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What's running through Paddington El today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

973 trains650 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 973 movements at Paddington El 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

973 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:30–12:3060 trains

40 passenger0 freight20 other1 types

11:30dep9W14
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:31arr9T27
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:32arr9U15
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:34arr9H28
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:35arr5L16
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:36dep9W16
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:37arr9Y29
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:38arr9U17
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:39dep3Y29
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:40arr9Y30
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:41arr3C18
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:42dep5Y30
PADDINGTON EL → OLD OAK DEPOT
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:42dep9C18
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:43arr9Y31
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:44arr5U19
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:45dep3Y31
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:45dep9U19
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:46arr9R32
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:47arr3W20
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:48dep9W20
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:49arr9U21
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:49arr9Y33
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:51dep3Y33
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:52arr9H34
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:52arr9W22
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:55arr9U23
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:55arr9Y35
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:57dep3Y35
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
11:58arr9N36
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:59arr3W24
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:00dep9W24
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:01arr9T37
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:02arr9U25
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:04arr9H38
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:05arr3W26
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:06dep9W26
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:07arr9Y39
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr9U27
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:09dep3Y39
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:10arr9Y40
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:11arr3C28
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:12dep5Y40
PADDINGTON EL → OLD OAK DEPOT
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:12dep9C28
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:13arr9Y41
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:14arr5U29
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:15dep3Y41
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:15dep9U29
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:16arr9R42
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:17arr3W30
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:18dep9W30
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:19arr9U31
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:19arr9Y43
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:21dep3Y43
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:22arr9H44
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:22arr9W32
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:25arr9U33
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:25arr9Y45
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:27dep3Y45
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
12:28arr9N46
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:29arr3W34
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other

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12:30–13:3060 trains

40 passenger0 freight20 other1 types

13:30–14:3060 trains

40 passenger0 freight20 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallSaturday11:30–12:30

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday11:30–12:30

Most unusualSaturday11:30–12:30

The weekend is quieter — around 13% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.8	973	11:30–12:30
Sunday 18	4.6	707	10:30–11:30
Monday 19	4.8	963	23:00–00:00
Tuesday 20	4.8	971	23:00–00:00
Wednesday 21	4.8	972	23:00–00:00

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

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

Trains a day970typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 40.4 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday962 on average
Tuesday971 on average
Wednesday972 on average
Thursday971 on average
Friday971 on average
Saturday969 on average
Sunday671 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 EMU4,427 workings
Diesel-hauled11 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line4,427 workings
GB Railfreight11 workings

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 Oct6Q02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6L01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Q01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y03
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6Y02
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6Y01
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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	Weekend
00:00	17	13
01:00	0	0
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	9	5
06:00	50	25
07:00	64	32
08:00	74	34
09:00	63	34
10:00	47	42
11:00	44	53
12:00	44	55
13:00	44	55
14:00	44	55
15:00	44	55
16:00	57	55
17:00	74	55
18:00	65	55
19:00	55	55
20:00	44	49
21:00	44	47
22:00	45	31
23:00	42	19

What's running through Paddington El 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

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What tends to happen here

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Recent booked movements

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