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What's running through Rugby tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Rugby tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

19 unusual movements expected today, including Electric-hauled.

251 trains195 passenger20 freight11 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 251 movements at Rugby on 18 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

251 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

15:45–16:4521 trains

14 passenger4 freight3 other5 types

15:47pass1A38
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
15:48arr1H27
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:52dep0B00
RUGBY → STAFFORD
West Midlands Railway
Other
15:52arr9M54
EDINBURGH → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
15:54pass1F28
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
15:59arr4A47
HAMS HALL GBRF → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:00pass4A47
HAMS HALL GBRF → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:01arr1Y31
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:05pass3J01
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → EUSTON LONDON
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other
16:08pass1M12
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:09arr9S85
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:14arr1Y32
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:17arr0B00
STAFFORD → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway
Other
16:19arr1A40
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:19pass4D26
WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7 → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:26pass1S82
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
16:27dep1U36
RUGBY → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:30arr1Y33
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:37pass4S45
DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP FL → COATBRIDGE DRS
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:43arr1U41
EUSTON LONDON → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
16:44arr1Y34
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

Other windows

14:00–15:0020 trains

15 passenger0 freight5 other5 types

18:00–19:0020 trains

15 passenger1 freight4 other7 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
—
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 tomorrow?

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

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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