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What's running through Otford on 20 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Otford on 20 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 20 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.4 / 10

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183 trains183 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 183 movements at Otford on 20 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

183 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:30–18:3013 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 types

17:31arr2N52
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:37arr1U42
CHARING CROSS LONDON → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:37arr1U58
MAIDSTONE EAST → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:47arr9Y47
FINSBURY PARK LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:54arr2A54
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:58arr9Y98
SEVENOAKS → WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:59arr2N54
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:07arr1U44
CHARING CROSS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:07arr1U60
MAIDSTONE EAST → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:17arr9Y49
FINSBURY PARK LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
18:24arr2A56
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:27arr1F97
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → MAIDSTONE EAST
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
18:28arr9Y52
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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07:15–08:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

08:15–09:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:30–18:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday07:15–08:15

Most unusualSunday07:15–08:15

The weekend is quieter — around 33% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.2	148	0	07:15–08:15
Sunday 18	3.1	98	0	07:15–08:15
Monday 19	3.4	182	0	17:30–18:30
Tuesday 20	3.4	183	0	17:30–18:30
Wednesday 21	3.4	183	0	17:30–18:30

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

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

Trains a day183typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour18:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 16:00, 17:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday183 on average
Tuesday183 on average
Wednesday183 on average
Thursday183 on average
Friday183 on average
Saturday148 on average
Sunday97 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

EMU187 workings
Class 700 EMU156 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern187 workings
Thameslink156 workings

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

OTFORD JUNCTION

XOT

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

SHOREHAM (KENT)

SEH

2.3 km, straight line

BAT & BALL

BBL

2.5 km, straight lineOn this line

DUNTON GREEN

DNG

2.5 km, straight line

KEMSING

KMS

3.8 km, straight line

SEVENOAKS

SEV

4.1 km, straight lineOn this line

EYNSFORD

EYN

5.6 km, straight line

KNOCKHOLT

KCK

5.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	4	3
01:00	1	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	3	2
06:00	8	4
07:00	10	5
08:00	12	7
09:00	11	7
10:00	10	7
11:00	10	7
12:00	8	7
13:00	8	7
14:00	8	7
15:00	8	7
16:00	12	7
17:00	12	7
18:00	13	7
19:00	11	7
20:00	10	7
21:00	9	7
22:00	9	7
23:00	6	4

What's running through Otford on 20 October 2026?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead