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What's running through Severn Tunnel Junction on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Severn Tunnel Junction on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Class 387 EMU.

298 trains197 passenger81 freight9 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 298 movements at Severn Tunnel Junction on 23 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

298 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:15–17:1521 trains

14 passenger6 freight1 other5 types

16:15pass1B19
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:16pass1L25
CARDIFF CENTRAL → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:21pass1F20
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:23arr2C83
CARDIFF CENTRAL → TAUNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:28arr2G63
CHELTENHAM SPA → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
16:33pass6V32
TILBURY CONTAINER SRVS EWS → BSC (TROSTRE WORKS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:36arr2G68
CARDIFF CENTRAL → CHELTENHAM SPA
Transport for Wales · Class 197 DMU
Passenger
16:41pass6B33
THEALE PUMA → AMOCO
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:43pass1L26
CARMARTHEN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:46pass1B20
PADDINGTON LONDON → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
16:47pass6V51
WEST YARD → BR CARDIFF TIDAL YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:50arr1F25
CARDIFF CENTRAL → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
16:53arr2U22
EXETER ST DAVIDS → CARDIFF CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
16:59pass4O71
WENTLOOG (FREIGHTLINERS) → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:03pass1V11
NOTTINGHAM → CARDIFF CENTRAL
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:03arr3R06
CSD → BRISTOL TM SIG 6720
Transport for Wales · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
17:06pass6B11
SOUTH WESTERN RS → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:09pass1M75
CARDIFF CENTRAL → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
17:13pass6V07
ROUND OAK RAIL TERMINAL → MARGAM HEOLKEY-Y-DELIAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:14pass1B21
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
17:14pass1L27
CARDIFF CENTRAL → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger

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12:45–13:4520 trains

12 passenger7 freight1 other5 types

14:45–15:4518 trains

13 passenger3 freight2 other6 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday19:15–20:15

Best for freightTuesday19:15–20:15

Best for varietyMonday19:15–20:15

Most unusualMonday19:15–20:15

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.6	179	22	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	4.8	127	15	19:00–20:00
Monday 19	6.9	294	79	19:15–20:15
Tuesday 20	7.1	316	99	19:15–20:15
Wednesday 21	7.0	308	93	13:30–14:30

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

179 trains are booked here today — 19% fewer than a typical Saturday (222).

Trains a day297typical weekday

Freight29%85 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 19:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday294 on average
Tuesday309 on average
Wednesday301 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 66 diesel locomotive245 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU222 workings
Class 802 DMU139 workings
Class 802 EMU122 workings

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 Oct6B13
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B14
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct1L23
—
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	9	3	1	0
01:00	3	3	1	1
02:00	4	4	1	1
03:00	7	7	2	2
04:00	3	3	0	0
05:00	8	4	3	1
06:00	12	2	4	0
07:00	15	4	5	0
08:00	16	4	6	1
09:00	13	1

What's running through Severn Tunnel Junction on 23 October 2026?

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What's running through Severn Tunnel Junction on 23 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

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.

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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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable