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What's running through Stowmarket on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Stowmarket on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.8 / 10

Strong freight activity today — 97 freight movements expected.

246 trains122 passenger97 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 246 movements at Stowmarket on 20 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

246 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:00–17:0017 trains

7 passenger9 freight1 other5 types

16:03pass4L32
TRAFFORD PARK EURO TERMINAL → FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:03pass4L38
EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML DBC → FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:11arr2E80
IPSWICH → PETERBOROUGH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
16:11pass6L58
TUNSTEAD → PARKESTON QUAY YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:11pass6L59
TUNSTEAD → BARHAM FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:17arr1P38
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
16:19pass0A33
NORTH WALSHAM GBRF → IPSWICH RECEPTION GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
16:19pass6A33
NORTH WALSHAM GBRF → HARWICH REFINERY CRLS SLVS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:24pass4M36
PARKESTON QUAY YARD → HUMBERSTONE ROAD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:27arr1P51
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:32arr2W22
IPSWICH → CAMBRIDGE
Greater Anglia · Class 755 EMU
Passenger
16:33pass4L13
HAMS HALL GBRF → FELIXSTOWE SOUTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:40arr4E56
FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY → LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:47arr1P40
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
16:49arr2W23
CAMBRIDGE → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · DMU
Passenger
16:56pass6M56
BARHAM FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
16:57arr1P53
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger

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17:45–18:4516 trains

8 passenger6 freight2 other4 types

11:15–12:1515 trains

8 passenger4 freight3 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday16:00–17:00

Best for freightFriday16:00–17:00

Best for varietyThursday16:00–17:00

Most unusualMonday16:00–17:00

The weekend is quieter — around 56% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	128	0	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	3.4	87	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	6.0	218	71	16:00–17:00
Tuesday 20	5.8	246	97	16:00–17:00
Wednesday 21	5.8	243	96	16:00–17:00

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

128 trains are booked here today — 24% fewer than a typical Saturday (168).

Trains a day240typical weekday

Freight38%92 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 10.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 16:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday219 on average
Tuesday245 on average
Wednesday241 on average
Thursday246 on average
Friday248 on average
Saturday158 on average
Sunday88 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 66 diesel locomotive233 workings
Class 745 EMU119 workings
Class 755 EMU77 workings
DMU57 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia253 workings
GB Railfreight208 workings
DB Cargo38 workings
Freightliner12 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 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 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct2Q49
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
16 Oct2Q50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct2Q40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
12 Oct6L56
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct6L59
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct6M56
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct6M59
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
11 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S50
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S65
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	9	7	1	0
01:00	3	3	0	0
02:00	5	5	1	1
03:00	3	3	1	1
04:00	3	3	1	1
05:00	12	5	4	1
06:00	10	2	5	1
07:00	13	4	5	1
08:00	10	3	7	0
09:00	13	4	7	1
10:00	11	2	8	1
11:00	12	3	7	1
12:00	13	5	8	1
13:00	10	2	7	0
14:00	12	4	9	2
15:00	12	3	8	0
16:00	17	9	8	1
17:00	10	2	7	0
18:00	15	6	7	1
19:00	11	4	6	0
20:00	9	2	7	1
21:00	9	3	6	0
22:00	10	6	5	1
23:00	8	2	6	0

What's running through Stowmarket on 20 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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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