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What's running through West Worthing today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.8 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

211 trains202 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 211 movements at West Worthing 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

211 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:30–20:3014 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

19:37pass1N58
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:39pass1N53
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:42arr1H50
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:48arr1S27
PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:58arr2T82
BRIGHTON → WEST WORTHING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:59arr1H61
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:03dep5T82
WEST WORTHING → WEST WORTHING MIDDLE SIDING
Southern · EMU
Other
20:07pass1N60
BRIGHTON → SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:09pass1N55
SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:12arr1H52
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:17arr5T58
WEST WORTHING MIDDLE SIDING → WEST WORTHING
Southern · EMU
Other
20:19dep2T59
WEST WORTHING → BRIGHTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:27arr2Y62
BRIGHTON → CHICHESTER
Southern · EMU
Passenger
20:29arr1H63
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger

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08:00–09:0013 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

10:30–11:3013 trains

12 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday07:15–08:15

Best for freightMonday07:15–08:15

Best for varietyWednesday07:15–08:15

Most unusualWednesday07:15–08:15

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.8	210	0	08:00–09:00
Sunday 18	3.1	101	0	07:45–08:45
Monday 19	4.6	230	4	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	4.5	231	3	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	4.8	233	4	07:15–08:15

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

210 trains are booked here today — 25% more than a typical Saturday (168).

Trains a day229typical weekday

Freight2%4 movements

Busiest hour11:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday226 on average
Tuesday227 on average
Wednesday229 on average
Thursday228 on average
Friday225 on average
Saturday178 on average
Sunday103 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

EMU440 workings
Diesel-hauled12 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive4 workings

Planned operators

Southern440 workings
GB Railfreight16 workings
Freightliner1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

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 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S93
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6V68
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6G25
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6O40
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6O68
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V57
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S93
—
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

WORTHING

WRH

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

DURRINGTON-ON-SEA

DUR

1.3 km, straight line

EAST WORTHING

EWR

2.6 km, straight lineOn this line

GORING-BY-SEA

GBS

2.8 km, straight line

LANCING

LAC

5 km, straight line

ANGMERING

ANG

6.8 km, straight line

SHOREHAM-BY-SEA (WEST SUSSEX)

SSE

8.7 km, straight lineOn this line

LITTLEHAMPTON

LIT

10.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	5	0	4
01:00	0	0	0
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	8	0	3
06:00	10	0	5
07:00	14	0	6
08:00	14	1	9
09:00	12	0	8
10:00	13	0	8
11:00	15	0	8
12:00	12	1	8
13:00	14	1	8
14:00	13	0	8
15:00	12	0	8
16:00	12	0	8
17:00	12	0	9
18:00	13	0	9
19:00	13	1	8
20:00	14	0	9
21:00	9	0	6
22:00	6	0	6
23:00	8	0	5

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At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

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