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What's running through Harwich International today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.7 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including DMU.

53 trains46 passenger0 freight4 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 53 movements at Harwich International 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

53 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:006 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:00arr5A95
LOCOMOTIVE HOLDING SIDINGS → HARWICH INTERNATIONAL
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
07:11arr2A02
MANNINGTREE → HARWICH TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:20dep1A95
HARWICH INTERNATIONAL → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:27arr2A04
IPSWICH → HARWICH INTERNATIONAL
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr2A07
HARWICH TOWN → MANNINGTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:50dep2W06
HARWICH INTERNATIONAL → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

20:45–21:455 trains

5 passenger0 freight3 types

19:30–20:304 trains

3 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday15:45–16:45

Best for freightMonday15:15–16:15

Best for varietyTuesday15:45–16:45

Most unusualTuesday15:45–16:45

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.7	53	0	20:45–21:45
Sunday 18	2.9	47	0	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	3.6	68	2	15:15–16:15
Tuesday 20	3.8	72	2	15:45–16:45
Wednesday 21	3.6	70	1	07:15–08:15

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

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

Trains a day71typical weekday

Freight3%2 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 21:00, 07:00, 06:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday68 on average
Tuesday71 on average
Wednesday71 on average
Thursday71 on average
Friday71 on average
Saturday53 on average
Sunday47 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 720 EMU118 workings
Diesel-hauled9 workings
Class 755 EMU8 workings
DMU7 workings
Unknown4 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia137 workings
GB Railfreight12 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 diesel locomotive Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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 Oct2A48
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
17 Oct2A04
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
17 Oct2W06
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
17 Oct2D98
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
16 Oct6A32
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6A33
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2A04
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
16 Oct2W06
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
16 Oct0L41
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0P41
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2A48
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
16 Oct2D98
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
15 Oct2A04
—
Greater Anglia · DMU
15 Oct2W06
—
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU

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	1	0	1
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	2	0	0
06:00	6	0	2
07:00	7	0	4
08:00	5	0	5
09:00	4	0	3
10:00	2	0	2
11:00	3	0	2
12:00	3	0	2
13:00	2	0	2
14:00	2	0	2
15:00	2	0	2
16:00	3	1	2
17:00	3	1	2
18:00	3	0	2
19:00	4	0	3
20:00	4	0	5
21:00	7	0	6
22:00	4	0	3
23:00	4	0	3

What's running through Harwich International today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

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Planned operators

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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