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What's running through Welwyn Garden City tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Welwyn Garden City tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.0 / 10

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

361 trains329 passenger4 freight10 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 361 movements at Welwyn Garden City on 18 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

361 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3026 trains

25 passenger0 freight1 other6 types

16:31pass1P46
KING'S CROSS LONDON → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:32dep2V51
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
16:34pass1E13
EDINBURGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:36arr2C42
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
16:37pass1A65
SUNDERLAND → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
16:39pass1T44
KING'S CROSS LONDON → CAMBRIDGE
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
16:42pass1P47
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:45pass1F33
KING'S CROSS LONDON → PETERBOROUGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:45pass1G28
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
16:51arr2C47
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:51arr2V44
KING'S CROSS LONDON → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
16:57pass1D25
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LEEDS
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:01pass9S40
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:02dep2V53
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
17:05pass1D85
KING'S CROSS LONDON → BRADFORD INTERCHANGE
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
17:06arr2L44
KING'S CROSS LONDON → LETCHWORTH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:09pass1P82
KING'S CROSS LONDON → PETERBOROUGH
Great Northern · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:09pass9S49
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:12pass1G30
PETERBOROUGH → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:15pass1T45
CAMBRIDGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
17:19pass1A87
BRADFORD INTERCHANGE → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Grand Central · DMU
Passenger
17:19pass1F35
KING'S CROSS LONDON → PETERBOROUGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:21arr2V46
KING'S CROSS LONDON → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
17:22pass1S27
KING'S CROSS LONDON → EDINBURGH
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:27pass1A24
LEEDS → KING'S CROSS LONDON
LNER · Class 800 EMU
Passenger
17:29pass3J33
HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS → PETERBOROUGH NORTH YD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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10:45–11:4525 trains

24 passenger0 freight1 other6 types

14:30–15:3025 trains

22 passenger1 freight2 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:30–21:30

Best for freightMonday20:30–21:30

Best for varietySaturday12:45–13:45

Most unusualSunday15:00–16:00

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.3	631	7	12:45–13:45
Sunday 18	6.0	361	4	15:00–16:00
Monday 19	6.5	750	19	20:30–21:30
Tuesday 20	6.3	757	16	19:45–20:45
Wednesday 21	6.3	754	15	19:45–20:45

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

631 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (591).

Trains a day771typical weekday

Freight3%24 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 32.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 19:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday764 on average
Tuesday771 on average
Wednesday769 on average
Thursday770 on average
Friday770 on average
Saturday601 on average
Sunday392 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

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
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct3Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J32
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J33
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J36
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J37
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6L02
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4E52
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L10
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L02
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4E52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M52
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5Q50
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

EMU STABLING SIDINGS

XYW

1 km, straight lineOn this line

WELWYN NORTH

WLW

2.6 km, straight line

WOOLMER GREEN JN.

XGN

4 km, straight line

HATFIELD

HAT

4.2 km, straight line

WELHAM GREEN

WMG

7.1 km, straight line

KNEBWORTH

KBW

7.5 km, straight line

HERTFORD NORTH

HFN

7.7 km, straight line

CARRIAGE HOLDING SIDINGS

XHQ

7.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	11	0	10	1
01:00	8	2	4	0
02:00	7	3	4	1
03:00	4	2	2	1
04:00	5	1	2	0
05:00	23	3	8	0
06:00	38	1	19	1
07:00	47	1	19	0
08:00	45	0	23	0
09:00	45	0	28	0
10:00	42	2	30	0
11:00	40	1	31	0
12:00	42	1	30	0
13:00	39	0	29	0
14:00	38	0	29	0
15:00	35	1	29	1
16:00	42	0	30	0
17:00	47	0	29	0
18:00	48	1	31	0
19:00	47	0	29	0
20:00	37	2	26	0
21:00	29	1	23	0
22:00	27	2	19	0
23:00	25	0	17	0

What's running through Welwyn Garden City tomorrow?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable