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What's running through Blackfriars London on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Blackfriars London on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.7 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

691 trains643 passenger0 freight2 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 691 movements at Blackfriars London on 23 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

691 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0049 trains

47 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

08:03arr9L87
BEDFORD MIDLAND → EAST GRINSTEAD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr9P08
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:04dep1M83
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → BECKENHAM JUNCTION
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:05arr1F91
MAIDSTONE EAST → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:05arr9O21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:06arr9J14
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr9O16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr9S09
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:10arr9P11
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:11arr9T82
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr9R05
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:14dep5Y92
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
08:15arr9Y13
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:16arr9L06
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr9K12
ORPINGTON → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr9T81
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:20arr9V23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:21arr9S08
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr9J11
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr9V18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:25arr9K13
LUTON → ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:26arr9R12
HAYWARDS HEATH → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr2D85
BECKENHAM JUNCTION → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:28arr9T13
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:28arr9Y82
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr9P76
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr9R89
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:34dep1M85
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → BECKENHAM JUNCTION
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:34arr2K93
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:35arr9O23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:36arr9J16
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:38arr9O18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:38arr9S11
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:40arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:41arr9T84
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:43arr9R07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:45dep5Y94
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
08:45arr9Y15
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr9L08
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:48arr9K14
ORPINGTON → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:50arr9V25
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr9S10
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:53arr9J13
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:53arr9V20
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:55arr9K15
LUTON → ORPINGTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr9R14
HAYWARDS HEATH → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:57arr2D87
BECKENHAM JUNCTION → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:58arr9T15
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:58arr9Y84
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

16:45–17:4544 trains

42 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

09:15–10:1543 trains

37 passenger0 freight6 other2 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

Nearby places to spot trains

CITY THAMESLINK

CTK

0.5 km, straight lineOn this line

CANNON STREET LONDON

CST

0.7 km, straight lineOn this line

METROPOLITAN JUNCTION

XMK

0.8 km, straight lineOn this line

FARRINGDON

ZFD

1 km, straight lineOn this line

WATERLOO (EAST) LONDON

WAE

1.1 km, straight line

MOORGATE

MOG

1.1 km, straight line

BR CARRIAGE SIDINGS

XWA

1.6 km, straight line

LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON

LST

1.6 km, straight line

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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 on 23 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week