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What's running through Thornton Heath on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Thornton Heath on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.2 / 10

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217 trains216 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 217 movements at Thornton Heath on 20 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

217 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0016 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

07:03arr2B09
SUTTON (SURREY) → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:04arr2J91
CENTRAL → SELHURST
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:10arr2B10
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → SUTTON (SURREY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:12arr2B11
EPSOM DOWNS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:17arr2M13
EAST CROYDON → WATFORD JUNCTION
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:21arr2N82
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:25arr2B12
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:29arr2J08
SUTTON (SURREY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:33arr2B13
SUTTON (SURREY) → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:34arr2J93
CENTRAL → SELHURST
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:40arr2B14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → SUTTON (SURREY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:42arr2B15
EPSOM DOWNS → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:52arr2B95
EAST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:52arr2O13
WATFORD JUNCTION → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:55arr2B16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:59arr2J10
EAST CROYDON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0016 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 types

09:30–10:3014 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:00–08:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday06:30–07:30

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 48% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.9	147	0	22:30–23:30
Sunday 18	2.4	78	0	06:30–07:30
Monday 19	3.4	216	0	07:00–08:00
Tuesday 20	3.2	217	0	07:00–08:00
Wednesday 21	3.2	217	0	07:00–08:00

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

147 trains are booked here today — 8% fewer than a typical Saturday (159).

Trains a day216typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday215 on average
Tuesday216 on average
Wednesday216 on average
Thursday216 on average
Friday216 on average
Saturday156 on average
Sunday109 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

EMU427 workings

Planned operators

Southern427 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

SELHURST

SRS

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC

XSH

1.3 km, straight line

NORWOOD JUNCTION

NWD

1.8 km, straight line

NORBURY

NRB

2 km, straight line

WEST CROYDON

WCY

2.3 km, straight line

EAST CROYDON

ECR

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

ANERLEY

ANZ

2.8 km, straight line

CRYSTAL PALACE

CYP

2.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	3	4
01:00	0	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	1	1
05:00	1	0
06:00	12	5
07:00	16	7
08:00	15	7
09:00	13	7
10:00	11	7
11:00	10	7
12:00	10	7
13:00	10	7
14:00	10	7
15:00	10	7
16:00	13	7
17:00	14	7
18:00	14	7
19:00	14	7
20:00	12	7
21:00	10	7
22:00	10	7
23:00	7	6

What's running through Thornton Heath on 20 October 2026?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week