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What's running through Milton Keynes Central today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.0 / 10

20 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

369 trains295 passenger55 freight10 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 369 movements at Milton Keynes Central 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

369 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:45–14:4526 trains

20 passenger6 freight3 types

13:45arr2K29
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:48arr1U30
RUGBY → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:48arr9S77
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:56pass1S76
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:59arr1F26
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:00dep2K30
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:03arr1Y32
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:06arr1Y39
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:08arr1H27
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:10arr9M52
EDINBURGH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:14arr1A42
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:15arr2K31
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:19pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:19pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:19pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:20arr1U37
EUSTON LONDON → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:20pass4L13
HAMS HALL GBRF → COLCHESTER GOODS LOOP
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:29pass4M01
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:29pass4M34
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:30dep2K32
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:32pass1S78
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:34pass1M10
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:34arr1Y34
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:37arr1Y41
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:41arr1A44
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:42arr9S80
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger

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18:15–19:1526 trains

20 passenger5 freight1 other3 types

06:30–07:3025 trains

18 passenger5 freight2 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:00–18:00

Best for freightFriday14:00–15:00

Best for varietyMonday17:00–18:00

Most unusualMonday17:00–18:00

The weekend is quieter — around 54% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.0	369	55	14:00–15:00
Sunday 18	6.0	283	14	20:00–21:00
Monday 19	8.0	703	121	17:00–18:00
Tuesday 20	8.0	710	128	14:00–15:00
Wednesday 21	8.0	714	130	14:00–15:00

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

369 trains are booked here today — 28% fewer than a typical Saturday (514).

Trains a day717typical weekday

Freight18%128 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 29.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 14:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday713 on average
Tuesday718 on average
Wednesday720 on average
Thursday715 on average
Friday715 on average
Saturday478 on average
Sunday369 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 350/1 (110mph) EMU478 workings
Class 390 EMU415 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive357 workings
Class 196 DMU210 workings
Class 800 EMU159 workings
Diesel-hauled40 workings
Class 805 DMU33 workings
DMU25 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast607 workings
West Midlands Railway484 workings
GB Railfreight340 workings
Chiltern Railways210 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

UnknownClass 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotive HST (InterCity 125)Electric-hauledClass 321 EMU Class 350 EMU Class 323 EMU

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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5J66
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5J77
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4L27
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M77
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B22
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4V16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B28
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	12	5	6	1
01:00	8	5	2	0
02:00	5	4	4	3
03:00	9	6	4	2
04:00	9	8	4	1
05:00	10	6	7	4
06:00	23	4	10	2
07:00	35	6	18	3
08:00	38	2	20	2
09:00	38	3	19	0
10:00	39	3	21	1
11:00	41	6	23	1
12:00	38	4	24	1
13:00	41	5	30	3
14:00	44	10	31	5
15:00	42	6	28	2
16:00	42	5	30	4
17:00	49	9	29	3
18:00	41	6	30	3
19:00	41	6	28	1
20:00	34	3	22	1
21:00	35	6	19	0
22:00	24	4	13	0
23:00	19	6	8	0

What's running through Milton Keynes Central today?

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

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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