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What's running through Metropolitan Junction today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

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344 trains344 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 344 movements at Metropolitan 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

344 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0020 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 types

07:01pass9T07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:02pass9J10
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:07pass9T02
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:11pass9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:14pass9P07
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:16pass9R01
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:17pass9S04
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:22pass9R08
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:26pass9J07
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:29pass9P06
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:31pass9T09
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:32pass9J12
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:37pass9T04
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:41pass9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:44pass9P09
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:46pass9R03
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:47pass9S06
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:52pass9R10
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:56pass9J09
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:59pass9P08
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0020 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 types

09:00–10:0020 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday20:30–21:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyFriday20:30–21:30

Most unusualFriday20:30–21:30

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	344	0	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	3.1	198	0	09:30–10:30
Monday 19	3.6	375	0	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	3.7	388	0	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	3.6	386	0	08:00–09:00

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

344 trains are booked here today — 42% more than a typical Saturday (242).

Trains a day368typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 15.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday364 on average
Tuesday368 on average
Wednesday368 on average
Thursday368 on average
Friday367 on average
Saturday268 on average
Sunday115 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 EMU534 workings
Diesel-hauled2 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink534 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

EMU

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 Oct5E88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU

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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00:00	3	1
01:00	1	1
02:00	1	0
03:00	1	0
04:00	2	0
05:00	5	2
06:00	19	6
07:00	20	8
08:00	24	8
09:00	22	10
10:00	20	12
11:00	20	12
12:00	19	12
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17:00	24	12
18:00	21	12
19:00	22	12
20:00	19	11
21:00	19	11
22:00	17	9
23:00	11	6

What's running through Metropolitan Junction 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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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