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

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607 trains569 passenger0 freight3 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 607 movements at Three Bridges 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

607 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:45–08:4533 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:45arr1C08
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:49arr9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:50pass1H09
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:53arr5R14
THREE BRIDGES TL UP DEPOT → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
07:54pass1F09
ORE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:55pass1H86
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:55arr9J05
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:56dep9R14
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:59pass1F06
CENTRAL → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9T08
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:03arr1B11
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:04pass1W20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
08:05pass1W09
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
08:09arr9S10
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:09arr9T09
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:10arr9R01
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:11arr9J18
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:15arr1C10
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:19arr9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:20pass1H11
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:22arr9J07
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:24pass1F11
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:25pass1H08
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:26dep9R16
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:29pass1F08
CENTRAL → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:30arr9T10
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:33arr1B13
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:34pass1W24
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
08:35pass1W11
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
08:39arr9S12
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:39arr9T11
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:40arr9R03
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:41arr9J20
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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15:00–16:0033 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

16:00–17:0033 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday10:30–11:30

Best for freightThursday11:00–12:00

Best for varietyWednesday10:30–11:30

Most unusualMonday11:00–12:00

The weekend is quieter — around 29% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	607	0	15:00–16:00
Sunday 18	4.5	371	0	15:30–16:30
Monday 19	6.4	683	18	11:00–12:00
Tuesday 20	6.3	692	17	11:00–12:00
Wednesday 21	6.5	696	19	10:30–11:30

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

605 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day679typical weekday

Freight3%19 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 28.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 09:00, 12:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday678 on average
Tuesday677 on average
Wednesday681 on average
Thursday679 on average
Friday668 on average
Saturday587 on average
Sunday362 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

EMU690 workings
Class 700 EMU551 workings
Diesel-hauled32 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive29 workings
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU8 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink551 workings
Southern530 workings
Gatwick Express166 workings
GB Railfreight55 workings
DB Cargo

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU Class 47 diesel locomotive

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.

16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F96
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5F02
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5F03
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct5F96
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5F02
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5F03
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
15 Oct5F97
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
14 Oct7O90
—
DB Cargo · Class 60 diesel locomotive
14 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct5F96
—
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU

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
00:00	14	1	10
01:00	9	0	5
02:00	7	0	5
03:00	3	0	3
04:00	10	2	5
05:00	22	1	11
06:00	27	0	18
07:00	30	0	20
08:00	32	0	24
09:00	40	0	26
10:00	34	2	26
11:00	41	4	26
12:00	37	1	26
13:00	37	3	26
14:00	37	0	26
15:00	35	1	26
16:00	36	1	27
17:00	37	2	26
18:00	35	1	27
19:00	34	0	26
20:00	33	0	25
21:00	31	0	24
22:00	32	0	25
23:00	26	0	19

What's running through Three Bridges 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

Recent booked movements

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