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

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

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

170 trains91 passenger46 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 170 movements at Northampton 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

170 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:30–06:3013 trains

5 passenger4 freight4 other2 types

05:34arr5Y05
NORTHAMPTON EMD → NORTHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
05:35dep2N06
NORTHAMPTON → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
05:38pass4M77
TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL → DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:43dep2Y05
NORTHAMPTON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
05:52arr5W02
NORTHAMPTON EMD → NORTHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
05:56pass4L17
HAMS HALL GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:57arr5N07
NORTHAMPTON EMD → NORTHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:01arr2Y07
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:02dep2U21
NORTHAMPTON → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:08arr1W02
COVENTRY → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
06:16arr5N09
NORTHAMPTON EMD → NORTHAMPTON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Other
06:24pass4M38
WENTLOOG (FREIGHTLINERS) → DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:25pass4L66
DAVENTRY GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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06:30–07:3013 trains

6 passenger3 freight4 other3 types

14:15–15:1512 trains

4 passenger8 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:15–18:15

Best for freightWednesday22:45–23:45

Best for varietyMonday17:15–18:15

Most unusualMonday17:15–18:15

The weekend is quieter — around 43% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.8	170	46	14:15–15:15
Sunday 18	5.4	146	14	20:30–21:30
Monday 19	7.3	273	112	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	7.3	277	118	17:15–18:15
Wednesday 21	7.3	281	120	22:45–23:45

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

170 trains are booked here today — 11% fewer than a typical Saturday (192).

Trains a day258typical weekday

Freight40%102 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 05:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday253 on average
Tuesday259 on average
Wednesday260 on average
Thursday259 on average
Friday252 on average
Saturday187 on average
Sunday154 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

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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 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M77
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M41
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M07
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4L50
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M52
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A84
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct9M62
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
16 Oct1M11
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct5Q27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 350 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.

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	10	3	7	0
01:00	6	2	5	1
02:00	6	4	4	2
03:00	4	4	1	1
04:00	6	3	4	1
05:00	16	4	7	3
06:00	16	4	7	2
07:00	13	4	7	3
08:00	8	3	8	2
09:00	6	2	8	0
10:00	13	4	8	1
11:00	9	5	7	0
12:00	10	3	7	1
13:00	8	2	10	5
14:00	13	9	9	3
15:00	15	8	8	3
16:00	10	4	9	3
17:00	17	7	7	2
18:00	13	5	8	2
19:00	13	4	7	1
20:00	11	5	6	0
21:00	11	5	10	1
22:00	13	4	11	0
23:00	11	4	9	0

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