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What's running through Leigh today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.0 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

37 trains36 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 37 movements at Leigh 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

37 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:303 trains

3 passenger0 freight1 types

07:50arr2A08
REDHILL → TONBRIDGE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:05arr2A13
TONBRIDGE → REDHILL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:25arr2A12
REDHILL → TONBRIDGE
Southern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

05:30–06:302 trains

1 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

06:30–07:302 trains

2 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday05:30–06:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday05:30–06:30

Most unusualSaturday05:30–06:30

The weekend is quieter — around 23% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.0	37	0	05:30–06:30
Sunday 18	1.5	34	0	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	1.7	46	0	05:45–06:45
Tuesday 20	1.7	46	0	05:45–06:45
Wednesday 21	1.7	46	0	05:45–06:45

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

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

Trains a day48typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 2.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday47 on average
Tuesday48 on average
Wednesday48 on average
Thursday48 on average
Friday48 on average
Saturday37 on average
Sunday34 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

EMU103 workings

Planned operators

Southern103 workings

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 Oct6Q03
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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

Nearby places to spot trains

HILDENBOROUGH

HLB

2.5 km, straight line

PENSHURST

PHR

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

TONBRIDGE

TON

4.1 km, straight lineOn this line

HIGH BROOMS

HIB

6.9 km, straight line

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

TBW

8 km, straight line

HEVER

HEV

8.3 km, straight line

ASHURST KENT

AHS

8.4 km, straight line

COWDEN

CWN

8.4 km, straight line

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

What's running through Leigh today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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