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What's running through Mitcham Junction today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

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

149 trains141 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 149 movements at Mitcham 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

149 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:45–19:459 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

18:51arr2I51
DORKING → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:55arr9V62
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:03arr2I52
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → DORKING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:07arr9O63
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:20arr2I53
HORSHAM → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:24arr9V64
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:33arr2I54
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → DORKING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:37arr9O65
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:41arr3S96
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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06:30–07:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

07:30–08:308 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:30–18:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday17:45–18:45

Most unusualMonday17:30–18:30

The weekend is quieter — around 18% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	149	0	18:45–19:45
Sunday 18	3.5	125	0	17:45–18:45
Monday 19	3.9	167	0	17:30–18:30
Tuesday 20	3.9	167	0	17:30–18:30
Wednesday 21	3.9	167	0	17:30–18:30

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

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

Trains a day166typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday166 on average
Tuesday166 on average
Wednesday166 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

EMU130 workings
Class 700 EMU85 workings

Planned operators

Southern130 workings
Thameslink85 workings
GB Railfreight12 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.

17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	1	3	0
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	2	3	0
06:00	9	3	0
07:00	11	6	0
08:00	10	6	0
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What's running through Mitcham Junction today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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