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What's running through Chatham tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Chatham tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

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

174 trains169 passenger0 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 174 movements at Chatham on 18 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

174 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:30–09:3010 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 types

08:34arr9A91
DARTFORD → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:39arr9P16
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → KENTISH TOWN LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:00arr1C14
ST PANCRAS → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
09:00arr1P18
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:04arr9A93
DARTFORD → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:08arr9P18
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → KENTISH TOWN LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
09:14arr2K18
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:14arr2K66
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:24arr1S12
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:27arr1C21
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

09:30–10:3010 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 types

10:30–11:3010 trains

10 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

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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 tomorrow?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead

Recent booked movements