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What's running through Crystal Palace today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.9 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 700 EMU.

305 trains287 passenger0 freight4 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 305 movements at Crystal Palace 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

305 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:00–08:0018 trains

16 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

07:00arr2S07
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:02dep9B07
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:04arr2S04
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:09arr9A05
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:15arr2H07
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:17dep9B08
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:22arr2H94
NORWOOD JUNCTION → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:24arr9A06
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:30arr2S09
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:32dep9B09
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:34arr2S06
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:39arr9A07
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:43pass5Z50
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → STREATHAM HILL GRP PLATS RLF
EMU
Other
07:45arr2H09
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:47dep9B10
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr2H12
BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr9A08
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:55arr3S92
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other

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10:45–11:4518 trains

16 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

12:00–13:0018 trains

16 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday09:30–10:30

Best for freightMonday09:30–10:30

Best for varietyMonday09:30–10:30

Most unusualMonday09:30–10:30

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.9	305	0	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	4.6	224	0	14:45–15:45
Monday 19	5.4	389	3	09:30–10:30
Tuesday 20	5.4	396	3	09:30–10:30
Wednesday 21	5.4	395	3	09:30–10:30

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

305 trains are booked here today — 15% fewer than a typical Saturday (360).

Trains a day391typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour13:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 16.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday389 on average
Tuesday391 on average
Wednesday391 on average
Thursday390 on average
Friday388 on average
Saturday347 on average
Sunday187 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

EMU528 workings
Class 378 EMU305 workings
Diesel-hauled25 workings

Planned operators

Southern526 workings
London Overground305 workings
GB Railfreight30 workings
Thameslink7 workings
Southeastern2 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU Class 66 diesel locomotive

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 Oct5V84
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5V10
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5O10
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct5Y51
—
Southeastern · EMU
17 Oct5Y52
—
Southeastern · EMU
17 Oct5Y57
—
Southeastern · EMU
17 Oct5Y58
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6O94
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6O61
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S92
—
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

PENGE WEST

PNW

0.7 km, straight line

ANERLEY

ANZ

0.7 km, straight lineOn this line

SYDENHAM HILL

SYH

0.9 km, straight line

PENGE EAST

PNE

1.2 km, straight line

GIPSY HILL

GIP

1.2 km, straight line

SYDENHAM

SYD

1.6 km, straight line

KENT HOUSE

KTH

1.9 km, straight line

BIRKBECK

BIK

1.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	8	0	10
01:00	0	0	2
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	1	0	0
05:00	14	0	4
06:00	21	0	9
07:00	21	0	14
08:00	21	0	14
09:00	21	0	16
10:00	22	2	15
11:00	22	0	15
12:00	22	0	15
13:00	23	0	16
14:00	20	0	15
15:00	20	0	16
16:00	20	0	15
17:00	20	0	15
18:00	22	0	15
19:00	23	0	15
20:00	19	0	14
21:00	18	1	13
22:00	18	0	13
23:00	15	0	11

What's running through Crystal Palace today?

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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains