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What's running through Birchington-On-Sea on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Birchington-On-Sea on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 2.6 / 10

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82 trains80 passenger0 freight3 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 82 movements at Birchington-On-Sea on 22 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

82 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

19:00–20:007 trains

7 passenger0 freight2 types

19:02arr1C50
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
19:11arr1P62
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
19:18arr1S48
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
19:29arr1C52
ST PANCRAS → MARGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
19:36arr1C65
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
19:52arr1G91
CANNON STREET LONDON → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
19:59arr1C54
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:15–07:156 trains

6 passenger0 freight2 types

07:15–08:155 trains

5 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday19:00–20:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyFriday19:00–20:00

Most unusualFriday19:00–20:00

The weekend is quieter — around 34% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	2.3	72	0	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	1.5	36	0	07:15–08:15
Monday 19	2.4	81	0	19:00–20:00
Tuesday 20	2.6	82	0	19:00–20:00
Wednesday 21	2.6	81	0	19:00–20:00

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

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

Trains a day81typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 3.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 07:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday81 on average
Tuesday81 on average
Wednesday82 on average
Thursday82 on average
Friday83 on average
Saturday72 on average
Sunday46 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

EMU110 workings
Class 395 EMU59 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern171 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Unknown

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.

16 Oct6U82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6U82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct6U82
—
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

WESTGATE-ON-SEA

WGA

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

MARGATE

MAR

5 km, straight lineOn this line

MINSTER_(THANET)

MSR

5.3 km, straight line

EAST JUNCTION

XMF

5.6 km, straight line

RAMSGATE

RAM

8.3 km, straight lineOn this line

BROADSTAIRS

BSR

9.4 km, straight lineOn this line

DUMPTON PARK

DMP

9.4 km, straight lineOn this line

SANDWICH

SDW

12.3 km, straight line

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05:00	2	0
06:00	5	2
07:00	6	2
08:00	3	3
09:00	4	3
10:00	4	3
11:00	4	3
12:00	4	3
13:00	4	3
14:00	4	3
15:00	5	3
16:00	5	3
17:00	4	3
18:00	4	3
19:00	7	3
20:00	4	3
21:00	4	3
22:00	3	3
23:00	2	2

What's running through Birchington-On-Sea on 22 October 2026?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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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