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What's running through Barking today?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.7 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

507 trains416 passenger64 freight6 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 507 movements at Barking 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

507 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Freight only

04:30–05:306 trains

0 passenger6 freight2 types

04:44pass6V90
DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
04:59pass6E57
RENWICK ROAD BIFFA GBRF → DOWN DECOY (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:03pass6Z12
DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:09pass4M83
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LN1 → WEMBLEY RECEPTIONS 1-7
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:13pass6M90
WEST THURROCK SIDINGS FHH → TUNSTEAD
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
05:24pass4M41
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → LAWLEY STREET F L T BIRMINGHAM
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Freight

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13:15–14:156 trains

0 passenger6 freight2 types

00:15–01:155 trains

0 passenger5 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday11:00–12:00

Best for freightTuesday12:45–13:45

Best for varietyMonday11:00–12:00

Most unusualFriday21:00–22:00

The weekend is quieter — around 44% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	6.7	507	64	13:15–14:15
Sunday 18	5.2	282	10	15:15–16:15
Monday 19	7.5	680	135	11:00–12:00
Tuesday 20	7.3	709	152	12:45–13:45
Wednesday 21	7.4	696	143	12:45–13:45

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

507 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day714typical weekday

Freight20%144 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 29.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 11:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday695 on average
Tuesday715 on average
Wednesday705 on average
Thursday715 on average
Friday724 on average
Saturday521 on average
Sunday282 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

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 Oct7V12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M14
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L84
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L28
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct4L49
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GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
16 Oct7L72
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 90 electric locomotive
16 Oct6L35
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GB Railfreight · Class 90 electric locomotive
16 Oct6L49
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L83
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4L05
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6L28
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GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4L50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric 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

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	17	5	13	2
01:00	9	6	3	2
02:00	3	3	1	1
03:00	8	8	2	2
04:00	14	9	3	3
05:00	32	11	9	3
06:00	38	6	14	2
07:00	41	1	14	0
08:00	42	5	18	1
09:00	37	3	21	1
10:00	36	5	22	2
11:00	39	10	23	2
12:00	32	6	23	2
13:00	35	9	22	2
14:00	38	10	22	2
15:00	29	5	23	3
16:00	33	3	24	3
17:00	39	4	22	2
18:00	38	6	21	1
19:00	33	2	23	2
20:00	33	6	22	1
21:00	33	9	21	2
22:00	31	7	20	1
23:00	24	5	19	1

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