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

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

16 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

336 trains230 passenger59 freight8 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 336 movements at Rugby 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

336 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:00–16:0024 trains

12 passenger10 freight2 other5 types

15:05arr9S80
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:14arr4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:14arr4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:14arr4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:17arr0B00
STAFFORD → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway
Other
15:17arr1Y40
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:20pass1M11
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:21pass4M34
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:22arr4M01
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:26pass1F28
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:27dep1U34
RUGBY → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:28pass6F50
CASTLE YARD → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:29pass4L84
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:30pass6V06
WEST YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:32arr1Y41
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:38arr1A50
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:39arr1H30
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:46arr1U39
EUSTON LONDON → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:49arr1Y42
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:50arr4M93
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
15:52dep0B00
RUGBY → STAFFORD
West Midlands Railway
Other
15:55arr9M54
EDINBURGH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:57arr1Y43
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
15:59pass6F50
CASTLE YARD → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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16:30–17:3022 trains

16 passenger4 freight2 other4 types

17:30–18:3022 trains

15 passenger5 freight2 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:30–17:30

Best for freightFriday16:30–17:30

Best for varietyMonday16:30–17:30

Most unusualMonday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 50% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.9	336	59	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	6.3	251	20	15:45–16:45
Monday 19	8.0	581	120	16:30–17:30
Tuesday 20	7.9	583	125	16:30–17:30
Wednesday 21	7.9	586	130	16:30–17:30
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

336 trains are booked here today — 27% fewer than a typical Saturday (459).

Trains a day591typical weekday

Freight22%132 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday590 on average
Tuesday594 on average
Wednesday595 on average
Thursday592 on average
Friday592 on average
Saturday428 on average
Sunday317 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 Oct4L89
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4S46
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0M03
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4S43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B22
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M49
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B28
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct0S49
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct4M27
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0M03
—
Freightliner · Electric-hauled
17 Oct9G46
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct9G47
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 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	of which freight
00:00	6	4	3	2
01:00	8	6	1	1
02:00	7	7	1	1
03:00	7	7	2	2
04:00	9	7	3	2
05:00	8	3	5	2
06:00	23	8	9	3
07:00	27	1	14	4
08:00	35	7	16	2
09:00	29	2	21	3
10:00	34	4	20	2
11:00	34	6	20	1
12:00	31	4	24	2
13:00	33	4	25	3
14:00	33	4	26	2
15:00	35	7	27	5
16:00	36	9	25	3
17:00	35	4	26	4
18:00	35	8	24	1
19:00	30	6	23	1
20:00	29	5	19	1
21:00	26	3	19	2
22:00	21	8	13	0
23:00	20	8	8	1

What's running through Rugby 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

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Recent booked movements

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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