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What's running through Kingsbury Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.6 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

180 trains117 passenger31 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 180 movements at Kingsbury Junction 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

180 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1513 trains

5 passenger4 freight4 other4 types

06:19pass5H17
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:21pass1D50
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
06:24pass5H14
BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
06:30pass3S03
KS NORTON ON TRACK PLANT DEPOT → TMD DIRECT STAFF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
06:36pass1V42
DERBY → WORCESTERSHIRE PARKWAY
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger
06:37pass4E33
SOUTHAMPTON W DOCKS → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:47pass6M44
TUNSTEAD → WASHWOOD HEATH TC (UP SDGS)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
06:52pass4M68
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:00pass1D51
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → NOTTINGHAM
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:05pass6G80
PEAK FOREST R M C SIDINGS → SMALL HEATH CEMEX DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
07:11pass1V03
NOTTINGHAM → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
CrossCountry · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:11pass5Z42
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD RSMD
Class 220 or 221 DMU
Other
07:14pass1S33
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EDINBURGH
CrossCountry · Class 220 or 221 DMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3013 trains

7 passenger4 freight2 other4 types

13:00–14:0013 trains

8 passenger4 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday21:15–22:15

Best for freightWednesday21:15–22:15

Best for varietySaturday09:30–10:30

Most unusualSaturday09:30–10:30

The weekend is quieter — around 43% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.5	178	31	09:30–10:30
Sunday 18	4.3	84	15	20:15–21:15
Monday 19	6.0	234	84	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	6.0	230	84	21:15–22:15
Wednesday 21	6.1	236	90	21:15–22:15

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

178 trains are booked here today — 17% more than a typical Saturday (152).

Trains a day232typical weekday

Freight38%87 movements

Busiest hour12:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday238 on average
Tuesday234 on average
Wednesday238 on average
Thursday227 on average
Friday237 on average
Saturday159 on average
Sunday86 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 66 diesel locomotive338 workings
Class 220 or 221 DMU176 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU114 workings
Diesel-hauled60 workings

Planned operators

GB Railfreight364 workings
CrossCountry288 workings
DB Cargo25 workings
Freightliner20 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

HST (InterCity 125)Class 60 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 Oct4H82
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7G99
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7X98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6G80
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M54
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct5Q23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
15 Oct5Q69
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
14 Oct1Z71
—
Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct1Q16
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
11 Oct5Q85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
11 Oct4H86
—
DB Cargo · 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	7	4	2	1
01:00	1	1	0	0
02:00	3	3	0	0
03:00	4	4	1	1
04:00	5	3	0	0
05:00	6	3	2	0
06:00	9	3	6	2
07:00	9	2	5	1
08:00	9	1	5	1
09:00	10	3	7	1
10:00	11	3	7	1
11:00	11	3	6	1
12:00	17	7	7	1
13:00	13	5	8	2
14:00	14	4	6	1
15:00	14	6	9	2
16:00	9	1	6	1
17:00	12	3	8	2
18:00	12	3	6	1
19:00	14	6	8	1
20:00	10	2	9	1
21:00	13	7	5	0
22:00	11	6	7	1
23:00	8	4	4	1

What's running through Kingsbury Junction today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week