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What's running through Hampstead Heath today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

331 trains281 passenger41 freight6 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 331 movements at Hampstead Heath 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

331 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:3020 trains

16 passenger3 freight1 other4 types

11:33arr2N21
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:33arr2Y73
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:38arr2L22
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:39pass6O60
BOW DEPOT GBRF → TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:43arr2N73
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:47arr2N22
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
11:48arr2Y74
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:54pass0Z14
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:54arr2L23
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:54pass4O50
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
11:58arr2N74
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:03arr2N23
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:03arr2Y75
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr2L24
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:11arr2N75
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
12:17arr2N24
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:18arr2Y76
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:23arr2L25
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:24pass4E07
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → DONCASTER EUROPORT (FL)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:28arr2N76
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:30–13:3020 trains

16 passenger4 freight4 types

20:00–21:0020 trains

16 passenger3 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday13:15–14:15

Best for freightTuesday13:15–14:15

Best for varietySaturday12:30–13:30

Most unusualWednesday11:30–12:30

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.1	331	41	12:30–13:30
Sunday 18	4.1	203	6	15:45–16:45
Monday 19	6.0	385	59	13:15–14:15
Tuesday 20	6.4	398	68	13:15–14:15
Wednesday 21	6.4	396	66	11:30–12:30

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

331 trains are booked here today — 10% more than a typical Saturday (300).

Trains a day394typical weekday

Freight17%67 movements

Busiest hour09:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 16.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 09:00, 12:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday383 on average
Tuesday397 on average
Wednesday396 on average
Thursday394 on average
Friday398 on average
Saturday308 on average
Sunday150 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 EMU664 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive182 workings
Class 710 EMU181 workings
Diesel-hauled19 workings

Planned operators

London Overground845 workings
GB Railfreight159 workings
Freightliner33 workings
DB Cargo9 workings
Direct Rail Services1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

DMUClass 47 diesel locomotive

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 Oct7V12
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5M00
—
DMU
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5M00
—
DMU
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct0O47
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct0O65
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct7O81
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5M00
—
DMU
15 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 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	9	3	5	1
01:00	2	2	2	2
02:00	3	3	2	2
03:00	3	2	2	2
04:00	4	3	1	0
05:00	5	3	2	2
06:00	17	1	7	1
07:00	22	2	10	2
08:00	21	1	10	1
09:00	25	5	12	1
10:00	21	2	12	1
11:00	21	5	12	1
12:00	23	6	14	2
13:00	22	6	14	1
14:00	20	3	14	1
15:00	22	4	14	1
16:00	22	2	14	1
17:00	21	1	14	1
18:00	22	2	13	0
19:00	22	3	13	0
20:00	19	1	15	2
21:00	19	3	12	1
22:00	17	2	11	0
23:00	12	2	9	1

What's running through Hampstead Heath 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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week