East Road level crossing

Miniature warning light level crossing on the East Coast route (ELR ECM1).

predicted
CLOSED
for 4 min

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 09:59–10:03 4m
OPEN 10:03–10:05 2m
CLOSED 10:05–10:12 7m
OPEN 10:12–10:14 2m
CLOSED 10:14–10:18 3m
OPEN 10:18–10:22 4m
CLOSED 10:22–10:26 4m
OPEN 10:26–10:29 β†’ 4m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:59
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:58 πŸš„ 1S10 London Kings Cross β†’ Edinburgh Down (S β†’ N) passed
10:00 πŸš„ 9J21 Peterborough β†’ Horsham Up (N β†’ S) approaching
10:00 πŸš„ 1E02 Edinburgh β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +2 min
10:03 πŸš„ 9J18 Horsham β†’ Peterborough Down (S β†’ N) approaching
10:08 πŸš„ 1Y81 Middlesbrough β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) -1 min
10:09 πŸš„ 1N04 London Kings Cross β†’ Newcastle Down (S β†’ N) +9 min
10:10 πŸš„ 1D09 London Kings Cross β†’ Bradford Forster Square Down (S β†’ N) +4 min
10:10 πŸš„ 1N82 London Kings Cross β†’ York Down (S β†’ N) +1 min
10:12 πŸš„ 1A11 Bradford Forster Square β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +22 min
10:17 ❓ 0O65 Peterboro Maint Shed GBRF β†’ Tonbridge West Yard GBRf Up (N β†’ S) no show
10:17 πŸš„ 1E80 Edinburgh β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) +5 min
10:25 πŸš„ 1A12 Leeds β†’ London Kings Cross Up (N β†’ S) -1 min
10:25 πŸš„ 1S11 London Kings Cross β†’ Edinburgh Down (S β†’ N) active
πŸš„Express passenger ❓Other
now 09:59:35 Β· 381 avg Β· 13 in window
live observation: 2 up Β· 2 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,174 active Β· 31,698 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
Nearby crossings

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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, East Road crossing is predicted to be closed for about 12 h 44 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 89 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 26 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: 17.8 min (07:22–07:40, 7 trains), 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 08:42–09:42 in the morning and around 17:47–18:47 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 East Road in Langford, Bedfordshire.

East Road is a miniature warning light crossing (MWLB) on the Hitchin–Oakham line (East Coast route · ELR ECM1). 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?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 2,220 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.4% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±1s (9 in 10 within 108s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

Full accuracy report β†’

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