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What's running through Oxford Parkway today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.7 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

77 trains68 passenger5 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 77 movements at Oxford Parkway 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

77 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:156 trains

4 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

09:19arr1Y25
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:27arr1T14
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:34pass4V16
NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC → DIDCOT YARD
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:50arr1Y28
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
09:57arr1T15
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:06pass5J66
BLETCHLEY T&RS W/SHOP STF → WHS C.S.
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
Other

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12:45–13:456 trains

4 passenger2 freight2 types

14:30–15:305 trains

4 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday16:30–17:30

Best for freightMonday08:00–09:00

Best for varietyMonday08:00–09:00

Most unusualWednesday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 51% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	77	5	12:45–13:45
Sunday 18	2.7	69	1	19:00–20:00
Monday 19	5.7	149	40	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	5.7	148	39	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	5.7	149	37	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

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

Trains a day164typical weekday

Freight24%39 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday161 on average
Tuesday163 on average
Wednesday166 on average
Thursday168 on average
Friday159 on average
Saturday76 on average
Sunday69 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 Oct4V16
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5J66
—
GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct5J77
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GB Railfreight · Class 196 DMU
17 Oct4M38
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6A15
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6C48
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V38
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GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3J05
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J06
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5O86
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GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M60
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5H80
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GB Railfreight · Class 68 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4O56
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M68
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M54
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Freightliner · 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	1	0	1	0
01:00	2	1	1	0
02:00	0	0	0	0
03:00	2	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0	0
05:00	4	2	0	0
06:00	7	0	2	1
07:00	5	0	3	0
08:00	13	5	4	0
09:00	7	1	6	1
10:00	10	2	4	0
11:00	12	2	5	0
12:00	10	2	5	1
13:00	9	3	5	0
14:00	9	1	4	0
15:00	8	2	5	0
16:00	10	1	4	0
17:00	12	5	5	0
18:00	13	5	4	0
19:00	5	0	5	0
20:00	9	3	4	0
21:00	5	0	4	0
22:00	6	2	4	0
23:00	5	2	5	0

What's running through Oxford Parkway today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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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

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Planned operators

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