Chitts Hill level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the Anglia route (ELR LTN1).

predicted
CLOSED
for 4 min

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

next: πŸš„ now Β· on time

Next 30 min

CLOSED 10:01–10:05 4m
OPEN 10:05–10:09 5m
CLOSED 10:09–10:13 3m
MAY OPEN 10:13–10:13 54s
CLOSED 10:13–10:19 5m
OPEN 10:19–10:30 11m
CLOSED 10:30–10:40 β†’ 10m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 10:01
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:01 πŸš„ 1P23 Norwich β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (E β†’ W) on time
10:04 πŸš„ 1Y10 London Liverpool Street β†’ Ipswich Down (W β†’ E) +3 min
10:12 πŸš„ 1Y35 Ipswich β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (E β†’ W) -1 min
10:16 πŸš„ 1P16 London Liverpool Street β†’ Norwich Down (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:19 πŸš„ 1N16 London Liverpool Street β†’ Clacton-on-Sea Down (W β†’ E) +7 min
10:33 πŸš„ 1P25 Norwich β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (E β†’ W) +2 min
πŸš„Express passenger
now 10:01:09 Β· 260 avg Β· 6 in window
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,174 active Β· 31,699 delays Β· 1,967 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Chitts Hill crossing is predicted to be closed for about 8 h 19 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 79 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 10 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.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 07:12–08:12 in the morning and around 18:24–19:24 in the evening. 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 Chitts Hill in Colchester, Essex.

Chitts Hill is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Down–Colchester line (Anglia route · ELR LTN1). A signaller monitors the crossing, confirms it is clear, and lowers the barriers ahead of each train. 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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