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What's running through West Hampstead Thameslink today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.5 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

585 trains551 passenger3 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 585 movements at West Hampstead Thameslink 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

585 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:15–20:1535 trains

32 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

19:15pass1H52
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:16arr9O67
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:18pass1B79
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
19:20pass1Y55
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:20arr9P57
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:21arr9P82
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:24dep5J52
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:24pass9R51
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:27arr9O60
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:29pass1C80
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
19:29arr9T50
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:31arr9V69
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:36pass3O01
CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS → HERNE HILL SIDING
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:37pass1F72
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:39arr9T59
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:40pass1D73
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
19:42arr9V62
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:43pass9R56
THREE BRIDGES → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:45pass1H54
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:46arr9O69
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:48pass1B82
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
19:50pass1Y57
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
19:50arr9P59
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:51arr9P84
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:54dep5J54
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
19:54pass9R53
BEDFORD MIDLAND → GATWICK AIRPORT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:57arr9O62
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
19:59arr9T52
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
20:01pass1C83
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
20:01arr9V71
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
20:07pass1F75
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
20:09arr9T61
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
20:10pass1D96
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
20:12arr9V64
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
20:13pass9R58
THREE BRIDGES → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:30–11:3034 trains

33 passenger1 freight5 types

11:45–12:4533 trains

32 passenger0 freight1 other5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday14:30–15:30

Best for freightTuesday14:30–15:30

Best for varietyFriday14:30–15:30

Most unusualSunday18:45–19:45

The weekend is quieter — around 28% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.5	585	3	10:15–11:15
Sunday 18	5.3	381	2	18:45–19:45
Monday 19	6.1	662	16	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	6.3	673	20	14:30–15:30
Wednesday 21	6.2	670	19	14:30–15:30

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

585 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (559).

Trains a day672typical weekday

Freight4%25 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 28.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 09:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday663 on average
Tuesday673 on average
Wednesday670 on average
Thursday672 on average
Friday668 on average
Saturday566 on average
Sunday343 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 700 EMU825 workings
DMU182 workings
Class 360 EMU141 workings
Class 810 DMU71 workings
Class 810 EMU70 workings

Planned operators

Thameslink825 workings
East Midlands Railway464 workings
Freightliner41 workings
GB Railfreight39 workings
DB Cargo

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 66 diesel locomotiveDiesel-hauledHST (InterCity 125)

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 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6M90
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M70
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6M92
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3J91
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4M70
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3J93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6M23
—
DB Cargo · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6L64
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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

WEST HAMPSTEAD

WHD

0.2 km, straight line

BRONDESBURY

BSY

0.7 km, straight line

FINCHLEY ROAD & FROGNAL

FNY

0.7 km, straight line

KILBURN HIGH ROAD

KBN

1.1 km, straight line

SOUTH HAMPSTEAD

SOH

1.2 km, straight line

BRONDESBURY PARK

BSP

1.5 km, straight line

QUEEN'S PARK (GREATER LONDON)

QPW

1.7 km, straight line

CRICKLEWOOD

CRI

2 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	14	1	8	0
01:00	6	1	5	0
02:00	5	2	2	0
03:00	3	1	2	0
04:00	7	2	5	1
05:00	23	2	10	1
06:00	32	0	16	0
07:00	38	0	16	0
08:00	43	1	18	0
09:00	39	0	25	0
10:00	34	0	25	0
11:00	37	3	25	1
12:00	34	1	26	0
13:00	36	1	25	0
14:00	35	3	27	1
15:00	39	4	27	0
16:00	33	0	27	0
17:00	37	0	27	0
18:00	36	1	28	0
19:00	36	0	28	0
20:00	30	0	25	0
21:00	30	1	23	0
22:00	23	1	20	0
23:00	22	0	16	0

What's running through West Hampstead Thameslink 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

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

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable