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What's running through Crystal Palace tomorrow?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.6 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

224 trains194 passenger0 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 224 movements at Crystal Palace 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

224 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:45–15:4515 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

14:45pass5Y52
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
14:48arr2S38
STREATHAM HILL → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
14:49dep9B37
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
14:55arr9A35
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:03arr2S35
WEST CROYDON → STREATHAM HILL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
15:04dep9B38
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:10arr9A36
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:18arr2S40
STREATHAM HILL → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
15:19dep9B39
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:24arr5Z51
SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC → FALMER
Southern · EMU
Other
15:25arr9A37
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:33arr2S37
WEST CROYDON → STREATHAM HILL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
15:34dep9B40
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
15:39pass6J23
STREATHAM HILL → THREE BRIDGES VOYAGER M.D.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
15:40arr9A38
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

20:00–21:0014 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

22:00–23:0014 trains

11 passenger0 freight3 other3 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 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

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Keep exploring

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