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What's running through Wickford today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.0 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

163 trains160 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 163 movements at Wickford 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

163 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:45–09:4510 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45arr2J09
SOUTHMINSTER → WICKFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr1K39
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr2K18
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
08:55dep2J18
WICKFORD → SOUTHMINSTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:08arr1K20
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:12arr2K41
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:25arr2J11
SOUTHMINSTER → WICKFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:28arr2K22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:32arr2K43
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
09:35dep2J20
WICKFORD → SOUTHMINSTER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:00–11:0010 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 types

12:00–13:0010 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday11:15–12:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday11:15–12:15

Most unusualWednesday11:15–12:15

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.0	163	0	08:45–09:45
Sunday 18	3.0	108	0	21:30–22:30
Monday 19	3.6	185	0	10:45–11:45
Tuesday 20	3.7	187	0	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	4.1	188	0	11:15–12:15

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

163 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day188typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 07:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday185 on average
Tuesday189 on average
Wednesday190 on average
Thursday188 on average
Friday187 on average
Saturday164 on average
Sunday109 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 720 EMU392 workings
Diesel-hauled10 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive2 workings

Planned operators

Greater Anglia392 workings
GB Railfreight11 workings
Direct Rail Services2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

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.

16 Oct6Q78
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S60
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S10
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y93
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct2Q40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct6Y94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6Z02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S10
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Q78
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S60
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Y93
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
12 Oct3S60
—
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	Weekend
00:00	3	3
01:00	1	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	4	1
05:00	5	3
06:00	10	5
07:00	12	7
08:00	12	8
09:00	9	7
10:00	10	8
11:00	9	7
12:00	10	8
13:00	9	8
14:00	10	8
15:00	8	7
16:00	10	8
17:00	11	7
18:00	11	8
19:00	11	7
20:00	10	8
21:00	7	7
22:00	10	8
23:00	6	6

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What's worth watching

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What tends to happen here

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Uncommon in the timetable

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