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What's running through Basildon today?

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

QuietInterest Score 2.8 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

136 trains136 passenger0 freight1 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 136 movements at Basildon 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

136 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:00–10:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

09:05arr2B17
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:07arr2B14
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:20arr9B07
SHOEBURYNESS → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:26arr9B00
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:35arr2B19
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:37arr2B16
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:50arr9B09
SHOEBURYNESS → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:56arr9B02
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger

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10:00–11:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

11:00–12:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday07:15–08:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday07:15–08:15

Most unusualTuesday07:15–08:15

The weekend is quieter — around 38% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.8	136	0	09:00–10:00
Sunday 18	2.2	73	0	21:45–22:45
Monday 19	3.6	166	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.7	168	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.7	168	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

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

Trains a day172typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday170 on average
Tuesday172 on average
Wednesday172 on average
Thursday174 on average
Friday175 on average
Saturday140 on average
Sunday75 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 357 EMU556 workings

Planned operators

c2c556 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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PSE

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LAI

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WIC

6.2 km, straight line

STANFORD-LE-HOPE

SFO

6.8 km, straight line

BENFLEET

BEF

6.9 km, straight line

BILLERICAY

BIC

7.7 km, straight line

WEST HORNDON

WHR

8.9 km, straight lineOn this line

RAYLEIGH

RLG

9.3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	3	3
01:00	1	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	1	1
05:00	4	1
06:00	8	4
07:00	13	5
08:00	13	5
09:00	9	6
10:00	9	6
11:00	8	6
12:00	8	6
13:00	8	6
14:00	8	6
15:00	8	6
16:00	11	6
17:00	14	6
18:00	11	6
19:00	10	6
20:00	7	6
21:00	7	6
22:00	6	6
23:00	5	5

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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