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What's running through Spa Road Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.4 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

410 trains379 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 410 movements at Spa Road 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

410 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3025 trains

23 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

07:33pass2J06
EAST CROYDON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:33pass2J11
CENTRAL → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:35pass1F05
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:40pass1P08
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:42pass1P11
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:46pass2H11
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:48pass1H08
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:48pass2H94
NORWOOD JUNCTION → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:50pass1E08
UCKFIELD → CENTRAL
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:53pass5K05
EPSOM UP SIDINGS (TPS ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Other
07:55pass1H07
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:57pass1F08
CENTRAL → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:59pass5J18
CENTRAL → SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC
Southern · EMU
Other
08:01pass1F07
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:03pass2J08
EAST CROYDON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:03pass2J13
CENTRAL → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:09pass1E13
CENTRAL → UCKFIELD
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
08:10pass1P10
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:12pass1P13
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:16pass2H13
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:18pass2H12
BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:19pass1H10
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:24pass1H09
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:27pass1F10
CENTRAL → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:29pass1F09
ORE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:45–11:4525 trains

22 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

12:15–13:1524 trains

22 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday11:30–12:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday22:00–23:00

Most unusualSunday22:00–23:00

The weekend is quieter — around 16% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.4	410	12:15–13:15
Sunday 18	5.0	397	22:00–23:00
Monday 19	5.0	469	11:30–12:30
Tuesday 20	5.1	483	11:30–12:30
Wednesday 21	5.1	493	11:30–12:30

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

410 trains are booked here today — 27% more than a typical Saturday (323).

Trains a day469typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 19.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday460 on average
Tuesday469 on average
Wednesday474 on average
Thursday474 on average
Friday461 on average
Saturday345 on average
Sunday184 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

EMU849 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU60 workings
Class 700 EMU55 workings

Planned operators

Southern904 workings
Thameslink55 workings
GB Railfreight25 workings
Southeastern5 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 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5Y77
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y78
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y79
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y80
—
Southeastern · EMU
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct5Y77
—
Southeastern · EMU
15 Oct5Y78
—
Southeastern · EMU
15 Oct5Y79
—
Southeastern · EMU
15 Oct5Y80
—
Southeastern · 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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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	10	9
01:00	1	1
02:00	1	0
03:00	1	0
04:00	2	0
05:00	10	2
06:00	21	8
07:00	23	15
08:00	32	16
09:00	26	16
10:00	25	15
11:00	27	15
12:00	25	14
13:00	23	15
14:00	25	15
15:00	26	15
16:00	25	15
17:00	30	14
18:00	24	14
19:00	23	14
20:00	27	14
21:00	21	14
22:00	22	14
23:00	19	13

What's running through Spa Road 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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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

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