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What's running through Metropolitan Junction tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Metropolitan Junction tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.1 / 10

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198 trains195 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 198 movements at Metropolitan Junction on 18 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

198 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:3015 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

09:32pass3E06
THREE BRIDGES TL UP DEPOT → EMUD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
09:34pass9T17
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:38pass9T12
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:44pass9P17
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:47pass9S17
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:50pass9J07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:52pass9R10
HORSHAM → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:59pass9P16
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → KENTISH TOWN LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:01pass9T19
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:07pass9T14
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:14pass9P19
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:20pass9R09
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:22pass9R12
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:26pass9S16
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:29pass9P18
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → KENTISH TOWN LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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13:15–14:1515 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

10:30–11:3014 trains

14 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

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

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
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GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
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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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Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	344	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	3.1	198	09:30–10:30
Monday 19	3.6	375	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	3.7	388	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	3.6	386	08:00–09:00
Thursday 22	3.6	386	08:00–09:00
Friday 23	4.2	381	20:30–21:30

Hour	Weekday	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	3	1	0
01:00	1	1	0
02:00	1	0	0
03:00	1	0	0
04:00	2	0	0
05:00	5	2	0
06:00	19	6	0
07:00	20	8	0
08:00	24	8	0
09:00	22

What's running through Metropolitan Junction tomorrow?

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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead