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What's running through Potters Bar on 20 October 2026?

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

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One unusual movement today — Class 66 diesel locomotive isn't commonly seen here.

710 trains666 passenger6 freight11 classes8 operators

The selected timetable contains 710 movements at Potters Bar 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

710 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0047 trains

44 passenger0 freight3 other6 types

07:01pass1A01
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:01pass9J08
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:03arr2K04
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:04pass1P83
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:04pass1T06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:06arr2K09
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:08pass3Y13
KING'S CROSS LONDON → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
07:10arr9Y11
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:12pass9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:13pass1S05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:14pass1A02
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
07:16arr2R09
LETCHWORTH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:16pass9S02
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:18pass1A03
DONCASTER → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:19arr2V06
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:20pass1D04
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:21pass1C83
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:23arr2V11
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:24arr2C06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:24pass3L15
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH A/D LINE
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Other
07:25pass1T05
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:28pass1H01
KING'S CROSS LONDON → HULL
Hull Trains · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:28pass9J09
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr2K06
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:31pass9J10
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:32pass1P85
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:34pass1T08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → KING'S LYNN
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:35pass1A04
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:36arr2K11
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:37arr9Y76
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:40pass1S06
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:40arr9Y13
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:42pass9S09
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:43pass1N02
KING'S CROSS LONDON → NEWCASTLE
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:46arr2R11
ROYSTON HERTS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:46pass9S04
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:47pass1Y02
NEWCASTLE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:49pass1D05
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRADFORD FORSTER SQUARE
LNER · Class 91 electric locomotive
Passenger
07:49arr2V08
MOORGATE → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:51pass1C85
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:52pass3L17
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH A/D LINE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Other
07:53arr2V13
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
07:54arr2C08
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:55pass1N81
KING'S CROSS LONDON → YORK
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
07:55pass1T07
KING'S LYNN → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:58pass1N90
KING'S CROSS LONDON → SUNDERLAND
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
07:58pass9J11
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:00–19:0046 trains

45 passenger0 freight1 other5 types

08:15–09:1545 trains

45 passenger0 freight7 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
17 Oct3J32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J33
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J36
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J37
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L10
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6L02
—
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	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 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.

Keep exploring

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