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What's running through Forest Hill today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.3 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

297 trains296 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 297 movements at Forest Hill 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

297 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0017 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

10:01arr9A17
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:01arr9D18
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:07arr9C17
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:08arr9B19
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:16arr9A18
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:16arr9D19
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:22arr9C18
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:23arr9B20
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:31arr9A19
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:31arr9D20
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:37arr9C19
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:38arr9B21
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:46arr9A20
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:46arr9D21
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:52arr9C20
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:53arr9B22
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
10:56pass3S92
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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06:00–07:0016 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

07:00–08:0016 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:00–11:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday10:00–11:00

Most unusualSunday12:30–13:30

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.3	297	10:00–11:00
Sunday 18	4.1	240	12:30–13:30
Monday 19	4.4	379	10:00–11:00
Tuesday 20	4.4	380	10:00–11:00
Wednesday 21	4.4	380	10:00–11:00

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

297 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day378typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday376 on average
Tuesday377 on average
Wednesday377 on average
Thursday377 on average
Friday377 on average
Saturday299 on average
Sunday192 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 EMU596 workings
EMU213 workings

Planned operators

London Overground596 workings
Southern213 workings
GB Railfreight2 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.

17 Oct2G77
—
Southern · EMU
17 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct2K95
—
Southern · EMU
11 Oct2G77
—
Southern · EMU
11 Oct2F74
—
Southern · 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	5	5
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04:00	0	0
05:00	7	2
06:00	19	9
07:00	21	12
08:00	22	12
09:00	21	13
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11:00	20	13
12:00	20	14
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17:00	22	14
18:00	21	14
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20:00	20	14
21:00	20	14
22:00	20	14
23:00	18	12

What's running through Forest Hill today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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Planned operators

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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