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What's running through East Croydon today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

838 trains822 passenger0 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 838 movements at East Croydon 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

838 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:15–08:1547 trains

47 passenger0 freight3 types

07:15pass1W16
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
07:15arr9J05
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:17arr1F05
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:18arr9T07
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:20dep2J08
EAST CROYDON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:20arr9T04
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:21arr1E09
CENTRAL → UCKFIELD
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:24arr1C08
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:24arr1P08
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:25pass1W05
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
07:27arr1C07
HAVANT → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:28arr1P09
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:28arr9S05
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:30arr9S06
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:32arr1H86
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:32arr9R10
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:35arr9R01
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:36arr1E08
UCKFIELD → CENTRAL
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
07:39arr1F06
CENTRAL → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:39arr1L10
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:41arr1H07
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:43arr2J09
CENTRAL → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:44arr1L09
EAST GRINSTEAD → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:44pass1W20
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
07:44arr9J14
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr9J07
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:46arr1F07
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:48arr9T09
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr9T06
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
07:52dep2J10
EAST CROYDON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr1C10
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:54arr1P10
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:55pass1W07
BRIGHTON → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
07:57arr1B09
BOGNOR REGIS → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:58arr1P11
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
07:58arr9S07
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:00arr9S08
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:02arr1H08
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:02arr9R12
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr9R03
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
08:09arr1F08
CENTRAL → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:09arr1L12
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → EAST GRINSTEAD
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:11arr1H09
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:13arr2J11
CENTRAL → EAST CROYDON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:14arr1L11
EAST GRINSTEAD → VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY)
Southern · EMU
Passenger
08:14pass1W24
VICTORIA (C) (TPS INDIC. ONLY) → BRIGHTON
Gatwick Express · EMU
Passenger
08:14arr9J16
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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10:30–11:3047 trains

46 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

13:15–14:1547 trains

47 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:15–11:15

Best for freightMonday10:15–11:15

Best for varietyMonday10:15–11:15

Most unusualMonday10:15–11:15

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	838	0	10:30–11:30
Sunday 18	4.8	515	0	22:45–23:45
Monday 19	7.1	1049	36	10:15–11:15
Tuesday 20	7.0	1061	35	10:15–11:15
Wednesday 21	7.0	1069	35	10:15–11:15

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

838 trains are booked here today — 5% fewer than a typical Saturday (884).

Trains a day1,061typical weekday

Freight3%37 movements

Busiest hour14:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 44.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 14:00, 10:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,051 on average
Tuesday1,060 on average
Wednesday1,070 on average
Thursday1,067 on average
Friday1,060 on average
Saturday873 on average
Sunday561 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

EMU1,441 workings
Class 700 EMU487 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive123 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU73 workings
Diesel-hauled52 workings

Planned operators

Southern1,195 workings
Thameslink487 workings
Gatwick Express314 workings
GB Railfreight175 workings
DB Cargo

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 92 electric 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 Oct6G12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S94
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5Y77
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y78
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y79
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y80
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct1Y91
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y86
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6Y85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Y51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 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

WEST CROYDON

WCY

0.7 km, straight line

SOUTH CROYDON

SCY

1.4 km, straight lineOn this line

SELHURST T&RS MD M&EE NSC

XSH

1.7 km, straight line

SELHURST

SRS

1.9 km, straight line

NORWOOD JUNCTION

NWD

2.7 km, straight lineOn this line

THORNTON HEATH

TTH

2.7 km, straight line

SANDERSTEAD

SNR

3 km, straight lineOn this line

PURLEY OAKS

PUO

3.2 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	22	0	19
01:00	9	0	7
02:00	2	0	3
03:00	6	3	2
04:00	14	5	4
05:00	23	2	9
06:00	46	2	24
07:00	51	0	32
08:00	56	0	36
09:00	59	1	40
10:00	60	6	39
11:00	57	3	39
12:00	57	3	41
13:00	59	2	40
14:00	61	4	40
15:00	54	1	41
16:00	54	0	42
17:00	58	0	40
18:00	56	1	40
19:00	54	0	40
20:00	54	1	39
21:00	53	2	38
22:00	56	1	36
23:00	40	0	29

What's running through East Croydon 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

Keep a favourite railway in view.

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Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable