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What's running through Dalston Junction today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.9 / 10

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656 trains628 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 656 movements at Dalston Junction 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

656 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1532 trains

31 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

06:15arr9A04
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:16arr9D01
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:19dep9G04
DALSTON JUNCTION → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:20arr9F01
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:21arr9C04
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:24arr9B02
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:27arr5G05
NEW CROSS GATE C.S.D → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Other
06:28dep9E04
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:30arr9A05
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:32arr9D02
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:34dep9G05
DALSTON JUNCTION → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:36arr9C05
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:36arr9F02
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:39arr9B03
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:42arr9H03
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:43dep9E05
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:45arr9A06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:46arr9D03
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:49dep9M06
DALSTON JUNCTION → BATTERSEA PARK LONDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:50arr9F03
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:51arr9C06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:54arr9B04
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:57arr9H04
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:58dep9E06
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:00arr9A07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:02arr9D04
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:04dep9G07
DALSTON JUNCTION → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:06arr9C07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:06arr9F04
NEW CROSS ELL → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:09arr9B05
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:12arr9H05
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → DALSTON JUNCTION
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:13dep9E07
DALSTON JUNCTION → NEW CROSS ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:1532 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

08:15–09:1532 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:15–07:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:15–07:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.9	656	0	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	3.9	563	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	3.9	594	0	06:15–07:15
Tuesday 20	3.9	602	0	06:15–07:15
Wednesday 21	3.9	606	0	06:15–07:15

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

656 trains are booked here today — 8% more than a typical Saturday (605).

Trains a day602typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 25.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday595 on average
Tuesday602 on average
Wednesday606 on average
Thursday602 on average
Friday604 on average
Saturday618 on average
Sunday483 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 378 EMU1,466 workings
Diesel-hauled1 workings

Planned operators

London Overground1,466 workings
GB Railfreight1 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HAGGERSTON

HGG

On this line

HOXTON

HOX

On this line

SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET

SDC

On this line

SHADWELL

SDE

On this line

CANONBURY ELL

XIC

On this line

WHITECHAPEL

ZLW

On this line

HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL

XHZ

On this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	15	19
01:00	0	11
02:00	0	8
03:00	0	8
04:00	0	9
05:00	14	13
06:00	29	19
07:00	32	22
08:00	32	26
09:00	32	28
10:00	32	27
11:00	32	28
12:00	32	28
13:00	32	28
14:00	32	28
15:00	32	28
16:00	32	28
17:00	32	28
18:00	32	28
19:00	32	28
20:00	32	28
21:00	32	28
22:00	32	28
23:00	32	25

What's running through Dalston Junction 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week