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What's running through Loughborough Junction on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Loughborough Junction on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.8 / 10

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306 trains265 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 306 movements at Loughborough Junction on 21 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

306 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3023 trains

22 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:30arr9V19
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:35pass9K09
LUTON → ORPINGTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:39pass1M81
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → BECKENHAM JUNCTION
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:39pass9K80
ORPINGTON → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:44arr9V16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr9O19
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:48arr2D83
BECKENHAM JUNCTION → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:49pass9Y80
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:55pass9Y11
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:56pass1F91
MAIDSTONE EAST → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
07:59arr9O16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9V21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:05pass9K11
LUTON → ORPINGTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:09pass1M83
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → BECKENHAM JUNCTION
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:09pass9K12
ORPINGTON → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:14arr9V18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr9O21
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:18arr2D85
BECKENHAM JUNCTION → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:19pass9Y82
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:21pass5Y92
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
08:24pass2K93
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
08:25pass9Y13
WELWYN GARDEN CITY → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:29arr9O18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

08:30–09:3022 trains

19 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

17:15–18:1520 trains

19 passenger0 freight1 other2 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 on 21 October 2026?

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.

Keep exploring

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