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What's running through Elstree today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

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204 trains204 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 204 movements at Elstree 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

204 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

07:15arr9V21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:27arr9V12
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:30arr9O21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:33arr9P04
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:39arr9P11
BEDFORD MIDLAND → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:42arr9O12
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr9V23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:57arr9V14
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9O23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr9P06
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:09arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:12arr9O14
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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08:15–09:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

09:15–10:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:15–08:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	204	0	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	2.6	117	0	11:30–12:30
Monday 19	3.2	214	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.2	214	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.2	214	0	07:15–08:15

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

204 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (195).

Trains a day214typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday208 on average
Tuesday208 on average
Wednesday208 on average
Thursday208 on average
Friday208 on average
Saturday197 on average
Sunday107 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 EMU441 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink441 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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RADLETT

RDT

4.6 km, straight line

MILL HILL BROADWAY

MIL

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

NEW BARNET

NBA

7.3 km, straight line

HADLEY WOOD

HDW

7.3 km, straight line

BUSHEY

BSH

7.5 km, straight line

POTTERS BAR

PBR

7.6 km, straight line

HARROW & WEALDSTONE

HRW

7.8 km, straight line

HATCH END

HTE

7.8 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	3	3
01:00	2	1
02:00	2	1
03:00	2	1
04:00	3	2
05:00	5	2
06:00	7	3
07:00	15	6
08:00	15	7
09:00	11	8
10:00	12	8
11:00	12	9
12:00	12	9
13:00	12	9
14:00	12	9
15:00	12	9
16:00	12	9
17:00	12	9
18:00	13	9
19:00	11	8
20:00	8	8
21:00	8	7
22:00	7	6
23:00	6	5

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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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