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What's running through Hornsey today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.1 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 700 EMU.

156 trains149 passenger0 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 156 movements at Hornsey 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

156 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:45–06:4510 trains

7 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

05:46pass3S11
EMUD → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
05:48arr2F03
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
05:57pass5P06
EMUD → KING'S CROSS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
06:03arr2V05
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:04arr2F02
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:09pass3J33
HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS → ROYSTON (HERTS) LOOP
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
06:18arr2F05
STEVENAGE → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:19arr2Y94
KING'S CROSS LONDON → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:33arr2V07
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → MOORGATE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger
06:34arr2F04
MOORGATE → STEVENAGE
Great Northern · Class 717 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:309 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

06:45–07:458 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday18:15–19:15

Best for freightMonday18:15–19:15

Best for varietyMonday18:15–19:15

Most unusualMonday18:15–19:15

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.1	156	0	05:15–06:15
Sunday 18	3.7	149	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	4.6	204	1	18:15–19:15
Tuesday 20	4.6	201	1	18:15–19:15
Wednesday 21	4.6	202	1	18:15–19:15

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

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

Trains a day208typical weekday

Freight0%1 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 8.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 06:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday207 on average
Tuesday207 on average
Wednesday208 on average
Thursday208 on average
Friday208 on average
Saturday161 on average
Sunday146 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 717 EMU638 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings
Class 387 EMU11 workings

Planned operators

Great Northern647 workings
GB Railfreight15 workings
Thameslink6 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU Class 66 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 Oct3S11
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5P06
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct3J31
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5T01
—
Great Northern · Class 387 EMU
17 Oct3J33
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3J35
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5C02
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct3S11
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct5P06
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct3J31
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J33
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J35
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5D82
—
Thameslink · Class 387 EMU
16 Oct2Q66
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M03
—
GB Railfreight · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

EMUD

XHE

0.4 km, straight line

HARRINGAY

HGY

1.2 km, straight line

ALEXANDRA PALACE

AAP

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

HARRINGAY GREEN LANES

HRY

1.4 km, straight line

HARRINGAY UP REV SDGS

XHU

1.5 km, straight lineOn this line

BOUNDS GREEN

XGD

1.5 km, straight line

CROUCH HILL

CRH

1.6 km, straight line

BOWES PARK

BOP

2.4 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	6	0	6
01:00	2	0	1
02:00	2	0	0
03:00	0	0	1
04:00	3	0	1
05:00	12	0	4
06:00	14	0	7
07:00	12	0	7
08:00	12	0	7
09:00	13	0	8
10:00	8	0	9
11:00	9	0	8
12:00	9	0	9
13:00	8	0	8
14:00	8	0	8
15:00	8	0	8
16:00	11	0	8
17:00	15	0	9
18:00	10	0	8
19:00	12	1	8
20:00	8	0	8
21:00	8	0	8
22:00	8	0	8
23:00	10	0	8

What's running through Hornsey today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Planned operators

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week