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What's running through Chichester today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

251 trains207 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 251 movements at Chichester 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

251 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4515 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

06:45dep1N03
CHICHESTER → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
06:56pass3S93
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
07:02arr1N06
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:07arr1C02
GATWICK AIRPORT → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:08arr1C11
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:13arr1N05
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:16arr2Y06
BRIGHTON → CHICHESTER
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:21dep5Y07
CHICHESTER → CHICHESTER GRP SALES RELIEF
Southern · EMU
Other
07:25arr1S04
BRIGHTON → PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:31arr5Y12
CHICHESTER GRP SALES RELIEF → CHICHESTER
Southern · EMU
Other
07:32arr1N08
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:33dep2Y13
CHICHESTER → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:38arr1C13
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:41arr1C04
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:43arr1N07
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

13:45–14:4515 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

16:45–17:4515 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday06:45–07:45

Best for freightMonday06:45–07:45

Best for varietyMonday06:45–07:45

Most unusualMonday06:45–07:45

The weekend is quieter — around 16% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	251	0	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	3.4	210	0	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	5.1	276	6	06:45–07:45
Tuesday 20	4.9	273	5	06:45–07:45
Wednesday 21	5.0	273	6	13:45–14:45

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

251 trains are booked here today — 6% more than a typical Saturday (236).

Trains a day317typical weekday

Freight2%6 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 07:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday311 on average
Tuesday309 on average
Wednesday310 on average
Thursday309 on average
Friday310 on average
Saturday240 on average
Sunday139 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

EMU519 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive7 workings

Planned operators

Southern519 workings
GB Railfreight19 workings
Freightliner3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 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 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6V09
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V09
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6V09
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct2Q43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	8	0	5
01:00	1	0	1
02:00	1	0	1
03:00	1	0	1
04:00	5	0	0
05:00	13	0	5
06:00	17	0	8
07:00	20	1	9
08:00	20	1	11
09:00	14	0	11
10:00	16	0	11
11:00	17	1	11
12:00	16	0	11
13:00	14	1	9
14:00	17	1	11
15:00	16	0	11
16:00	16	0	11
17:00	16	0	11
18:00	16	0	11
19:00	16	0	11
20:00	16	1	10
21:00	15	0	10
22:00	14	0	9
23:00	12	0	8

What's running through Chichester today?

What's worth watching

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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

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Most common train types

Planned operators

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

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