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What's running through Hendon today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.0 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

556 trains538 passenger11 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 556 movements at Hendon 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

556 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:45–14:4536 trains

31 passenger5 freight6 types

13:45pass9R32
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:46pass1B46
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
13:46pass9P35
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:50arr9V38
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:52pass1Y33
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
13:52pass9R29
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:53arr9V47
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:56pass9P30
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:59pass1C47
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
14:02pass9T28
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:05arr9O38
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:06pass9T37
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:08arr9O47
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:09pass6M92
WEST THURROCK SIDINGS FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:12pass1D46
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:13pass1H32
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:15pass9R34
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:16pass1B49
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:16pass9P37
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:20arr9V40
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:22pass1Y35
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:22pass9R31
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:23arr9V49
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:26pass9P32
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:28pass1C50
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
14:30arr6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:32pass6V51
REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS) → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:32pass6V54
RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:32pass9T30
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:35dep6M84
HENDON → HOPE (EARLES SIDINGS) FHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:35arr9O40
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:36pass9T39
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:38arr9O49
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:39pass1F47
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
14:42pass1D48
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:43pass1H34
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:15–11:1533 trains

32 passenger1 freight6 types

11:15–12:1533 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday10:45–11:45

Best for varietyWednesday12:00–13:00

Most unusualSunday18:45–19:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.0	556	11	13:45–14:45
Sunday 18	5.4	360	3	18:45–19:45
Monday 19	6.5	637	40	10:45–11:45
Tuesday 20	6.7	645	47	10:45–11:45
Wednesday 21	6.7	645	45	12:00–13:00

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

556 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (532).

Trains a day642typical weekday

Freight8%51 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 26.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 12:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday637 on average
Tuesday646 on average
Wednesday647 on average
Thursday643 on average
Friday642 on average
Saturday538 on average
Sunday326 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 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6V34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M70
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6U07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1E02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive

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	12	2	6	0
01:00	6	3	3	0
02:00	7	4	3	1
03:00	6	4	3	1
04:00	9	5	3	1
05:00	13	3	6	1
06:00	26	1	12	0
07:00	37	1	15	0
08:00	38	1	17	0
09:00	35	1	22	0
10:00	34	2	23	0
11:00	38	5	26	1
12:00	38	5	26	0
13:00	34	1	26	1
14:00	33	1	28	2
15:00	37	4	27	0
16:00	32	0	28	0
17:00	34	0	27	0
18:00	37	1	28	0
19:00	35	2	26	0
20:00	30	0	26	0
21:00	31	2	24	0
22:00	24	2	19	0
23:00	16	1	10	0

What's running through Hendon today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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