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What's running through Canonbury West Jn today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.7 / 10

15 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

363 trains281 passenger66 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 363 movements at Canonbury West Jn 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

363 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:45–07:4525 trains

16 passenger9 freight3 types

06:45pass4E00
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → TINSLEY YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:45pass4E90
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → MASBOROUGH N&W GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:48pass2N01
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:50pass2Y55
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:53pass2L02
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:53pass4V85
IPSWICH YARD → STOKE GIFFORD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:53pass4V86
IPSWICH YARD → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:57pass2N55
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
07:03pass2N02
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
07:04pass2Y56
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:08pass2L03
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:11pass4M32
SIZEWELL TCA → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:14pass2N56
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:18pass2N03
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:19pass2Y57
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:23pass2L04
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:27pass2N57
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:32arr4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → PARKESTON SS GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:33pass2N04
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:34pass2Y58
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr4L43
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:37pass4L42
DONCASTER IPORT GBRF → FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:38pass2L05
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:38pass4L83
LEEDS (STOURTON) FREIGHTLINERS → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:42pass2N58
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:00–13:0021 trains

16 passenger4 freight1 other4 types

05:45–06:4520 trains

9 passenger4 freight7 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday05:00–06:00

Best for freightFriday05:00–06:00

Best for varietyMonday22:45–23:45

Most unusualSaturday06:45–07:45

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.7	363	66	06:45–07:45
Sunday 18	4.4	172	4	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	6.9	436	97	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	7.0	471	132	05:00–06:00
Wednesday 21	7.0	472	134	05:00–06:00

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

363 trains are booked here today — 8% more than a typical Saturday (337).

Trains a day442typical weekday

Freight24%107 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 18.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 14:00, 16:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday426 on average
Tuesday444 on average
Wednesday443 on average
Thursday447 on average
Friday454 on average
Saturday344 on average
Sunday176 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

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 Oct7V12
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V83
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Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M16
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Z70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Z71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0M26
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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	of which freight
00:00	6	4	3	1
01:00	6	6	1	1
02:00	7	7	3	3
03:00	6	6	2	2
04:00	10	10	3	3
05:00	20	14	6	3
06:00	21	2	12	4
07:00	20	0	10	2
08:00	21	1	10	2
09:00	21	2	13	2
10:00	23	4	12	1
11:00	20	4	13	1
12:00	22	5	16	2
13:00	19	3	15	0
14:00	23	6	16	2
15:00	22	4	16	2
16:00	23	3	16	2
17:00	22	2	16	1
18:00	20	0	15	1
19:00	25	6	15	1
20:00	22	2	16	2
21:00	22	6	13	1
22:00	22	5	12	0
23:00	19	5	9	1

What's running through Canonbury West Jn 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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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable