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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 700 EMU.

356 trains336 passenger6 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 356 movements at Brixton 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

356 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:30–11:3022 trains

20 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

10:31pass2N26
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:33arr2M44
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:35pass2U22
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:36pass1Q79
TONBRIDGE WEST YARD → BRB HEADQUARTERS DERBY
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:44pass1K20
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:44pass1P22
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:53pass2G68
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:55arr2D48
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:58pass2G28
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:59pass2A24
MAIDSTONE EAST → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:01pass2N28
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:03arr2M48
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:05pass2U24
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:14pass1K22
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:14pass1P24
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:14pass1Y30
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
11:14pass1Y85
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
11:20pass5Y51
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC
Southeastern · EMU
Other
11:23pass2G70
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:25arr2D52
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:28pass2G30
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:29pass2A26
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

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22:45–23:4522 trains

20 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

12:15–13:1521 trains

18 passenger2 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday12:15–13:15

Best for freightTuesday05:00–06:00

Best for varietySaturday12:15–13:15

Most unusualSaturday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 18% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	356	6	12:15–13:15
Sunday 18	4.3	274	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	5.1	381	7	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	5.3	387	11	05:00–06:00
Wednesday 21	5.2	387	8	04:30–05:30

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

356 trains are booked here today — 42% more than a typical Saturday (250).

Trains a day382typical weekday

Freight1%5 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 15:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday379 on average
Tuesday385 on average
Wednesday385 on average
Thursday387 on average
Friday380 on average
Saturday277 on average
Sunday230 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

EMU509 workings
Class 47 diesel locomotive48 workings
Diesel-hauled31 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive23 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern508 workings
GB Railfreight104 workings
Thameslink14 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU Class 92 electric locomotive

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 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5Y03
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct6L81
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Y65
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct5K01
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
15 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
15 Oct5K01
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
14 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
14 Oct7O90
—
DB Cargo · Class 60 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5K01
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
13 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU

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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1.9 km, straight line

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2.2 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	10	0	11
01:00	1	0	1
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	1	0
05:00	13	4	3
06:00	22	0	7
07:00	18	0	14
08:00	19	0	14
09:00	22	0	13
10:00	24	0	14
11:00	22	0	14
12:00	17	0	15
13:00	21	0	13
14:00	19	0	13
15:00	23	0	15
16:00	19	0	14
17:00	20	0	14
18:00	22	0	13
19:00	20	0	13
20:00	18	0	13
21:00	17	0	13
22:00	19	0	14
23:00	15	0	13

What's running through Brixton 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

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

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