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What's running through Norwich today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.0 / 10

292 trains221 passenger0 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 292 movements at Norwich 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

292 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:0019 trains

13 passenger0 freight6 other4 types

19:00dep1P63
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
19:03dep5P74
NORWICH → T&RSMD
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Other
19:04dep2J88
NORWICH → LOWESTOFT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:06dep5E84
NORWICH → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Other
19:15dep0B00
NORWICH → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway
Other
19:18arr1P50
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
19:19arr2C53
GREAT YARMOUTH → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:27dep1K93
NORWICH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:31arr2J89
LOWESTOFT → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:33arr5P67
T&RSMD → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Other
19:34dep5P50
NORWICH → T&RSMD
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Other
19:37dep2P58
NORWICH → GREAT YARMOUTH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:39arr1K82
ELY(CAMB) → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:43arr2S27
SHERINGHAM → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:46arr1P54
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
19:47arr2P55
GREAT YARMOUTH → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:54dep2J90
NORWICH → LOWESTOFT
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:55arr1K02
ELY(CAMB) → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
19:57dep5P55
NORWICH → T&RSMD
Greater Anglia · DMU
Other

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08:00–09:0018 trains

15 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

11:15–12:1518 trains

13 passenger0 freight5 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday09:00–10:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyThursday09:00–10:00

Most unusualSunday20:15–21:15

The weekend is quieter — around 16% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.0	292	19:00–20:00
Sunday 18	4.4	220	20:15–21:15
Monday 19	4.1	299	07:30–08:30
Tuesday 20	4.1	300	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	4.1	302	07:30–08:30

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

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

Trains a day300typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday304 on average
Tuesday299 on average
Wednesday302 on average
Thursday304 on average
Friday309 on average
Saturday295 on average
Sunday220 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.

15 Oct2Q40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct2Q42
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct2Q43
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct2Q46
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct5Q51
—
Diesel-hauled
11 Oct5P70
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
11 Oct5P13
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
11 Oct5P91
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 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.

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

NORWICH JUBILEE SIDINGS

XNY

0.3 km, straight lineOn this line

T&RSMD

XNC

0.3 km, straight lineOn this line

WHITLINGHAM

XWH

2.8 km, straight lineOn this line

BRUNDALL GARDENS

BGA

7.5 km, straight lineOn this line

BRUNDALL

BDA

8.9 km, straight line

BUCKENHAM

BUC

11.5 km, straight line

HOVETON & WROXHAM

HXM

11.9 km, straight line

LINGWOOD

LGD

12.4 km, straight line

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

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What's worth watching

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Planned operators

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