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What's running through Watford Junction today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.0 / 10

13 unusual movements expected today, including Class 86 electric locomotive.

395 trains332 passenger57 freight9 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 395 movements at Watford Junction 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

395 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:30–14:3028 trains

21 passenger7 freight4 types

13:32pass1S76
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:32arr1Y28
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:36arr1Y39
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:36arr9M51
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:37pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:37pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:37pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:42pass1A36
LIVERPOOL LIME STREET → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:42pass1F26
EUSTON LONDON → LIVERPOOL LIME STREET
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:45dep2F19
WATFORD JUNCTION → ST ALBANS ABBEY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:45arr2K26
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
13:50pass1M09
GLASGOW CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:51pass1H27
EUSTON LONDON → MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
13:52pass4M01
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → EAST MIDS GATEWAY TML GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:52pass4M34
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:00arr2K33
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:01pass1U37
EUSTON LONDON → RUGBY
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:02pass1Y30
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:05pass1A38
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY → EUSTON LONDON
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:06pass6M75
LONDON BRICK(FORDER-STEWARTBY) → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
14:07pass1Y41
EUSTON LONDON → BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:09pass1U30
RUGBY → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:15arr2K28
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL → EUSTON LONDON
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:16pass1S78
EUSTON LONDON → GLASGOW CENTRAL
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:17pass4M93
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → BASFORD HALL YARD (FL)
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight
14:21arr9S80
EUSTON LONDON → EDINBURGH
Avanti West Coast · Class 390 EMU
Passenger
14:25arr2F20
ST ALBANS ABBEY → WATFORD JUNCTION
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger
14:28arr2K35
EUSTON LONDON → MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
West Midlands Railway · Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU
Passenger

Other windows

11:30–12:3026 trains

21 passenger5 freight3 types

19:00–20:0026 trains

21 passenger4 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday16:15–17:15

Best for freightTuesday16:15–17:15

Best for varietyWednesday16:15–17:15

Most unusualMonday16:15–17:15

The weekend is quieter — around 57% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.0	395	57	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	6.2	340	15	19:30–20:30
Monday 19	8.1	838	132	16:15–17:15
Tuesday 20	8.1	855	145	16:15–17:15
Wednesday 21	8.1	856	145	16:15–17:15

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

395 trains are booked here today — 38% fewer than a typical Saturday (638).

Trains a day848typical weekday

Freight16%136 movements

Busiest hour16:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 35.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 16:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday841 on average
Tuesday851 on average
Wednesday852 on average

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 350/1 (110mph) EMU641 workings
Class 390 EMU487 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive382 workings
Class 800 EMU184 workings

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 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

WATFORD HIGH STREET

WFH

1.3 km, straight line

BUSHEY

BSH

2.3 km, straight line

CARPENDERS PARK

CPK

4.1 km, straight line

KINGS LANGLEY

KGL

5.5 km, straight line

RADLETT

RDT

6 km, straight line

HATCH END

HTE

6.4 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	14	5	5	0
01:00	9	7	3	1
02:00	6	4	3	1
03:00	7	7	3	3
04:00	10	8	5	3
05:00	18	7	7	3
06:00	28	6	15	3
07:00	46	6	21	2
08:00	48	1	22	0
09:00	47	2

What's running through Watford Junction today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What runs here

Most common train types

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What's running through Watford Junction today?

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

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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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable