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

GoodInterest Score 7.6 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

1277 trains1168 passenger63 freight11 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,277 movements at Stratford 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

1277 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

05:45–06:458 trains

0 passenger8 freight1 types

05:47pass4M45
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:56pass4L20
MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:08pass4E14
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:08pass4M30
FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:28pass4V85
IPSWICH YARD → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:28pass4V86
IPSWICH YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:32pass4E00
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → TINSLEY YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:32pass4E90
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

Other windows

01:30–02:307 trains

0 passenger7 freight2 types

07:15–08:156 trains

0 passenger6 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday22:15–23:15

Best for freightTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for varietyWednesday22:15–23:15

Most unusualSaturday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.6	1278	63	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	6.0	759	3	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	7.7	1425	84	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	7.8	1472	118	22:15–23:15
Wednesday 21	8.0	1467	117	22:15–23:15
Thursday 22

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

1,277 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day1,439typical weekday

Freight7%95 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 60.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,416 on average
Tuesday1,442 on average
Wednesday1,441 on average
Thursday1,436 on average
Friday1,444 on average
Saturday1,243 on average
Sunday818 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 EMU1,700 workings
Class 720 EMU1,022 workings
Class 378 EMU689 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive262 workings
Class 710 EMU192 workings
Class 745 EMU164 workings
Class 357 EMU130 workings
EMU37 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line1,700 workings
Greater Anglia1,193 workings
London Overground881 workings
GB Railfreight255 workings
c2c

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 59 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric 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 Oct7V12
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L28
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5G30
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c2c · Class 357 EMU
16 Oct5S14
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c2c · Class 357 EMU
16 Oct6M69
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Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L48
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GB Railfreight · Class 90 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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2.1 km, straight line

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2.4 km, straight line

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2.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	27	5	21	1
01:00	8	6	4	2
02:00	5	4	3	3
03:00	8	8	3	2
04:00	16	8	7	3
05:00	42	12	18	4
06:00	68	4	34	4
07:00	79	0	40	2
08:00	91	0	45	1
09:00	83	4	51	1
10:00	72	3	55	1
11:00	73	3	58	1
12:00	68	0	61	2
13:00	71	5	61	1
14:00	67	4	60	2
15:00	73	6	60	2
16:00	76	1	63	2
17:00	90	0	60	0
18:00	80	1	62	1
19:00	72	3	62	1
20:00	71	7	61	2
21:00	71	1	57	1
22:00	70	6	48	0
23:00	58	4	45	1

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