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

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

622 trains538 passenger13 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 622 movements at St Albans City 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

622 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:15–14:1539 trains

32 passenger3 freight4 other6 types

13:16pass1F40
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
13:19pass1D41
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
13:21pass1C44
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
13:22arr9O34
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:22dep9O45
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:23arr9R30
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:24dep5V47
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
13:26arr9T35
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:29pass4M69
TARMAC → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:30pass1Y31
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
13:30arr9P35
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:36pass1H30
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
13:37arr9V36
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:37dep9V47
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:39pass1B46
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
13:39dep5O47
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
13:40arr9T26
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:42arr9R29
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:44arr9P28
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:46pass1F42
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
13:49pass1D43
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
13:52pass1C47
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
13:52arr9O36
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:52dep9O47
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:53arr9R32
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
13:54dep5V49
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
13:56arr9T37
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:00pass1Y33
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:00arr9P37
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:03pass6D31
RADLETT PRIVATE SIDINGS → REDLAND AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:06pass1H32
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
14:07arr9V38
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:07dep9V49
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:09pass1B49
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
14:09dep5O49
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
14:10arr9T28
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:11pass6V51
REDLAND AGGREGATE(ELSTOW SDGS) → EAST USK YARD (FHH)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:12arr9R31
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
14:14arr9P30
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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10:30–11:3038 trains

32 passenger2 freight4 other5 types

11:45–12:4537 trains

32 passenger0 freight5 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday11:45–12:45

Best for freightTuesday11:45–12:45

Best for varietyWednesday11:45–12:45

Most unusualSunday19:00–20:00

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	622	13	14:00–15:00
Sunday 18	5.4	382	3	19:00–20:00
Monday 19	6.7	711	50	10:30–11:30
Tuesday 20	7.0	721	58	11:45–12:45
Wednesday 21	6.9	720	56	11:45–12:45

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

622 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (590).

Trains a day718typical weekday

Freight9%63 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 29.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 12:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday709 on average
Tuesday719 on average
Wednesday719 on average
Thursday716 on average
Friday713 on average
Saturday598 on average
Sunday346 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

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 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Q79
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6U07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1E02
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct1O07
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6Q63
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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

Nearby places to spot trains

RADLETT

RDT

7.1 km, straight lineOn this line

HARPENDEN

HPD

7.5 km, straight lineOn this line

HATFIELD

HAT

7.9 km, straight line

WELHAM GREEN

WMG

8.2 km, straight line

KINGS LANGLEY

KGL

9 km, straight line

BROOKMANS PARK

BPK

9.1 km, straight line

APSLEY

APS

9.5 km, straight line

EMU STABLING SIDINGS

XYW

10.3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	12	1	7	0
01:00	6	4	2	0
02:00	7	4	4	2
03:00	7	5	1	0
04:00	8	4	4	1
05:00	12	3	6	0
06:00	30	3	13	1
07:00	43	2	18	0
08:00	42	0	20	0
09:00	36	1	25	1
10:00	44	7	27	1
11:00	40	4	28	1
12:00	42	4	28	0
13:00	41	3	29	1
14:00	37	2	31	2
15:00	38	2	30	0
16:00	39	2	30	0
17:00	40	1	30	0
18:00	40	1	30	0
19:00	40	1	29	0
20:00	36	3	28	0
21:00	34	1	26	0
22:00	27	2	21	0
23:00	17	3	9	0

What's running through St Albans City 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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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