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What's running through Burgess Hill today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

301 trains290 passenger0 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 301 movements at Burgess Hill 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

301 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:45–19:4518 trains

16 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

18:47pass1W14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
18:48pass1W53
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
18:54arr9S54
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
18:57arr9T51
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:05arr1H55
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:05arr9S49
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:08arr1H50
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:11arr9T54
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:17pass1W18
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
19:18pass1W55
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
19:20pass6Q03
THREE BRIDGES VOYAGER M.D. → THREE BRIDGES VOYAGER M.D.
Diesel-hauled
Other
19:24arr9S56
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:27arr9T53
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:31pass3S97
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
19:35arr1H57
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:35arr9S51
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:38arr1H52
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:41arr9T56
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0017 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

06:45–07:4516 trains

15 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday13:00–14:00

Best for freightMonday13:00–14:00

Best for varietyWednesday13:00–14:00

Most unusualWednesday13:00–14:00

The weekend is quieter — around 19% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	301	0	18:45–19:45
Sunday 18	4.0	214	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	5.2	317	4	13:00–14:00
Tuesday 20	5.2	313	3	13:00–14:00
Wednesday 21	5.4	315	4	13:00–14:00

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

300 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day320typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 13:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday318 on average
Tuesday316 on average
Wednesday319 on average
Thursday319 on average
Friday320 on average
Saturday302 on average
Sunday190 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

EMU415 workings
Class 700 EMU234 workings
Diesel-hauled15 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive5 workings

Planned operators

Southern245 workings
Thameslink234 workings
Gatwick Express172 workings
GB Railfreight19 workings
Freightliner2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 47 diesel 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 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Q03
—
Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6U84
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Q03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6J23
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3W90
—
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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PLUMPTON

PMP

5.4 km, straight line

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HHE

6.2 km, straight lineOn this line

COOKSBRIDGE

CBR

9.9 km, straight line

FALMER

FMR

10.4 km, straight line

BALCOMBE

BAB

11.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	6	0	6
01:00	5	0	4
02:00	2	0	2
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	2	0	2
05:00	7	0	4
06:00	17	0	10
07:00	14	0	11
08:00	16	1	11
09:00	16	0	14
10:00	18	0	14
11:00	19	0	13
12:00	18	0	13
13:00	20	1	13
14:00	17	0	13
15:00	16	0	13
16:00	16	0	13
17:00	16	0	14
18:00	17	1	13
19:00	17	0	14
20:00	16	0	14
21:00	16	0	12
22:00	14	0	13
23:00	15	0	10

What's running through Burgess Hill today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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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