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What's running through Loughborough Junction today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

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

250 trains237 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 250 movements at Loughborough 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

250 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

23:15–00:1515 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

23:15arr9O81
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:16arr9V94
SUTTON (SURREY) → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:20pass9Y68
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:25pass9Y73
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:30arr9V83
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:35arr9O96
SUTTON (SURREY) → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:46arr9V96
SUTTON (SURREY) → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:50pass9Y70
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:55pass9Y75
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:59arr9O98
SUTTON (SURREY) → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:02arr9V85
LUTON → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:08pass9W17
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:09pass5V82
SUTTON (SURREY) → CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
00:13pass3O05
EMUD → HERNE HILL SIDING
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
00:13pass9W16
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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19:30–20:3014 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

06:00–07:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday07:30–08:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday07:30–08:30

Most unusualFriday07:30–08:30

The weekend is quieter — around 31% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	250	0	23:15–00:15
Sunday 18	3.0	177	0	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	3.8	314	0	07:30–08:30
Tuesday 20	3.8	306	0	07:30–08:30
Wednesday 21	3.8	306	0	07:30–08:30

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

250 trains are booked here today — 21% fewer than a typical Saturday (317).

Trains a day313typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday313 on average
Tuesday312 on average
Wednesday312 on average
Thursday313 on average
Friday310 on average
Saturday300 on average
Sunday165 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 EMU472 workings
EMU39 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink472 workings
Southeastern38 workings
GB Railfreight8 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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.

16 Oct5O87
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
13 Oct1Q78
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct1Q75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

What's running through Loughborough 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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Most common train types

Planned operators

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Recent booked movements

The week ahead

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