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What's running through Leamington Spa today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 165/0 DMU.

192 trains140 passenger36 freight8 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 192 movements at Leamington Spa 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

192 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:00–10:0016 trains

10 passenger6 freight5 types

09:03arr1V82
YORK → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:09pass4O44
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:09pass4V43
PORT WAKEFIELD → DIDCOT YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:14arr1M26
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:14arr2G70
NUNEATON TRENT VALLEY → LEAMINGTON SPA
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:20arr1H27
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:25arr1R13
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:25pass4O27
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
09:35pass4M16
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:35pass4M32
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:36arr1O08
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:36pass4E34
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:40dep2G73
LEAMINGTON SPA → NUNEATON TRENT VALLEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 196 DMU
Passenger
09:45arr1E85
READING → LEEDS
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
09:50arr1H29
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:59arr1V83
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

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13:30–14:3015 trains

9 passenger5 freight1 other4 types

10:15–11:1514 trains

10 passenger3 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:15–23:15

Best for freightTuesday17:15–18:15

Best for varietySunday22:15–23:15

Most unusualMonday22:15–23:15

The weekend is quieter — around 51% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	191	36	09:00–10:00
Sunday 18	4.9	141	8	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	6.9	337	82	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	6.9	340	84	17:15–18:15
Wednesday 21	6.9	339	84	22:15–23:15

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

191 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (206).

Trains a day336typical weekday

Freight25%84 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 09:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday339 on average
Tuesday340 on average
Wednesday340 on average
Thursday337 on average
Friday333 on average
Saturday202 on average
Sunday125 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

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 Oct1R03
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Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
17 Oct5H36
—
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Z74
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M93
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M41
—
Colas Rail · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4O05
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4O64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4O55
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V12
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V16
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5Q23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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The week ahead

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What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable