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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

Freight only

03:45–04:457 trains

0 passenger7 freight1 types

03:46pass4M68
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:15pass4M03
FELIXSTOWE NORTH DBC → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:22pass4M42
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LIVERPOOL GARSTON FRTLNR DEPOT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:22pass4M47
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:29pass4L95
BASFORD HALL YARD (FL) → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:32pass4M77
TILBURY2 CONTAINER TML FL → DAVENTRY DRS (TESCO)
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:43pass6M77
ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD → LONDON BRICK(FORDER-STEWARTBY)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight

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13:30–14:307 trains

0 passenger7 freight2 types

15:15–16:156 trains

0 passenger6 freight2 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
Thursday846 on average
Friday849 on average
Saturday577 on average
Sunday411 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 350/1 (110mph) EMU641 workings
Class 390 EMU487 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive382 workings
Class 800 EMU184 workings
EMU93 workings
Unknown70 workings
Diesel-hauled39 workings
Class 805 DMU33 workings

Planned operators

Avanti West Coast771 workings
West Midlands Railway644 workings
GB Railfreight366 workings
Southern93 workings
Freightliner

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 67 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotiveElectric-hauledHST (InterCity 125)Class 321 EMU Class 350 EMU 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.

17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1B20
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B22
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Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct1B28
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct4M14
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct9G46
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
17 Oct9G47
—
Avanti West Coast · Class 800 EMU
16 Oct1M16
—
Caledonian Sleeper · Class 67 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5F03
—
West Midlands Railway · Class 321 EMU

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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5.5 km, straight line

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6 km, straight line

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HEADSTONE LANE

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7.4 km, straight line

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8.3 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	23	1
10:00	45	4	23	0
11:00	47	5	27	2
12:00	47	7	31	3
13:00	51	10	35	3
14:00	44	4	35	4
15:00	47	6	33	3
16:00	54	9	32	1
17:00	54	5	35	4
18:00	52	6	33	2
19:00	49	9	33	3
20:00	45	8	28	2
21:00	38	5	18	0
22:00	24	2	18	0
23:00	18	3	12	0

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What's worth watching

At a glance

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What runs here

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What runs here

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