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What's running through Princes Risborough today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

181 trains162 passenger6 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 181 movements at Princes Risborough 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

181 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0013 trains

12 passenger1 freight3 types

10:00pass1T17
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:04pass1R19
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:05pass1H27
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:18pass1H28
BANBURY → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:24arr1T19
MARYLEBONE LONDON → OXFORD
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:24arr1Y28
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:33pass1H29
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:35pass6V27
QUAINTON RAILHEAD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:36pass1R21
MARYLEBONE LONDON → BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
Chiltern Railways · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
10:47pass1H30
BANBURY → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:50pass1Y30
OXFORD → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:50arr2H31
AYLESBURY → MARYLEBONE LONDON
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger
10:57arr2A21
MARYLEBONE LONDON → AYLESBURY
Chiltern Railways · Class 165/0 DMU
Passenger

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13:30–14:3012 trains

9 passenger1 freight2 other4 types

15:15–16:1511 trains

9 passenger2 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday10:15–11:15

Best for freightFriday10:15–11:15

Best for varietyMonday10:15–11:15

Most unusualSaturday15:15–16:15

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	181	6	15:15–16:15
Sunday 18	4.0	151	0	10:15–11:15
Monday 19	5.3	216	16	10:15–11:15
Tuesday 20	5.2	222	15	10:15–11:15
Wednesday 21	5.2	222	15	14:15–15:15

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

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

Trains a day224typical weekday

Freight8%17 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday218 on average
Tuesday225 on average
Wednesday226 on average
Thursday224 on average
Friday221 on average
Saturday179 on average
Sunday148 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 Oct6M23
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DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J04
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J05
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6M30
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V27
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6A66
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3J07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4V45
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6B11
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M51
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3J05
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J06
—
GB Railfreight · 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
00:00	6	1	4
01:00	1	0	1
02:00	1	0	1
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	1
05:00	5	0	2
06:00	8	2	3
07:00	14	0	6
08:00	12	0	8
09:00	12	0	10
10:00	14	1	11
11:00	12	2	9
12:00	13	2	9
13:00	11	1	10
14:00	13	1	9
15:00	13	2	9
16:00	12	1	10
17:00	11	0	9
18:00	12	0	10
19:00	11	1	10
20:00	13	2	10
21:00	11	0	10
22:00	8	1	8
23:00	10	0	7

What's running through Princes Risborough today?

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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

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