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What's running through Dartford tomorrow?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

261 trains215 passenger5 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 261 movements at Dartford 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

261 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

23:15–00:1519 trains

12 passenger1 freight6 other3 types

23:16arr9A92
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → DARTFORD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:19arr2D66
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:24dep5A92
DARTFORD → ROCHESTER
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
23:26arr2U22
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:28arr9P69
ST ALBANS CITY → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:32arr2M35
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:34dep5U22
DARTFORD → DARTFORD UP SIDINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:37arr2N56
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:41dep5A35
DARTFORD → CM&EE T&RSMD
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:45arr2E77
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:45arr9A94
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → DARTFORD
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
23:48pass5A52
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → CM&EE T&RSMD
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:56arr2U24
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
23:56dep5A94
DARTFORD → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Other
23:58dep5D77
DARTFORD → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Other
23:59arr9P71
ST ALBANS CITY → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
00:02arr2M37
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
00:07pass6O05
COLNBROOK BAA GBRF → GRAIN OIL TERMINAL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
00:09arr2N60
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

00:15–01:1518 trains

6 passenger0 freight12 other2 types

07:30–08:3016 trains

9 passenger0 freight7 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

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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 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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

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