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What's running through Letchworth on 23 October 2026?

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

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

316 trains233 passenger25 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 316 movements at Letchworth 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

316 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:0020 trains

13 passenger2 freight5 other4 types

06:05pass3J33
HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS → ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
06:07arr1T01
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:09arr1C02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:14arr5R07
CHS → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
06:15dep2R07
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:19arr9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:20pass1T02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:23pass6Q12
ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP → HITCHIN UP YARD
Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:29arr1C81
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:31arr2C00
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:35pass3S11
EMUD → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
06:37arr1T03
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:38arr1T94
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:42arr5R09
CHS → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
06:45dep2R09
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:48pass0E91
WELWYN GOODS YARD → DONCASTER NTR
Diesel-hauled
Other
06:49arr9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
06:53pass6L04
WILLESDEN EUROTERMINAL GBRF → BARRINGTON PAD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:59arr1C83
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
06:59arr2C02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:1520 trains

13 passenger1 freight6 other4 types

22:45–23:4519 trains

11 passenger2 freight6 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday06:00–07:00

Best for freightTuesday06:00–07:00

Best for varietyTuesday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSunday08:30–09:30

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	276	2	03:30–04:30
Sunday 18	3.9	126	0	08:30–09:30
Monday 19	5.6	307	24	06:00–07:00
Tuesday 20	5.7	317	26	06:00–07:00
Wednesday 21	5.7	315	26	06:00–07:00

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

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

Trains a day315typical weekday

Freight8%26 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 07:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday309 on average
Tuesday314 on average
Wednesday312 on average
Thursday312 on average
Friday314 on average
Saturday278 on average
Sunday131 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 Oct6Q55
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Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6Q56
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Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L02
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M55
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M55
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5Q50
—
HST (InterCity 125)
14 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6M55
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct3J31
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct2Q16
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3J32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

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XLL

0.6 km, straight lineOn this line

BALDOCK

BDK

2.7 km, straight line

HITCHIN

HIT

5.4 km, straight lineOn this line

ARLESEY

ARL

6.2 km, straight line

STEVENAGE

SVG

7.7 km, straight lineOn this line

ASHWELL & MORDEN

AWM

8.2 km, straight line

WATTON-AT-STONE

WAS

10.6 km, straight line

BIGGLESWADE

BIW

11.9 km, straight line

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

What's running through Letchworth on 23 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week