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What's running through Gillingham (Kent) today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

9 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

285 trains247 passenger0 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 285 movements at Gillingham (Kent) 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

285 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:15–11:1518 trains

14 passenger0 freight4 other3 types

10:15dep2K62
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:23arr1C25
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:27arr1K16
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:29arr1P24
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:34arr1F20
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:35arr9P24
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:39arr9P15
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:47pass5Y17
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
Southeastern · EMU
Other
10:51arr2K14
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:53arr1F27
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:53pass5Y21
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
EMU
Other
10:57arr1P26
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:00arr1K18
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:04arr1C22
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
11:05arr5P26
GILLINGHAM MAINTENANCE DEPOT → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Class 700 EMU
Other
11:05arr9P26
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:09arr9P17
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:11pass5Y20
RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE → CM&EE T&RSMD
Southeastern · EMU
Other

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11:30–12:3017 trains

17 passenger0 freight4 types

09:00–10:0015 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday09:15–10:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday09:15–10:15

Most unusualWednesday09:15–10:15

The weekend is quieter — around 15% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	285	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	4.7	330	10:00–11:00
Monday 19	4.9	359	09:15–10:15
Tuesday 20	4.9	363	09:15–10:15
Wednesday 21	5.2	361	09:15–10:15

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

283 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (269).

Trains a day357typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 14.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday352 on average
Tuesday354 on average
Wednesday354 on average
Thursday358 on average
Friday356 on average
Saturday273 on average
Sunday215 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

EMU350 workings
Class 700 EMU144 workings
Class 395 EMU92 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern442 workings

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 Oct6U82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y30
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y31
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y54
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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00:00	13	11
01:00	6	7
02:00	2	3
03:00	1	0
04:00	9	3
05:00	19	6
06:00	15	8
07:00	21	10
08:00	21	11
09:00	19	12
10:00	16	14
11:00	15	13
12:00	16	14
13:00	15	13
14:00	17	13
15:00	15	13
16:00	16	14
17:00	20	13
18:00	20	13
19:00	20	13
20:00	17	12
21:00	14	12
22:00	13	12
23:00	17	13

What's running through Gillingham (Kent) today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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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

Recent booked movements

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