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What's running through Chatham today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.1 / 10

One unusual movement today — Diesel-hauled isn't commonly seen here.

244 trains242 passenger0 freight4 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 244 movements at Chatham 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

244 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:4515 trains

14 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

09:46arr2K12
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:47pass5P20
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → GILLINGHAM MAINTENANCE DEPOT
EMU
Other
09:56arr1K14
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:57arr1F23
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:00arr1C18
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:01arr1P22
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:04arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:09arr9P22
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:18arr2K62
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:22arr1K16
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:27arr1C25
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:30arr1F20
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:34arr1P24
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:34arr9P15
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:39arr9P24
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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10:45–11:4514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

11:45–12:4514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday07:45–08:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyMonday07:45–08:45

Most unusualSaturday09:45–10:45

The weekend is quieter — around 27% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.1	244	09:45–10:45
Sunday 18	3.6	174	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	4.4	283	07:45–08:45
Tuesday 20	4.4	287	07:45–08:45
Wednesday 21	4.4	285	07:45–08:45

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

243 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (232).

Trains a day286typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday278 on average
Tuesday282 on average
Wednesday280 on average
Thursday281 on average
Friday284 on average
Saturday235 on average
Sunday158 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

EMU253 workings
Class 700 EMU123 workings
Class 395 EMU86 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern339 workings
Thameslink123 workings
GB Railfreight5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct6U82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct3S72
—
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

ROCHESTER

RTR

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

GILLINGHAM (KENT)

GLM

2.2 km, straight lineOn this line

STROOD

SOO

2.3 km, straight line

CUXTON

CUX

4.1 km, straight line

HIGHAM

HGM

5.8 km, straight line

HALLING

HAI

6.2 km, straight line

RAINHAM KT

RAI

6.5 km, straight line

SNODLAND

SDA

7.5 km, straight line

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

What's running through Chatham today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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What tends to happen here

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