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What's running through West Hampstead Thameslink on 20 October 2026?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.3 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

673 trains595 passenger20 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 673 movements at West Hampstead Thameslink 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

673 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:00–09:0043 trains

39 passenger1 freight3 other6 types

08:01arr9V23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:03pass1C11
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
08:03pass9L04
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr9K13
LUTON → ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:07arr9K80
ORPINGTON → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:08pass1F15
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
08:09arr9T13
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:10dep5J80
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
08:11pass1D16
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
08:12arr9V16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:14pass9R10
HORSHAM → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:14pass9R89
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:16arr9O23
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:17pass1H08
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
08:20arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:21pass1B13
NOTTINGHAM → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
08:21pass1Y11
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
08:21arr9P08
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:24pass9R07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:27arr9O16
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:28pass9T82
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:30arr6M22
CRICKLEWOOD A TO E SIDINGS → CALVERT
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
08:31pass1C14
SHEFFIELD → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 DMU
Passenger
08:31arr9V25
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:33pass9L06
EAST GRINSTEAD → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:35arr9K15
LUTON → ORPINGTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:36arr9K12
ORPINGTON → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:37pass1F17
ST PANCRAS LONDON → SHEFFIELD
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
08:39arr9T15
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:40pass1D18
ST PANCRAS LONDON → NOTTINGHAM
East Midlands Railway · Class 810 EMU
Passenger
08:42arr9V18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:43pass9R12
HAYWARDS HEATH → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:46pass1H10
CORBY → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr9O25
ST ALBANS CITY → SUTTON (SURREY)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:49pass1B16
LINCOLN → ST PANCRAS LONDON
East Midlands Railway · DMU
Passenger
08:50arr9P15
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:51arr9P76
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:52pass1Y13
ST PANCRAS LONDON → CORBY
East Midlands Railway · Class 360 EMU
Passenger
08:54dep5J77
WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK → CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
08:54pass9R09
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:56arr3T83
CRICKLEWOOD SOUTH SIDINGS → THREE BRIDGES TL UP DEPOT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
08:57arr9O18
SUTTON (SURREY) → ST ALBANS CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:58pass9T84
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:00–10:0039 trains

36 passenger0 freight3 other5 types

14:45–15:4539 trains

32 passenger4 freight3 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 on 20 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

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

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