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What's running through Stevenage today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.2 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

674 trains609 passenger44 freight11 classes9 operators

The selected timetable contains 674 movements at Stevenage 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

674 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

02:30–03:305 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

02:44pass6Q55
REVERSING SIDINGS → ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP
Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
02:51pass4M28
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1 → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
02:59pass4M34
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
03:04pass4E73
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → TINSLEY INTERMODAL TERM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
03:22pass6E70
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → TINSLEY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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04:30–05:305 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

06:30–07:305 trains

0 passenger5 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for varietySaturday06:30–07:30

Most unusualSunday20:45–21:45

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.2	674	44	06:30–07:30
Sunday 18	6.2	380	9	20:45–21:45
Monday 19	7.2	725	57	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	7.4	744	61	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	7.3	740	58	12:30–13:30

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

674 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (627).

Trains a day744typical weekday

Freight8%60 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 31.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 13:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday733 on average
Tuesday744 on average
Wednesday743 on average
Thursday745 on average
Friday747 on average
Saturday639 on average
Sunday400 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 700 EMU407 workings
Class 800 EMU349 workings
Class 387 EMU224 workings
Class 717 EMU208 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive174 workings
DMU56 workings
Diesel-hauled47 workings
Class 800 DMU40 workings

Planned operators

Great Northern566 workings
LNER379 workings
Thameslink273 workings
GB Railfreight200 workings
Grand Central

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 DMU HST (InterCity 125)Class 92 electric locomotive Class 86 electric locomotiveEMUClass 67 diesel locomotive

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 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E46
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M55
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6E73
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5Q50
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HST (InterCity 125)

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	12	2	8	1
01:00	11	3	5	1
02:00	8	6	3	1
03:00	6	4	4	2
04:00	13	5	5	1
05:00	18	3	9	1
06:00	35	2	18	1
07:00	40	2	22	2
08:00	40	0	25	0
09:00	37	1	29	0
10:00	39	1	31	1
11:00	40	2	33	1
12:00	44	6	29	0
13:00	43	3	30	1
14:00	39	2	31	1
15:00	35	1	28	1
16:00	39	1	33	2
17:00	36	1	30	1
18:00	41	1	33	2
19:00	40	1	30	1
20:00	38	2	28	0
21:00	32	4	25	1
22:00	29	2	20	1
23:00	29	5	18	0

What's running through Stevenage today?

What's worth watching

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What tends to happen here

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The week ahead

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What runs here

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