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What's running through Kew Gardens today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.7 / 10

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262 trains261 passenger0 freight3 classes1 operators

The selected timetable contains 262 movements at Kew Gardens 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

262 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

06:15–07:1514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

06:17arr2O14
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
06:20arr2N02
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
06:25arr2N50
WILLESDEN JUNCTION HIGH LEVEL → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:30arr2O15
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
06:34arr2N03
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:38arr2O16
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
06:41arr2N51
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
06:50arr2N04
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
06:50arr2O17
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
06:55arr2N52
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
07:00arr2O20
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
07:04arr2N05
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
07:09arr2O21
UPMINSTER LT → UPMINSTER LT
EMU
Passenger
07:12arr2N53
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:1514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

08:15–09:1514 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday06:15–07:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday06:15–07:15

Most unusual—None booked this week

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.7	262	0	06:15–07:15
Sunday 18	3.5	215	0	21:00–22:00
Monday 19	3.7	281	0	07:15–08:15
Tuesday 20	3.7	282	0	07:15–08:15
Wednesday 21	3.7	282	0	07:15–08:15

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

262 trains are booked here today — 20% more than a typical Saturday (218).

Trains a day282typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 18:00, 17:00, 20:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday281 on average
Tuesday282 on average
Wednesday281 on average
Thursday281 on average
Friday282 on average
Saturday229 on average
Sunday181 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 378 EMU308 workings
EMU281 workings

Planned operators

London Overground431 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 710 EMU

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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CHISWICK

CHK

1.3 km, straight line

KEW BRIDGE

KWB

1.4 km, straight line

NORTH SHEEN

NSH

1.4 km, straight line

MORTLAKE

MTL

1.6 km, straight line

GUNNERSBURY

GUN

1.7 km, straight lineOn this line

BRENTFORD

BFD

2 km, straight line

RICHMOND

RMD

2 km, straight line

BARNES BRIDGE

BNI

2.4 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	6	4
01:00	1	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	3	2
06:00	16	5
07:00	16	8
08:00	16	9
09:00	16	11
10:00	15	12
11:00	14	12
12:00	14	12
13:00	14	12
14:00	15	12
15:00	15	12
16:00	15	12
17:00	16	12
18:00	17	12
19:00	15	12
20:00	16	12
21:00	14	12
22:00	14	11
23:00	14	10

What's running through Kew Gardens 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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week