings
Lumo

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Diesel-hauledClass 47 diesel locomotive 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 Oct3Q02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
14 Oct6U01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Q19
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
12 Oct1Q20
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
12 Oct6U01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3D88
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
11 Oct2B88
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
11 Oct3Y98
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
11 Oct2Y98
—
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU

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

ST PANCRAS LONDON

STP

0.4 km, straight line

UP CARRIAGE SHED

XEU

0.7 km, straight line

CARMD(CARRIAGE ENGINEERING)

XEN

0.7 km, straight line

EUSTON LONDON

EUS

0.9 km, straight line

CALEDONIAN ROAD & BARNSBURY

CIR

1.5 km, straight line

CAMDEN ROAD LONDON

CMD

1.5 km, straight line

FARRINGDON

ZFD

1.9 km, straight lineOn this line

HIGHBURY&ISLINGTON

HHY

2 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	14	14
01:00	11	8
02:00	2	1
03:00	0	0
04:00	5	3
05:00	24	12
06:00	25	15
07:00	31	15
08:00	28	19
09:00	30	21
10:00	26	25
11:00	24	24
12:00	26	23
13:00	25	20
14:00	24	21
15:00	24	21
16:00	30	24
17:00	31	23
18:00	27	24
19:00	26	22
20:00	23	21
21:00	23	20
22:00	16	17
23:00	18	14

What's running through King's Cross London on 23 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

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