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

GoodInterest Score 7.4 / 10

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

610 trains405 passenger45 freight12 classes12 operators

The selected timetable contains 610 movements at Peterborough 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

610 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:30–09:3043 trains

26 passenger5 freight12 other10 types

08:30dep0B00
PETERBOROUGH → ELY(CAMB)
Greater Anglia
Other
08:33arr1N81
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:35arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry
Other
08:36arr9J10
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:39pass1A08
HARROGATE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
08:40arr0B00
CAMBRIDGE → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry
Other
08:42arr1L03
NOTTINGHAM → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:43pass5P85
PETERBOROUGH NENE SIDINGS → PETERBOROUGH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
08:44dep0B00
PETERBOROUGH → SWAFFHAM (TOURIST INF) BUS
LNER
Other
08:46arr1N90
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
08:46arr1Y06
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:46dep2K08
PETERBOROUGH → LINCOLN
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:50arr1S07
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:53dep9J19
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:54dep1N45
PETERBOROUGH → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:55arr1A09
HULL → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
08:55arr1D06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
08:57dep0B00
PETERBOROUGH → NORWICH
East Midlands Railway
Other
08:58pass1E01
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:00arr0B00
ELY(CAMB) → PETERBOROUGH
Greater Anglia
Other
09:00arr2Q76
PETERBOROUGH SHUNT SPUR → PETERBOROUGH SHUNT SPUR
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:03dep1P85
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:04arr4E00
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → TINSLEY YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:04arr4E90
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:06arr1A10
SKIPTON → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
09:07arr9J12
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:09arr1L30
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → PETERBOROUGH
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:12pass1Y07
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:14arr0B00
NORWICH → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway
Other
09:15pass1A59
BRADFORD INTERCHANGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
09:16pass1S08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:17arr4M32
SIZEWELL TCA → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:18pass1A60
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
09:18arr2K05
NEWARK NORTH GATE → PETERBOROUGH
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:19pass4L11
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:20dep0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
09:21arr4L98
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → LONDON GATEWAY GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
09:22pass1N03
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:23dep9J21
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:25dep0B00
PETERBOROUGH → CAMBRIDGE
CrossCountry
Other
09:25pass5P87
PETERBOROUGH NENE SIDINGS → PETERBOROUGH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Other
09:29pass1D07
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HARROGATE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
09:29dep1R64
PETERBOROUGH → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
East Midlands Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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07:30–08:3038 trains

27 passenger2 freight9 other8 types

09:45–10:4537 trains

27 passenger2 freight8 other8 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday08:45–09:45

Best for freightTuesday18:15–19:15

Best for varietyFriday18:15–19:15

Most unusualSaturday08:45–09:45

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.4	610	45	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	6.1	331	9	16:45–17:45
Monday 19	7.2	663	134	18:15–19:15
Tuesday 20	7.3	713	177	18:15–19:15
Wednesday 21	7.3	710	171	18:15–19:15
Thursday 22

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

610 trains are booked here today — 11% more than a typical Saturday (550).

Trains a day697typical weekday

Freight23%161 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 29.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 18:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday667 on average
Tuesday710 on average
Wednesday708 on average
Thursday708 on average
Friday713 on average
Saturday565 on average
Sunday321 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 66 diesel locomotive507 workings
Class 800 EMU361 workings
Class 700 EMU222 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU194 workings
DMU64 workings
Diesel-hauled48 workings
Unknown45 workings
Class 800 DMU39 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight464 workings
LNER420 workings
Thameslink204 workings
East Midlands Railway123 workings
CrossCountry

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 DMU Class 755 EMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 92 electric locomotive Class 86 electric locomotiveEMUClass 47 diesel locomotive Class 67 diesel locomotive

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 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct3J30
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5P85
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct2Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1P85
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1P84
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct5P84
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct3J39
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Q19
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)

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	13	5	4	0
01:00	10	8	3	0
02:00	13	7	5	1
03:00	13	10	3	1
04:00	14	9	7	4
05:00	22	14	7	4
06:00	28	5	14	2
07:00	31	4	16	1
08:00	34	2	20	1
09:00	32	2	25	3
10:00	38	8	27	2
11:00	39	6	26	2
12:00	37	7	28	3
13:00	36	7	27	1
14:00	37	8	27	1
15:00	38	6	26	1
16:00	35	7	28	3
17:00	35	4	30	2
18:00	40	5	29	2
19:00	42	9	29	1
20:00	37	7	27	2
21:00	30	8	21	2
22:00	27	10	13	1
23:00	16	3	6	1

What's running through Peterborough today?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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Recent booked movements

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

Nearby places to spot trains