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What's running through Heathrow T5 today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Heathrow T5 today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

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231 trains228 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 231 movements at Heathrow T5 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

231 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

05:00–06:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

05:05arr9T02
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
05:12dep1Y22
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:15dep9U09
HEATHROW T5 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
05:18arr1T23
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:26arr9T06
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
05:27dep1Y23
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:31arr1T24
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:42dep1Y24
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:45dep9U17
HEATHROW T5 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
05:47arr1T25
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
05:56arr9T12
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
05:57dep1Y25
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger

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06:00–07:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

07:00–08:0012 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday05:00–06:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday05:00–06:00

Most unusual—None booked this week

The weekend is quieter — around 11% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	231	0	05:00–06:00
Sunday 18	3.3	175	0	05:30–06:30
Monday 19	3.6	228	0	05:15–06:15
Tuesday 20	3.6	228	0	05:15–06:15
Wednesday 21	3.6	228	0	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

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

Trains a day228typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.5 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday228 on average
Tuesday228 on average
Wednesday228 on average
Thursday228 on average
Friday228 on average
Saturday229 on average
Sunday199 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 EMU340 workings
Class 387 EMU202 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line340 workings
Heathrow Express202 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

HEATHROW EXPRESS TERMINAL ONE

HXX

On this line

HEATHROW EXP 4

HAF

On this line

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04:00	1	1
05:00	11	10
06:00	12	12
07:00	12	12
08:00	12	12
09:00	12	12
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22:00	11	11
23:00	12	12

What's running through Heathrow T5 today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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What runs here

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The week ahead

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