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What's running through Spa Road Junction tomorrow?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.0 / 10

11 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

397 trains368 passenger0 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 397 movements at Spa Road 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

397 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:30–18:3024 trains

23 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

17:32pass1A42
CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:38pass1L47
EAST GRINSTEAD → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:39pass1C50
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:39pass2I48
CENTRAL → DORKING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:41pass1L52
CENTRAL → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:42pass1A45
BRIGHTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:42pass2I45
DORKING → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:46pass2J51
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:48pass1F48
CENTRAL → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:58pass1H47
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
17:59pass2J48
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:02pass1A44
CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:08pass1L49
EAST GRINSTEAD → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:09pass2I50
CENTRAL → DORKING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:10pass1Z52
FALMER → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:11pass1L54
CENTRAL → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:12pass2I47
DORKING → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:14pass1A47
BRIGHTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:16pass2J53
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:18pass1H50
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:23pass1B49
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:28pass1F49
ORE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:28pass5Z53
CENTRAL → SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
18:29pass2J50
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger

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09:15–10:1523 trains

21 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

10:45–11:4523 trains

22 passenger0 freight1 other1 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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01:00	1	1
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04:00	2	0
05:00	10	2
06:00	21	8
07:00	23	15
08:00	32	16
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10:00	25	15
11:00	27	15
12:00	25	14
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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 tomorrow?

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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week