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What's running through Oxford on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Oxford on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.5 / 10

14 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

515 trains281 passenger111 freight10 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 515 movements at Oxford on 20 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

515 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3039 trains

18 passenger15 freight6 other9 types

16:30arr1N68
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:30arr1P30
WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:30arr1T41
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
16:34dep5N71
OXFORD → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
16:35arr4E65
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
16:35pass4E92
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
16:35arr4M65
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
16:36dep2L45
OXFORD → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
16:38arr1M58
BOURNEMOUTH → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
16:40arr1V89
NEWCASTLE → READING
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
16:43arr1W31
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:48arr5L47
READING → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Other
16:49dep1Y63
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
16:52arr2M48
DIDCOT PARKWAY → BANBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
16:52pass6C54
OXFORD BANBURY ROAD (FLHH) → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:58arr1T43
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:58arr5D31
OXFORD DOWN TURNBACK LINE → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
16:59pass4M60
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:59pass4M97
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:59pass4S59
FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML) → COATBRIDGE CONTAINER BASE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:00dep1N71
OXFORD → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
17:02arr5F42
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:03dep1D31
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
17:03arr6A16
HAVERFORDWEST FD GBRF → BICESTER MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03arr6A36
ASHCHURCH MOD GBRF → BICESTER MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03arr6M35
ASHCHURCH MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03arr6M47
MARCHWOOD MOD GBRF → KINETON MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03arr6V44
MARCHWOOD MOD GBRF → BICESTER MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03arr6V48
LUDGERSHALL MOD GBRF → BICESTER MOD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:10dep2L47
OXFORD → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
17:10dep5F45
OXFORD → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
Chiltern Railways · Class 196 DMU
Other
17:14arr1O22
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → BOURNEMOUTH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
17:16arr1D32
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
17:19dep1Y65
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:19pass4M46
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → TRAFFORD PARK EURO TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:19dep5D33
OXFORD → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Other
17:22arr2E14
DIDCOT PARKWAY → EVESHAM
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
Passenger
17:26pass6M65
BR HINKSEY YARD → WASHWOOD HEATH TC (UP SDGS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:27arr1P32
HEREFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:15–09:1537 trains

18 passenger12 freight7 other9 types

11:45–12:4533 trains

15 passenger8 freight10 other8 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:15–09:15

Best for freightMonday08:15–09:15

Best for varietySaturday11:00–12:00

Most unusualFriday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 48% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.7	356	39	11:00–12:00
Sunday 18	5.4	197	10	20:30–21:30
Monday 19	7.5	523	115	08:15–09:15
Tuesday 20	7.5	529	112	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	7.5	534	113	16:30–17:30

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

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

Trains a day536typical weekday

Freight22%117 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 22.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday521 on average
Tuesday528 on average
Wednesday533 on average
Thursday544 on average
Friday530 on average
Saturday346 on average
Sunday181 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 Oct2Q60
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4V16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5J66
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5H69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5O86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5J77
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5Z74
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5O86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5H80
—
GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct6M68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M54
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V53
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M40
—
Colas Rail · 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	12	4	5	0
01:00	7	3	3	0
02:00	3	1	0	0
03:00	6	2	1	1
04:00	2	1	2	1
05:00	22	6	4	1
06:00	24	1	10	2
07:00	25	2	12	1
08:00	34	12	12	1
09:00	25	4	16	1
10:00	30	7	16	2
11:00	27	5	18	3
12:00	30	5	15	2
13:00	27	6	14	0
14:00	24	4	15	1
15:00	25	5	15	1
16:00	35	9	14	0
17:00	33	12	15	0
18:00	33	7	16	1
19:00	24	3	15	0
20:00	21	3	14	1
21:00	23	4	14	1
22:00	23	3	13	0
23:00	21	8	8	0

What's running through Oxford on 20 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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