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What's running through Ealing Broadway today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 165/1 or 166 DMU isn't commonly seen here.

353 trains351 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 353 movements at Ealing Broadway 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

353 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:30–15:3022 trains

20 passenger0 freight2 other2 types

14:32arr9H84
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:36arr9U81
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:40arr9N86
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:40arr9W82
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:43arr9T87
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:44arr9U83
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:47arr9H88
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:51arr9U85
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:55arr5P95
READING TRAINCARE DEPOT → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
14:55arr9R92
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:58arr9U87
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:02arr9H94
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:06arr9U91
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:10arr9N96
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:10arr9W92
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:13arr9T97
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:14arr9U93
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:17arr9H98
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:21arr9U95
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:25arr9R04
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:28arr5R96
PADDINGTON LONDON → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other
15:28arr9U97
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:00–11:0021 trains

21 passenger0 freight1 types

08:45–09:4520 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday05:15–06:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday14:30–15:30

Most unusualSunday06:45–07:45

The weekend is quieter — around 26% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	353	14:30–15:30
Sunday 18	3.9	218	06:45–07:45
Monday 19	4.5	387	05:15–06:15
Tuesday 20	4.5	388	05:15–06:15
Wednesday 21	4.5	388	05:15–06:15

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

353 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day388typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 16.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday387 on average
Tuesday388 on average
Wednesday388 on average
Thursday389 on average
Friday388 on average
Saturday355 on average
Sunday257 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

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 Oct2P03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2G02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2G65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct4Q09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct4Q09
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct2G02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
15 Oct2G65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
14 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
14 Oct2G02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
14 Oct2G65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
13 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
13 Oct2G02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
13 Oct2G65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU

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	Weekend
00:00	4	6
01:00	3	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	2	1
04:00	3	2
05:00	12	6
06:00	20	11
07:00	22	12
08:00	22	15
09:00	21	16
10:00	19	18
11:00	21	18
12:00	21	18
13:00	19	18
14:00	21	19
15:00	21	19
16:00	21	18
17:00	22	18
18:00	22	18
19:00	20	18
20:00	19	18
21:00	21	17
22:00	19	15
23:00	13	11

What's running through Ealing Broadway today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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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

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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