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What's running through Orpington tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Orpington tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

AverageInterest Score 5.1 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

353 trains258 passenger2 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 353 movements at Orpington on 18 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

353 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:30–17:3022 trains

16 passenger1 freight5 other4 types

16:31pass2G48
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:33arr2Y88
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:36arr1H54
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:39arr1H48
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:39arr2M88
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:42arr2Y38
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:48dep0B00
ORPINGTON → LEWISHAM
Southeastern
Other
16:48pass3S73
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
16:53dep2D12
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:54pass2C50
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:55arr0B00
LEWISHAM → ORPINGTON
Southeastern
Other
17:01pass2G50
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:03arr2Y90
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:06arr1H56
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:09arr1H02
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:09arr2M04
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:12arr2Y40
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:18dep0B00
ORPINGTON → LEWISHAM
Southeastern
Other
17:18pass6M73
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP RFD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:23dep2D16
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:24pass2C52
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:25arr0B00
LEWISHAM → ORPINGTON
Southeastern
Other

Other windows

12:15–13:1521 trains

16 passenger1 freight4 other3 types

08:45–09:4520 trains

15 passenger0 freight5 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:45–13:45

Best for freightMonday12:45–13:45

Best for varietySaturday13:00–14:00

Most unusualMonday12:45–13:45

The weekend is quieter — around 41% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.7	416	9	13:00–14:00
Sunday 18	5.1	353	2	16:30–17:30
Monday 19	6.6	644	26	12:45–13:45
Tuesday 20	6.5	643	26	12:45–13:45
Wednesday 21	6.5	649	26	12:45–13:45

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

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

Trains a day643typical weekday

Freight4%26 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 26.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 07:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday639 on average
Tuesday636 on average
Wednesday642 on average
Thursday642 on average
Friday640 on average
Saturday413 on average
Sunday305 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

EMU862 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive78 workings
Diesel-hauled75 workings
Class 700 EMU70 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive33 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern862 workings
GB Railfreight167 workings
Thameslink70 workings
Freightliner18 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 diesel locomotive Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 86 electric locomotive

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 Oct5Y71
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5Y00
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5Y04
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct6D23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct5K90
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
17 Oct5Y69
—
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
16 Oct6O62
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y86
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M95
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y54
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4Y19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4Y20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y82
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6O62
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 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	16	0	16	0
01:00	4	0	4	0
02:00	1	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	8	1	1	0
05:00	26	3	5	0
06:00	32	0	11	0
07:00	42	1	15	0
08:00	39	0	18	0
09:00	36	0	20	0
10:00	32	2	21	0
11:00	28	0	20	0
12:00	27	3	20	0
13:00	29	3	20	1
14:00	28	3	19	0
15:00	33	2	19	0
16:00	32	1	20	0
17:00	38	0	19	0
18:00	39	0	20	0
19:00	35	1	20	0
20:00	30	1	19	0
21:00	31	3	18	0
22:00	30	1	18	1
23:00	27	1	17	0

What's running through Orpington tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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