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What's running through Potters Bar today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.2 / 10

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

617 trains605 passenger5 freight11 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 617 movements at Potters Bar 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

617 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:15–11:1539 trains

39 passenger0 freight7 types

10:15arr2V23
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
10:16pass1E02
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:16pass9S14
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:20pass1D10
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:20pass1T17
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:24arr2L18
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:25pass1S93
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:25pass1Y81
YORK → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:28pass9J21
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:31pass1E80
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Lumo · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:31arr2C21
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:31pass9J22
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:34pass1T20
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:36arr2V20
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
10:37pass1A12
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:40pass1S12
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:42pass9S21
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:43pass1N05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:45pass1E03
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:45arr2V25
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
10:46pass9S16
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:50pass1D11
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HARROGATE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:50pass1T19
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
10:54pass1H03
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:54arr2C20
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:55pass1E04
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:57pass1B84
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LINCOLN
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
10:58pass9J23
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:01pass1B83
LINCOLN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
11:01arr2R23
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:01pass9J24
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:04pass1A92
BEVERLEY → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Hull Trains · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
11:04pass1T22
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
11:06arr2V22
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
11:07pass1P87
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:10pass1A13
HARROGATE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 DMU
Passenger
11:10pass1N92
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
11:13pass1S13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
11:13pass9S23
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:00–10:0038 trains

38 passenger0 freight7 types

12:15–13:1538 trains

37 passenger1 freight9 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday09:15–10:15

Best for freightMonday09:15–10:15

Best for varietySaturday12:30–13:30

Most unusualSunday14:45–15:45

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.2	617	5	12:30–13:30
Sunday 18	5.9	351	4	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	6.3	706	11	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	5.9	710	6	22:30–23:30
Wednesday 21	5.9	710	5	21:45–22:45

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

617 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (579).

Trains a day726typical weekday

Freight2%14 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 30.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 17:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday721 on average
Tuesday726 on average
Wednesday724 on average
Thursday725 on average
Friday726 on average
Saturday589 on average
Sunday390 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 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	12	0	10	1
01:00	7	2	4	0
02:00	4	1	3	1
03:00	2	2	0	0
04:00	6	2	1	0
05:00	18	2	7	0
06:00	35	1	16	1
07:00	47	0	20	0
08:00	44	0	24	0
09:00	43	0	29	0
10:00	38	1	29	0
11:00	38	0	31	0
12:00	39	1	30	0
13:00	37	0	29	0
14:00	37	0	28	0
15:00	35	0	30	1
16:00	39	0	30	0
17:00	44	0	30	0
18:00	46	0	31	0
19:00	43	0	29	0
20:00	36	0	26	0
21:00	28	0	24	0
22:00	27	2	19	0
23:00	21	0	14	0

What's running through Potters Bar 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

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What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

The week ahead

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