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What's running through Watford High Street on 23 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Watford High Street on 23 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 23 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.5 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

153 trains148 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 153 movements at Watford High Street on 23 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

153 booked timetable movements at this location on Friday 23 October

At a glance

Most trains

22:45–23:459 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

22:47arr2C70
WATFORD JUNCTION DC → EUSTON LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
22:58arr2D66
EUSTON LONDON → WATFORD JUNCTION DC
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:02arr2C71
WATFORD JUNCTION DC → EUSTON LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:13arr2D67
EUSTON LONDON → WATFORD JUNCTION DC
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:17arr2C72
WATFORD JUNCTION DC → EUSTON LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:28arr2D68
EUSTON LONDON → WATFORD JUNCTION DC
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:32arr2C73
WATFORD JUNCTION DC → EUSTON LONDON
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
23:34pass3S01
EUSTON LONDON → EUSTON LONDON
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
23:44arr2D69
EUSTON LONDON → WATFORD JUNCTION DC
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:00–07:008 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

07:00–08:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday22:45–23:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday23:00–00:00

Most unusualSunday23:00–00:00

The weekend is quieter — around 8% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.0	148	0	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	3.4	132	0	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	3.5	152	0	22:45–23:45
Tuesday 20	3.5	153	0	22:45–23:45
Wednesday 21	3.5	153	0	22:45–23:45

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

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

Trains a day153typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour23:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 23:00, 09:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday152 on average
Tuesday153 on average
Wednesday153 on average
Thursday155 on average
Friday153 on average
Saturday148 on average
Sunday132 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

Class 710 EMU138 workings
Class 378 EMU42 workings

Planned operators

London Overground180 workings
GB Railfreight4 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S01
—
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

BUSHEY

BSH

1 km, straight line

WATFORD JUNCTION

WFJ

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

CARPENDERS PARK

CPK

2.7 km, straight line

HATCH END

HTE

5 km, straight line

HEADSTONE LANE

HDL

6.1 km, straight line

RADLETT

RDT

6.4 km, straight line

KINGS LANGLEY

KGL

6.8 km, straight line

HARROW & WEALDSTONE

HRW

7.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	4	6
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	4	1
06:00	8	4
07:00	8	6
08:00	8	6
09:00	8	7
10:00	8	8
11:00	8	8
12:00	8	8
13:00	8	8
14:00	8	8
15:00	8	8
16:00	8	8
17:00	8	8
18:00	8	8
19:00	8	8
20:00	8	8
21:00	8	8
22:00	8	8
23:00	9	9

What's running through Watford High Street on 23 October 2026?

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

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Keep exploring

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week