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What's running through Anerley today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.3 / 10

One unusual movement today — EMU isn't commonly seen here.

147 trains147 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 147 movements at Anerley 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

147 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:00–07:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

06:09arr9D03
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:14arr9C01
DALSTON JUNCTION → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:25arr9D04
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:29arr9C02
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:39arr9D05
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:44arr9C03
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:54arr9D06
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:59arr9C04
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

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07:00–08:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

08:00–09:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:00–07:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:00–07:00

Most unusualSunday12:15–13:15

The weekend is quieter — around 16% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	147	0	06:00–07:00
Sunday 18	3.2	115	0	12:15–13:15
Monday 19	3.2	156	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.2	157	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.2	157	0	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

147 trains are booked here today — 46% more than a typical Saturday (101).

Trains a day155typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday154 on average
Tuesday155 on average
Wednesday155 on average
Thursday155 on average
Friday155 on average
Saturday113 on average
Sunday96 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 378 EMU302 workings
EMU16 workings

Planned operators

London Overground302 workings
Southern16 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 Oct2G77
—
Southern · EMU
11 Oct2K95
—
Southern · EMU
11 Oct2G77
—
Southern · 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

Nearby places to spot trains

CRYSTAL PALACE

CYP

0.7 km, straight line

PENGE WEST

PNW

0.7 km, straight lineOn this line

PENGE EAST

PNE

1.1 km, straight line

BIRKBECK

BIK

1.2 km, straight line

KENT HOUSE

KTH

1.4 km, straight line

SYDENHAM HILL

SYH

1.6 km, straight line

CLOCK HOUSE

CLK

1.7 km, straight line

NORWOOD JUNCTION

NWD

1.8 km, straight lineOn this line

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04:00	0	0
05:00	5	1
06:00	8	5
07:00	9	5
08:00	10	5
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11:00	8	5
12:00	8	6
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17:00	9	6
18:00	10	6
19:00	8	6
20:00	8	6
21:00	8	6
22:00	8	6
23:00	5	5

What's running through Anerley today?

What's worth watching

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead

Recent booked movements