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What's running through Crystal Palace on 21 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Crystal Palace on 21 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 21 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including EMU.

395 trains348 passenger3 freight5 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 395 movements at Crystal Palace on 21 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

395 booked timetable movements at this location on Wednesday 21 October

At a glance

Most trains

18:15–19:1524 trains

20 passenger0 freight4 other3 types

18:15arr2H51
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:17dep9B52
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
18:19arr2F52
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:20arr2F49
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:20arr2H54
BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:23pass3S97
HORSHAM UP T.C. → HORSHAM UP T.C.
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
18:24arr9A50
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
18:32dep9B53
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
18:33arr2S53
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:34arr2S50
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:39arr9A51
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
18:42arr3T01
NEW CROSS GATE C.S.D → KENSINGTON OLYMPIA
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Other
18:45arr2H53
CENTRAL → BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:47dep9B54
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
18:49arr2F54
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:50arr2F51
CENTRAL → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:50arr2H56
BECKENHAM JUNCTION (C) → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
18:54arr9A52
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
19:02dep9B55
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
19:03pass5S93
SUTTON (SURREY) → STREATHAM HILL SHED
Southern · EMU
Other
19:04arr2S52
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → WEST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:06arr2S55
WEST CROYDON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
19:09arr9A53
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
19:12arr3B58
NEW CROSS GATE C.S.D → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Other

Other windows

06:15–07:1523 trains

20 passenger0 freight3 other2 types

12:15–13:1523 trains

20 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 on 21 October 2026?

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

Recent booked movements

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week