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What's running through Dartford today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.9 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

460 trains386 passenger17 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 460 movements at Dartford 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

460 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

23:00–00:0028 trains

21 passenger0 freight7 other2 types

23:00arr2U82
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:06arr1N52
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:09dep2B75
DARTFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:12arr2M72
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:14arr2E75
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:15arr9A92
RAINHAM KT → DARTFORD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:19arr1D66
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:20dep5E75
DARTFORD → DARTFORD UP SIDINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:23dep2C76
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:23dep5A92
DARTFORD → ROCHESTER
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
23:25arr2L73
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:25arr2U22
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:28arr9P69
KENTISH TOWN LONDON → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:30arr2U84
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:36arr1N56
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:36arr5Y80
DARTFORD UP SIDINGS → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:39dep2B77
DARTFORD → EASTERN
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:42arr2M74
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:44arr2E77
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:45arr9A94
RAINHAM KT → DARTFORD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:47dep5M74
DARTFORD → DARTFORD UP SIDINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:49arr2D70
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:50dep5E77
DARTFORD → DARTFORD UP SIDINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:52arr2L75
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:53dep5A94
DARTFORD → GILLINGHAM MAINTENANCE DEPOT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
23:54arr2U24
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:58pass5A22
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SLADE GREEN UP SIDINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:58arr9P71
KENTISH TOWN LONDON → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

05:15–06:1525 trains

14 passenger2 freight9 other3 types

09:30–10:3024 trains

20 passenger2 freight2 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday12:30–13:30

Best for freightTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for varietyMonday12:30–13:30

Most unusualTuesday12:30–13:30

The weekend is quieter — around 42% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	460	17	04:00–05:00
Sunday 18	4.8	261	5	11:30–12:30
Monday 19	6.9	610	73	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	7.0	623	80	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	7.1	621	78	12:30–13:30

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

460 trains are booked here today — 6% fewer than a typical Saturday (491).

Trains a day619typical weekday

Freight13%78 movements

Busiest hour20:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 25.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 23:00, 20:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday604 on average
Tuesday619 on average
Wednesday622 on average
Thursday621 on average
Friday614 on average
Saturday484 on average
Sunday330 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

EMU851 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive177 workings
Class 700 EMU133 workings
Diesel-hauled49 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern851 workings
GB Railfreight237 workings
Thameslink133 workings
Colas Rail1 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 47 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 Oct7O88
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0U97
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6M95
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y86
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7M50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7U08
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7U71
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7U50
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct7U72
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6M95
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Y86
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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

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CRY

2.8 km, straight line

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SGR

3 km, straight lineOn this line

STONE CROSSING

SCG

3.1 km, straight line

PURFLEET

PFL

4.1 km, straight line

GREENHITHE

GNH

4.2 km, straight line

BARNEHURST

BNH

4.6 km, straight line

ERITH

ERH

4.9 km, straight lineOn this line

BEXLEY

BXY

5 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	25	5	21	0
01:00	12	1	11	0
02:00	1	1	1	0
03:00	5	5	1	1
04:00	14	5	6	2
05:00	26	3	10	1
06:00	31	4	14	0
07:00	27	0	20	1
08:00	29	4	20	0
09:00	25	0	21	1
10:00	35	6	20	0
11:00	29	3	21	1
12:00	32	7	20	1
13:00	29	5	20	1
14:00	28	3	21	1
15:00	33	7	20	0
16:00	25	1	21	1
17:00	27	2	20	0
18:00	30	1	20	0
19:00	27	2	21	1
20:00	36	7	21	1
21:00	26	1	20	0
22:00	31	4	19	0
23:00	36	1	25	0

What's running through Dartford 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

Nearby places to spot trains

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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