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What's running through St Albans City tomorrow?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

382 trains342 passenger3 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 382 movements at St Albans City 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

382 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:0031 trains

28 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

19:04arr9V69
LUTON → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:05pass1H28
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:07arr9V58
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:08pass1B44
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:09dep5O69
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:10arr9T48
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:12arr9J47
BEDFORD MIDLAND → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:16pass1F47
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:19pass1D48
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:21pass1C45
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
19:21arr9O58
SUTTON (SURREY) → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:22dep9O69
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:26arr9R46
HORSHAM → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:26arr9T59
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:29pass1Y39
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:31arr5G55
CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:34arr9V71
LUTON → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:35pass1H30
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:37arr9V60
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:38pass1B47
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:39dep5O71
ST ALBANS CITY → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:40arr9T50
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:42arr9R49
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:46pass1F50
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
19:49pass1D51
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:51pass1C48
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
19:51arr9O60
SUTTON (SURREY) → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:52dep9O71
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:56arr9R48
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:56arr9T61
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:59pass1Y41
ST PANCRAS LONDON → KETTERING
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger

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15:30–16:3029 trains

27 passenger0 freight2 other5 types

16:30–17:3029 trains

27 passenger0 freight2 other3 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

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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 tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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