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What's running through Brighton tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Brighton tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

451 trains395 passenger0 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 451 movements at Brighton on 18 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

451 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:00–17:0028 trains

26 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

16:00dep1N24
BRIGHTON → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:03arr2K19
HOVE → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:04arr2C43
SEAFORD → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:05arr1A32
CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:05dep2L38
BRIGHTON → LEWES
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:09dep2K20
BRIGHTON → HOVE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:10dep1A43
BRIGHTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:13arr9T39
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:17dep2C44
BRIGHTON → SEAFORD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:20arr5A45
BRIGHTON LOVERS WALK SIDINGS → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Other
16:21arr1N25
LITTLEHAMPTON → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:21arr2L37
LEWES → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:22dep9S44
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:26arr2U41
EASTBOURNE → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:28arr5Z51
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → FALMER
Southern · EMU
Other
16:28dep9T44
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:30dep1S28
BRIGHTON → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:30dep2L40
BRIGHTON → LEWES
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:35arr1A34
CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:40dep1A45
BRIGHTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:41arr2C45
SEAFORD → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:43arr9T41
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:48dep2C46
BRIGHTON → SEAFORD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:51arr2L39
LEWES → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:52arr1S27
LITTLEHAMPTON → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:53arr9S41
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:58dep2U50
BRIGHTON → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
16:58dep9T46
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

17:00–18:0027 trains

26 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

22:30–23:3027 trains

20 passenger0 freight7 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday07:30–08:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyTuesday07:30–08:30

Most unusualSunday08:15–09:15

The weekend is quieter — around 14% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	552	08:30–09:30
Sunday 18	4.8	451	08:15–09:15
Monday 19	5.0	568	07:00–08:00
Tuesday 20	5.2	585	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	5.2	585	07:00–08:00

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

552 trains are booked here today — 9% fewer than a typical Saturday (607).

Trains a day584typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 14:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday570 on average
Tuesday583 on average
Wednesday585 on average
Thursday584 on average
Friday581 on average
Saturday594 on average
Sunday434 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

EMU1,016 workings
Class 700 EMU261 workings
Diesel-hauled21 workings

Planned operators

Southern826 workings
Thameslink261 workings
Gatwick Express192 workings
GB Railfreight21 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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.

17 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct6J23
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
13 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S93
—
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

BRIGHTON MONTPELIER SIDINGS

XMP

0.5 km, straight line

LONDON ROAD BRIGHTON

LRB

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BRIGHTON DOWN SIDING

XBP

1.2 km, straight line

HOVE

HOV

2.2 km, straight line

PRESTON PARK

PRP

2.2 km, straight line

MOULSECOOMB

MCB

2.5 km, straight lineOn this line

ALDRINGTON

AGT

3 km, straight line

PORTSLADE

PLD

4.5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	20	19
01:00	9	7
02:00	2	2
03:00	1	0
04:00	8	4
05:00	26	14
06:00	27	19
07:00	37	26
08:00	30	27
09:00	30	26
10:00	29	27
11:00	28	26
12:00	29	27
13:00	29	27
14:00	31	28
15:00	30	27
16:00	28	27
17:00	28	27
18:00	29	27
19:00	30	27
20:00	30	26
21:00	25	25
22:00	22	26
23:00	26	25

What's running through Brighton tomorrow?

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.

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains