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What's running through Milton Keynes Central on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Milton Keynes Central on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

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16 unusual movements expected today, including Class 67 diesel locomotive.

714 trains505 passenger130 freight17 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 714 movements at Milton Keynes Central on 21 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

714 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:00–18:0050 trains

33 passenger9 freight8 other8 types

17:01pass6O26
DITTON FOUNDRY LANE(AHC) EWS → DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:02pass1H71
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:04pass1A56
CHESTER → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 805 DMU
Passenger
17:04arr1Y52
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:07pass1S03
EUSTON LONDON → STIRLING
DMU
Passenger
17:07arr1Y53
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:07pass9M55
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:10pass1A57
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:10pass9S93
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:14arr1F30
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:15arr1B52
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:15arr2K43
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:16dep5F46
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:18arr1U43
EUSTON LONDON → CREWE
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:20pass4L68
BIRCH COPPICE GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:22arr1H33
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:23arr1M02
STIRLING → EUSTON LONDON
DMU
Passenger
17:24pass4O32
HAMS HALL GBRF → SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:25arr5F43
OXFORD → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:27arr1A58
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:28dep2K44
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:28pass4M03
TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL → MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:28pass4M33
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP FL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:28pass4M35
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:31pass1D91
EUSTON LONDON → HOLYHEAD
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:33arr5F88
BLETCHLEY T&RS W/SHOP STF → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:35pass1B53
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:35pass1F31
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:35arr1Y54
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:37arr1Y55
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:38pass1A59
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:38pass9G34
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:39pass3J01
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → BLETCHLEY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
17:41pass1H34
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:41pass1M14
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:42pass5B52
NORTHAMPTON → BLETCHLEY FREIGHT SIDINGS
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
17:45arr2K45
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:47dep5F48
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:48arr1U38
CREWE → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:49pass4M93
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:50arr9K35
EUSTON LONDON → CREWE
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:52pass4L18
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
Freight
17:52pass4L62
DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:53arr1A60
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:55arr5B99
NORTHAMPTON EMD → BLETCHLEY T&RS W/SHOP STF
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
17:55arr5F45
OXFORD → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:56arr1W57
EUSTON LONDON → NORTHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:58pass1A61
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
17:58dep2K46
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
17:59pass1S90
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

15:30–16:3047 trains

31 passenger9 freight7 other8 types

13:30–14:3044 trains

32 passenger7 freight5 other9 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 on 21 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

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Recent booked movements

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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