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What's running through Shenfield on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Shenfield on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 7.2 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU.

845 trains697 passenger51 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 845 movements at Shenfield on 21 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

845 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1553 trains

47 passenger0 freight6 other3 types

07:15dep9Y71
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:16arr1K17
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:17pass5J08
A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1 → WICKFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
07:18arr9W18
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:19pass1P06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:20dep9Y75
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:22arr1F09
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:22arr5W77
MIDDLE SIDINGS → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
07:23arr9W20
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:24dep9Y77
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:26pass1P05
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:26arr1Y06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:28arr1K19
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:28dep9Y79
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:31arr9W22
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:32arr1J05
SOUTHMINSTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr1F11
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:34dep9Y83
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:35arr1K12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:37arr9W24
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:39arr1N06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:39pass3W93
A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1 → MIDDLE SIDINGS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
07:40arr1K21
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:40dep9T85
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:43arr1N11
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:43arr9W26
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:45dep9Y87
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:48pass1Y05
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:48arr9W28
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr1K23
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:50dep9Y91
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:52pass1P08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr1N13
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr5W93
MIDDLE SIDINGS → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
07:54dep9Y93
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:56arr1K14
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:56pass1P07
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
07:57arr9W30
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
07:58arr1K27
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
07:58dep9Y95
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr1F04
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:01arr9W32
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:02pass5J10
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → WICKFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:04arr1F15
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:04pass5F88
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → C & W STABLING & SERVICING
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
08:04dep9Y01
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:06arr1K29
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:07arr9W34
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr1F17
WITHAM → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:09arr1F06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:10dep9T03
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:13pass1N15
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr9W36
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

17:15–18:1553 trains

50 passenger1 freight2 other4 types

09:30–10:3052 trains

39 passenger5 freight8 other6 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	685	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
—
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 on 21 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

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

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

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

Nearby places to spot trains