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What's running through Paddington El on 20 October 2026?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.8 / 10

3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

971 trains664 passenger0 freight2 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 971 movements at Paddington El 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

971 booked timetable movements at this location on Tuesday 20 October

At a glance

Most trains

17:15–18:1575 trains

48 passenger0 freight27 other1 types

17:15arr5U59
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:16dep9U59
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:16arr9Y79
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:17arr3W60
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:17dep3Y79
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:18arr9R80
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:18dep9W60
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:19arr9U61
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:21arr9Y81
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:22dep3Y81
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:22arr9W62
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:23arr9H82
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:24arr9U63
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:26arr9Y83
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:27arr3W66
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:27dep3Y83
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:28arr9N84
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:28dep9W66
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:30arr5U67
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:31dep9U67
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:31arr9Y85
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:32arr3W68
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:32dep3Y85
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:33dep9W68
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:33arr9Y86
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:34arr9U69
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:35dep5Y86
PADDINGTON EL → OLD OAK DEPOT
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:36arr9T87
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:37arr3W70
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:38arr9H88
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:38dep9W70
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:39arr9U71
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:41arr9Y89
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:42arr3W74
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:42dep3Y89
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:43arr9R90
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:43dep9W74
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:45arr5U75
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:46dep9U75
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:46arr9Y91
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:47arr3W76
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:47dep3Y91
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:48arr9R92
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:48dep9W76
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:49arr9U77
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:51arr9Y93
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:52dep3Y93
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:52arr9W78
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:53arr9H94
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:54arr9U79
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:56arr9Y95
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:57arr3W82
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:57dep3Y95
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
17:58arr9N96
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
17:58dep9W82
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:00arr5U83
OLD OAK DEPOT → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:01dep9U83
PADDINGTON EL → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:01arr9Y97
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:02arr3W84
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:02dep3Y97
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:03dep9W84
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:03arr9Y98
ABBEY WOOD EL → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:04arr9U85
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:05dep5Y98
PADDINGTON EL → OLD OAK DEPOT
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:06arr9T01
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:07arr3W86
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:08arr9H02
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:08dep9W86
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:09arr9U87
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:11arr9Y03
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:12arr3W90
WESTBOURNE PARK CS → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:12dep3Y03
PADDINGTON EL → WESTBOURNE PARK CS
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other
18:13arr9R04
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:13dep9W90
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
18:14arr3U91
MAIDENHEAD TURNBACK LINE → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Other

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08:00–09:0074 trains

48 passenger0 freight26 other1 types

07:00–08:0064 trains

44 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 on 20 October 2026?

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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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The week ahead

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