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What's running through New Cross today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.6 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

458 trains442 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 458 movements at New Cross 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

458 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:1525 trains

24 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

17:16pass2Y08
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:24arr2A49
DARTFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:25arr2T13
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:28pass2C50
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:31pass2Y52
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:33pass1H56
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:36pass2V08
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:38pass2M52
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:41arr2L53
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:43pass1H06
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:43pass2K12
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:43arr2P51
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:46pass2Y10
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:54arr2A51
DARTFORD → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:55arr2T15
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:58pass2C52
DARTFORD → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:01pass2Y54
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:03pass1H58
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:06pass2V12
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HAYES (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:07arr3S71
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
18:08pass2M54
CHARING CROSS LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:11arr2L55
CANNON STREET LONDON → DARTFORD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:12arr2P53
CANNON STREET LONDON → CANNON STREET LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:13pass1H08
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:13pass2K16
HAYES (KENT) → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

06:45–07:4524 trains

24 passenger0 freight1 types

07:45–08:4524 trains

24 passenger0 freight1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday08:00–09:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday17:15–18:15

Most unusualTuesday08:00–09:00

The weekend is quieter — around 65% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.6	458	17:15–18:15
Sunday 18	4.2	278	17:30–18:30
Monday 19	5.2	1034	08:00–09:00
Tuesday 20	5.2	1043	08:00–09:00
Wednesday 21	5.2	1041	08:00–09:00

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

458 trains are booked here today — 45% fewer than a typical Saturday (830).

Trains a day1,037typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 43.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 17:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,033 on average
Tuesday1,036 on average
Wednesday1,037 on average
Thursday1,040 on average
Friday1,032 on average
Saturday737 on average
Sunday434 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

EMU1,712 workings
Diesel-hauled37 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern1,712 workings
GB Railfreight37 workings
Thameslink3 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 700 EMU

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 Oct6Q04
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S71
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct9P99
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct9P98
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct6U04
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S76
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct8Y71
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct8Y72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct9P99
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
15 Oct9P98
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
14 Oct9P99
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
14 Oct9P98
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU

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

DEPTFORD

DEP

0.5 km, straight line

NEW CROSS GATE LONDON

NXG

0.5 km, straight line

NORTH KENT EAST JN

XKE

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

ST JOHNS

SAJ

1.1 km, straight lineOn this line

BRICKLAYERS ARMS JUNCTION

XLJ

1.3 km, straight line

GREENWICH

GNW

1.3 km, straight line

BROCKLEY

BCY

1.4 km, straight line

LEWISHAM

LEW

1.7 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	17	16
01:00	2	4
02:00	0	1
03:00	1	0
04:00	4	1
05:00	20	7
06:00	50	15
07:00	68	25
08:00	78	31
09:00	65	32
10:00	54	34
11:00	49	34
12:00	45	34
13:00	45	34
14:00	46	33
15:00	51	33
16:00	61	33
17:00	73	33
18:00	65	33
19:00	56	33
20:00	54	33
21:00	50	32
22:00	48	31
23:00	35	30

What's running through New Cross 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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Nearby places to spot trains

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

Recent booked movements

The week ahead