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What's running through Blackfriars London today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Blackfriars London today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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597 trains582 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 597 movements at Blackfriars London on 17 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

597 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:0033 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

19:03arr9P82
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:05arr9O65
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:06arr9J58
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:08arr9O60
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:08arr9S53
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:10arr9P55
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:11arr9T50
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:13arr9R49
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:16dep9Y57
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:20arr9V67
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:21arr9S52
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:23arr9J55
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:23arr9V62
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:26arr9R56
THREE BRIDGES → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:28arr9T57
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:29arr9Y52
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:33arr9P84
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:35arr9O67
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:36arr9J60
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:38arr9O62
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:38arr9S55
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:40arr9P57
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:41arr9T52
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:43arr9R51
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:46dep9Y59
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:50arr9V69
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:51arr9S54
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:53arr9J57
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:53arr9V64
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:55arr3O01
CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS → HERNE HILL SIDING
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:56arr9R58
THREE BRIDGES → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:58arr9T59
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:59arr9Y54
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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06:45–07:4532 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

07:45–08:4532 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday08:00–09:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday08:00–09:00

Most unusualFriday08:00–09:00

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	597	0	19:00–20:00
Sunday 18	3.6	377	0	13:00–14:00
Monday 19	4.3	690	0	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	4.3	696	0	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	4.3	694	0	08:00–09:00

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

597 trains are booked here today — 6% more than a typical Saturday (562).

Trains a day683typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 28.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday679 on average
Tuesday683 on average
Wednesday682 on average
Thursday683 on average
Friday679 on average
Saturday571 on average
Sunday282 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

Most common train types

Class 700 EMU951 workings
EMU41 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink951 workings
Southeastern38 workings
GB Railfreight10 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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.

16 Oct5O87
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5E88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
13 Oct1Q78
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Q75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	13	10
01:00	4	3
02:00	2	1
03:00	2	1
04:00	3	3
05:00	21	8
06:00	33	13
07:00	39	15
08:00	48	16
09:00	41	21
10:00	36	24
11:00	34	25
12:00	32	25
13:00	34	26
14:00	34	25
15:00	36	25
16:00	38	25
17:00	42	25
18:00	40	25
19:00	37	25
20:00	31	24
21:00	31	24
22:00	29	20
23:00	23	16

What's running through Blackfriars London today?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

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