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What's running through Balham on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Balham on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

GoodInterest Score 6.9 / 10

14 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

879 trains786 passenger39 freight5 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 879 movements at Balham on 21 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

879 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:1553 trains

45 passenger5 freight3 other3 types

09:17pass1R16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → REIGATE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:18pass1H13
LITTLEHAMPTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:20arr2S14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:20arr2S15
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:22pass1L15
EAST GRINSTEAD → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:23arr2I14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → DORKING
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:24arr2B27
EPSOM DOWNS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:25pass1F13
ORE → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:25pass1H14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:28arr2M23
EAST CROYDON → WATFORD JUNCTION
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:29arr2B92
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → SELHURST
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:30pass1L18
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:30pass1W13
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
09:32arr2I13
HORSHAM → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:33pass1F14
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:33arr2F18
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:34pass1B15
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:36pass3W90
TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF → TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
09:37pass1R95
REIGATE → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:38pass1W34
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
09:39arr2F13
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:40arr2O23
WATFORD JUNCTION → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:44pass1C18
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:44arr2B29
SUTTON (SURREY) → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:44arr2B32
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:47pass1H15
LITTLEHAMPTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:47pass1R18
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → REIGATE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:49arr2S16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:50arr2S17
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:52pass1L17
EAST GRINSTEAD → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:52arr2I16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → HORSHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:54arr2B31
EPSOM DOWNS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:55pass1F15
EASTBOURNE → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:55pass1H16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
09:56pass5F94
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → STREATHAM HILL SHED
Southern · EMU
Other
09:58pass5T30
SELHURST → T & RSMD
Southern · EMU
Other
09:59arr2B94
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → SELHURST
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:00pass1L20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:00pass1W15
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
10:02arr2I15
DORKING → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:03pass1F16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:03arr2F20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:04pass1B17
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:07pass1R97
REIGATE → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:08pass1W38
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
10:09arr2F15
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:10pass6O92
AVONMOUTH HANSON AGG. (FH) → ARDINGLY HANSON AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:10pass6O96
DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE → ARDINGLY HANSON AGGREGATES
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:10pass6O98
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:11pass6O81
WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:11pass6O94
DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE → ALLINGTON HANSON AGG
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
10:14pass1C20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
10:14arr2B36
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → EPSOM DOWNS
Southern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

07:45–08:4552 trains

50 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

13:15–14:1551 trains

42 passenger6 freight3 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:00–11:00

Best for freightMonday10:00–11:00

Best for varietyMonday10:00–11:00

Most unusualWednesday10:00–11:00

The weekend is quieter — around 65% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	462	1	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	3.6	154	0	00:15–01:15
Monday 19	7.1	876	44	10:00–11:00
Tuesday 20	6.9	879	40	10:00–11:00
Wednesday 21	6.9	879	39	10:00–11:00

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

462 trains are booked here today — 38% fewer than a typical Saturday (744).

Trains a day881typical weekday

Freight5%44 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 36.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday878 on average
Tuesday881 on average
Wednesday882 on average
Thursday880 on average
Friday881 on average
Saturday674 on average
Sunday418 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

EMU1,707 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive136 workings
Diesel-hauled37 workings
Class 378 EMU9 workings

Planned operators

Southern1,428 workings
Gatwick Express267 workings
GB Railfreight168 workings
Southeastern12 workings
DB Cargo11 workings
London Overground9 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 92 electric 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 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6G12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3T01
—
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
16 Oct3T02
—
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
16 Oct6Y85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3T03
—
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
16 Oct3T04
—
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
16 Oct1Q76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5Y41
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y43
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S96
—
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

WANDSWORTH COMMON LONDON

WSW

0.3 km, straight lineOn this line

EARLSFIELD

EAD

1.5 km, straight line

TOOTING

TOO

1.8 km, straight line

WANDSWORTH TOWN

WNT

2 km, straight line

WIMBLEDON PARK C.S.D.

XWP

2.2 km, straight line

HAYDONS ROAD

HYR

2.5 km, straight line

STREATHAM HILL

SRH

2.6 km, straight line

WIMBLEDON PARK

WPK

2.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	10	0	15	0
01:00	2	0	3	0
02:00	0	0	1	0
03:00	3	2	1	0
04:00	11	5	2	0
05:00	14	1	10	1
06:00	43	5	18	0
07:00	47	0	26	0
08:00	52	0	29	0
09:00	51	1	30	0
10:00	53	8	30	0
11:00	47	3	30	0
12:00	47	5	31	0
13:00	49	5	30	0
14:00	46	2	31	0
15:00	47	1	30	0
16:00	47	0	31	0
17:00	50	0	30	0
18:00	51	1	31	0
19:00	48	0	31	0
20:00	44	2	29	0
21:00	44	2	28	0
22:00	45	1	29	0
23:00	30	0	23	0

What's running through Balham on 21 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

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week