Spellbrook level crossing

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

predicted
CLOSED
for 3 min

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

next: πŸš„ now Β· 1 min early

Next 30 min

CLOSED 09:58–10:00 3m
OPEN 10:00–10:06 5m
CLOSED 10:06–10:14 9m
OPEN 10:14–10:17 2m
CLOSED 10:17–10:25 9m
OPEN 10:25–10:30 β†’ 4m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

09:48 πŸš† 9H14 London Liverpool Street β†’ Bishops Stortford Down (S β†’ N) no show
09:49 πŸš„ 1B31 Stansted Airport β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) +11 min
09:50 πŸš„ 1B29 Stansted Airport β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) +28 min
09:51 πŸš† 2S19 Bishops Stortford β†’ Stratford Up (N β†’ S) +6 min
09:52 πŸš„ 1B36 London Liverpool Street β†’ Stansted Airport Down (S β†’ N) +12 min
09:53 πŸšƒ 5H92 London Liverpool Street β†’ Cambridge Sidings North Down (S β†’ N) no show
09:54 πŸš† 2S12 Stratford β†’ Bishops Stortford Down (S β†’ N) passed
09:57 πŸš„ 1B33 Stansted Airport β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) passed
09:58 πŸš„ 1B38 London Liverpool Street β†’ Stansted Airport Down (S β†’ N) approaching
10:00 πŸš† 2H19 Cambridge North β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) standing 5 min
10:08 πŸš„ 1B35 Stansted Airport β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) active
10:11 πŸš„ 1B40 London Liverpool Street β†’ Stansted Airport Down (S β†’ N) +1 min
10:13 πŸš† 2S21 Bishops Stortford β†’ Stratford Up (N β†’ S) active
10:14 πŸš† 2H16 London Liverpool Street β†’ Cambridge North Down (S β†’ N) +9 min
10:20 πŸš† 2S14 Stratford β†’ Bishops Stortford Down (S β†’ N) active
10:22 πŸš„ 1B37 Stansted Airport β†’ London Liverpool Street Up (N β†’ S) active
10:25 πŸš„ 1B42 London Liverpool Street β†’ Stansted Airport Down (S β†’ N) on time
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš†Passenger πŸšƒEmpty stock
now 09:58:11 Β· 325 avg Β· 17 in window
live observation: 1 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active Β· 31,697 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Spellbrook crossing is predicted to be closed for about 13 h 17 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 102 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 20 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: 16.1 min (06:32–06:48, 6 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 07:40–08:40 in the morning and around 17:29–18:29 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 Spellbrook Lane East in Spellbrook, Hertfordshire.

Spellbrook is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Harlow Mill FHH–Bishops Stortford line (Anglia route · ELR BGK). 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?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 1,501 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.5% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±2s (9 in 10 within 11s). 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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