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What's running through City Thameslink on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at City Thameslink on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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598 trains572 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 598 movements at City Thameslink on 22 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

598 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4541 trains

41 passenger0 freight1 types

07:48arr9L04
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:48arr9V21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr9J09
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr9K80
ORPINGTON → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr9K11
LUTON → ORPINGTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:53arr9S06
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr9T11
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr9V16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:58arr9R10
HORSHAM → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9L87
BEDFORD MIDLAND → EAST GRINSTEAD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9Y80
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr9O21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr9P08
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr9S09
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr9J14
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr9P11
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:10arr9O16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:10arr9R05
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr9T82
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:13arr9Y13
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr9T81
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr9L06
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr9V23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:20arr9J11
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:20arr9K12
ORPINGTON → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr9K13
LUTON → ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:23arr9S08
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:25arr9T13
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:25arr9V18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:28arr9R12
HAYWARDS HEATH → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:30arr9R89
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:30arr9Y82
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr9O23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:35arr9P76
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:35arr9S11
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:38arr9J16
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:38arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:40arr9O18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:40arr9R07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:43arr9T84
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:43arr9Y15
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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17:15–18:1540 trains

40 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45–09:4538 trains

37 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday20:45–21:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyFriday20:45–21:45

Most unusualFriday20:45–21:45

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.8	519	0	19:00–20:00
Sunday 18	3.5	315	0	13:00–14:00
Monday 19	3.9	594	0	07:45–08:45
Tuesday 20	3.9	600	0	07:45–08:45
Wednesday 21	3.9	598	0	07:45–08:45

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

519 trains are booked here today — 7% more than a typical Saturday (485).

Trains a day590typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 24.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday583 on average
Tuesday588 on average
Wednesday587 on average
Thursday587 on average
Friday590 on average
Saturday493 on average
Sunday235 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

Class 700 EMU907 workings
EMU3 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink907 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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.

16 Oct5O87
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5E88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
—
GB Railfreight · 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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00:00	11	8
01:00	3	4
02:00	2	1
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04:00	4	3
05:00	14	6
06:00	29	11
07:00	36	13
08:00	40	13
09:00	37	18
10:00	30	21
11:00	28	22
12:00	28	22
13:00	27	22
14:00	31	22
15:00	28	22
16:00	34	22
17:00	38	22
18:00	36	22
19:00	33	22
20:00	27	20
21:00	27	21
22:00	26	17
23:00	19	12

What's running through City Thameslink on 22 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains