Brandon level crossing

Manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection level crossing on the Anglia route (ELR ETN).

predicted
CLOSED
for 46s

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: πŸš„ now Β· 1 min late

Next 30 min

CLOSED 09:59–10:00 46s
OPEN 10:00–10:03 3m
CLOSED 10:03–10:06 3m
OPEN 10:06–10:24 18m
CLOSED 10:24–10:27 3m
OPEN 10:27–10:36 β†’ 9m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:59
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:59 πŸš„ 1K62 Cambridge β†’ Norwich Down (W β†’ E) +1 min
10:06 πŸš„ 1K67 Norwich β†’ Stansted Airport Up (E β†’ W) -1 min
10:17 ❓ 0H03 Brandon Goods Loop β†’ Brandon Goods Loop Up (E β†’ W) cancelled
10:27 πŸš„ 1R68 Norwich β†’ Liverpool Lime Street HL/ML Up (E β†’ W) +1 min
πŸš„Express passenger ❓Other
now 09:59:25 Β· 82 avg Β· 4 in window
live observation: 1 up Β· 0 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active Β· 31,698 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Brandon crossing is predicted to be closed for about 4 h 52 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 62 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 6 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 3.2 min (06:08–06:12, 1 train), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 10:57–11:57 in the morning and around 12:00–13:00 in the middle of the day. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on Mundford Road in Brandon, Norfolk, next to the station.

Brandon is a manually-controlled barrier with obstacle detection crossing (MCBOD) on the Ely–Thetford line (Anglia route · ELR ETN). An obstacle-detection system scans the crossing and confirms it is clear before the barriers lower automatically. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

Our accuracy measurement doesn't cover this crossing yet. Reports from people at the crossing are the ground truth here. How we measure β†’

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