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

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

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

684 trains613 passenger42 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 684 movements at Shenfield 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

684 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:1540 trains

35 passenger4 freight1 other5 types

11:15arr2K34
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:17arr9W90
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:19pass1P22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:20arr1F35
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:20dep9Y41
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:23pass1P27
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:23arr9W92
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:24arr1Y14
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:26pass1F93
COLCHESTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:26arr2K53
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:26dep9Y43
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:30arr9W94
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:37arr1F37
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:38arr2K36
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:38dep9T47
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:40pass0Z70
IPSWICH YARD → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:40arr1N20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr9W96
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:44dep9Y49
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:45arr2K55
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:47arr9W02
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:50arr1Y37
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:50dep9Y51
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:51pass1P24
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:53arr9W04
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:55arr1K38
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:56dep9Y53
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:57pass1P29
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
11:58arr1F20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:59arr4L11
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:01arr9W06
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:04arr1K57
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:07arr1N35
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:08dep9T57
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:10arr1F22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:11arr9W10
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:13pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:13pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:13pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:14dep9Y59
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:15–09:1539 trains

34 passenger5 freight5 types

10:00–11:0038 trains

35 passenger2 freight1 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday09:30–10:30

Best for freightTuesday09:30–10:30

Best for varietyWednesday09:30–10:30

Most unusualSaturday08:15–09:15

The weekend is quieter — around 39% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.9	684	42	08:15–09:15
Sunday 18	4.7	342	1	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	7.0	830	39	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	7.1	841	51	09:30–10:30
Wednesday 21	7.2	845	51	09:30–10:30

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

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

Trains a day843typical weekday

Freight6%48 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 35.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday827 on average
Tuesday843 on average
Wednesday846 on average
Thursday845 on average
Friday845 on average
Saturday683 on average
Sunday343 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 345 EMU1,579 workings
Class 720 EMU733 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive142 workings
Class 745 EMU98 workings
Diesel-hauled14 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line1,579 workings
Greater Anglia838 workings
GB Railfreight138 workings
Freightliner15 workings
DB Cargo

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 755 EMU Class 86 electric 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 Oct4L89
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L16
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L67
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive

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	17	1	15	0
01:00	11	4	8	2
02:00	2	2	0	0
03:00	3	3	1	1
04:00	5	2	2	1
05:00	26	4	11	2
06:00	45	3	19	2
07:00	50	0	26	1
08:00	50	0	27	1
09:00	48	2	28	1
10:00	42	2	30	1
11:00	40	2	28	1
12:00	38	1	30	2
13:00	41	2	28	1
14:00	39	2	27	1
15:00	41	2	27	1
16:00	47	1	28	1
17:00	50	0	28	1
18:00	52	2	29	1
19:00	49	2	29	1
20:00	40	3	28	0
21:00	40	2	28	1
22:00	34	2	27	1
23:00	33	4	21	0

What's running through Shenfield today?

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