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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

168 trains158 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 168 movements at St Pancras 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

168 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:4513 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

09:50dep1F20
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
09:54arr1L19
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
09:57arr9I17
BRUXELLES MIDI → ST PANCRAS
Eurostar · EMU
Passenger
10:01dep9I20
ST PANCRAS → BRUXELLES MIDI
Eurostar · EMU
Passenger
10:04dep1L22
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:08arr1C21
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:15arr9S41
TEMPLE MILLS RECP → ST PANCRAS
Eurostar · EMU
Other
10:18arr1J21
MARGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:20dep1C22
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:30arr9O15
PARIS NORD → ST PANCRAS
Eurostar · EMU
Passenger
10:31dep9O18
ST PANCRAS → PARIS NORD
Eurostar · EMU
Passenger
10:38arr1F23
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:40dep1J24
ST PANCRAS → MARGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger

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17:00–18:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

18:15–19:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday17:15–18:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyFriday17:15–18:15

Most unusualFriday17:15–18:15

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	168	0	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	3.1	142	0	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	3.6	231	0	17:15–18:15
Tuesday 20	3.6	227	0	17:15–18:15
Wednesday 21	3.6	226	0	17:15–18:15

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

168 trains are booked here today — 6% fewer than a typical Saturday (179).

Trains a day234typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday234 on average
Tuesday230 on average
Wednesday229 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 395 EMU230 workings
EMU136 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern230 workings
Eurostar136 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

DAGENHAM JUNCTION

XXH

0 km, straight line

SOUTH HAMPSTEAD

SOH

502.5 km, straight lineOn this line

KILBURN HIGH ROAD

KBN

503.3 km, straight lineOn this line

YORK WAY SOUTH JUNCTION

XXY

On this line

STRATFORD INTL

SDI

On this line

STRATFORD INTL W JN

XXR

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	2	2	0
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	0
05:00	4	1	0
06:00	10	3	0
07:00	17	4	0
08:00	18	10	0
09:00	13

What's running through St Pancras today?

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

What runs here

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The week ahead

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