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What's running through Harpenden today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

216 trains216 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 216 movements at Harpenden 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

216 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

07:00arr9R04
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:07arr9R03
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:17arr9T00
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr9P02
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr9T11
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:25arr9P11
BEDFORD MIDLAND → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:30arr9R06
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:37arr9R05
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:47arr9T02
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:51arr9P04
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:51arr9T13
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

09:00–10:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:00–08:00

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 17% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	216	0	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	3.1	186	0	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	3.3	241	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.3	241	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.3	241	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

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

Trains a day234typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 18:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday234 on average
Tuesday232 on average
Wednesday232 on average
Thursday232 on average
Friday232 on average
Saturday210 on average
Sunday177 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 EMU528 workings
HST (InterCity 125)1 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink528 workings
GB Railfreight1 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

ST ALBANS CITY

SAC

7.5 km, straight lineOn this line

LUTON

LUT

8.7 km, straight lineOn this line

EMU STABLING SIDINGS

XYW

9.6 km, straight line

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

WGC

10.3 km, straight line

HATFIELD

HAT

10.9 km, straight line

WELWYN NORTH

WLW

11.1 km, straight line

WOOLMER GREEN JN.

XGN

11.3 km, straight line

APSLEY

APS

11.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	8	6
01:00	3	2
02:00	2	2
03:00	2	1
04:00	5	3
05:00	6	4
06:00	12	4
07:00	18	8
08:00	15	8
09:00	11	11
10:00	11	12
11:00	11	11
12:00	11	11
13:00	12	11
14:00	11	11
15:00	11	11
16:00	13	11
17:00	13	11
18:00	15	11
19:00	12	10
20:00	8	10
21:00	8	9
22:00	8	8
23:00	8	7

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week