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What's running through Forest Gate today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Class 720 EMU.

343 trains330 passenger12 freight4 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 343 movements at Forest Gate 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

343 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

14:45–15:4521 trains

20 passenger1 freight2 types

14:47arr9W72
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:49arr9Y03
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:53arr9W74
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
14:55arr9Y05
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:01arr9W76
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:01arr9Y07
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:05arr9C78
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:07arr9T09
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:11arr9W80
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:13arr9Y11
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:17arr9W82
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:19arr9Y13
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:23arr9W84
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:25arr9Y15
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:31arr9W86
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:31arr9Y17
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:35arr9C88
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:37arr9T19
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:40pass4E19
LONDON GATEWAY GBRF → DONCASTER IPORT GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
15:41arr9W90
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
15:43arr9Y21
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

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19:15–20:1521 trains

19 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

11:15–12:1520 trains

20 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday21:45–22:45

Best for freightFriday21:45–22:45

Best for varietyFriday21:45–22:45

Most unusualWednesday05:15–06:15

The weekend is quieter — around 24% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	343	12	19:15–20:15
Sunday 18	3.3	240	0	10:45–11:45
Monday 19	5.9	374	19	06:15–07:15
Tuesday 20	6.5	384	32	05:00–06:00
Wednesday 21	6.7	387	34	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

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

Trains a day383typical weekday

Freight8%29 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 16.0 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

Monday373 on average
Tuesday382 on average
Wednesday383 on average
Thursday382 on average
Friday391 on average
Saturday347 on average
Sunday242 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

Class 345 EMU1,636 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive81 workings
Class 720 EMU7 workings
Diesel-hauled6 workings
Class 710 EMU3 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line1,636 workings
GB Railfreight73 workings
Freightliner9 workings
DB Cargo7 workings
Greater Anglia

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 90 electric locomotiveEMU

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 Oct1F82
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0M26
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1F82
—
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
16 Oct5V60
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
16 Oct5V97
—
c2c · EMU
16 Oct5M29
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
16 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L28
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 90 electric locomotive
15 Oct5V60
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
15 Oct5M29
—
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
15 Oct4M43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L28
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 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	10	2	8	1
01:00	4	3	2	1
02:00	2	2	1	1
03:00	3	3	1	1
04:00	2	2	1	1
05:00	12	5	5	1
06:00	22	3	11	1
07:00	23	0	13	0
08:00	25	0	12	0
09:00	23	0	12	0
10:00	16	0	16	1
11:00	18	2	18	0
12:00	17	0	18	0
13:00	17	1	18	0
14:00	17	1	18	0
15:00	19	3	19	1
16:00	22	0	18	0
17:00	26	0	18	0
18:00	24	0	18	0
19:00	18	0	18	0
20:00	16	0	19	1
21:00	16	0	16	0
22:00	18	1	12	0
23:00	13	1	9	0

What's running through Forest Gate today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

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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