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What's running through Stansted Airport on 21 October 2026?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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216 trains212 passenger0 freight5 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 216 movements at Stansted Airport 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

216 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:45–06:4512 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 types

05:46arr2B91
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
05:55dep1B03
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
05:57arr1B04
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:00dep2H92
STANSTED AIRPORT → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
06:04arr2K53
CAMBRIDGE → STANSTED AIRPORT
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:05dep1B05
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:14arr1B06
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:18dep1N43
STANSTED AIRPORT → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:25dep1B07
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:27arr1B08
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:37arr1B10
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → STANSTED AIRPORT
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
06:41dep1B09
STANSTED AIRPORT → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger

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07:00–08:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight4 types

08:45–09:4512 trains

12 passenger0 freight4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:30–11:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday10:30–11:30

Most unusualSaturday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 12% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	197	0	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	3.2	185	0	07:30–08:30
Monday 19	4.0	223	0	10:30–11:30
Tuesday 20	3.9	214	0	10:30–11:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	216	0	10:30–11:30

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

197 trains are booked here today — 7% fewer than a typical Saturday (211).

Trains a day216typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday220 on average
Tuesday215 on average
Wednesday215 on average
Thursday215 on average
Friday219 on average
Saturday208 on average
Sunday179 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 745 EMU213 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU61 workings
Class 755 EMU34 workings
Class 720 EMU33 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia301 workings
CrossCountry61 workings
GB Railfreight1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

DMUDiesel-hauled

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 Oct1B49
—
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
15 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S20
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct5S01
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
11 Oct2B65
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
11 Oct2H94
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
11 Oct5B66
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 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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13.4 km, straight line

HARLOW TOWN

HWN

14.7 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	2	4
01:00	0	1
02:00	1	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	2	2
05:00	6	6
06:00	11	7
07:00	12	9
08:00	11	10
09:00	12	10
10:00	12	10
11:00	12	10
12:00	12	10
13:00	12	10
14:00	12	10
15:00	12	10
16:00	12	10
17:00	11	10
18:00	11	10
19:00	10	10
20:00	12	10
21:00	11	10
22:00	11	10
23:00	9	8

What's running through Stansted Airport on 21 October 2026?

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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week