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What's running through Paddington London today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.4 / 10

5 unusual movements expected today, including Class 47 diesel locomotive.

606 trains524 passenger0 freight7 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 606 movements at Paddington London 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

606 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

07:30–08:3036 trains

28 passenger0 freight8 other4 types

07:30dep1C04
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:30dep5E07
PADDINGTON LONDON → WEST EALING EMU SIDINGS
Class 387 EMU
Other
07:32dep1G05
PADDINGTON LONDON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:32arr1Y30
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:34dep5A50
PADDINGTON LONDON → READING TRAINCARE DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
Other
07:37arr1A03
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:38dep2N18
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:40dep1T34
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:45arr5C72
NORTH POLE IEP DEPOT → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
07:47arr1Y31
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:48dep1B05
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:50arr2P19
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:52arr1K05
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:53dep1W15
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
07:55dep1T35
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
07:56arr1D09
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
07:56arr5D16
NORTH POLE IEP DEPOT → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
08:00arr1A43
SWINDON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:00dep1C05
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:02arr1Y32
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:03dep1C72
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:05arr1A04
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:06dep1K04
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:08dep2N20
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:08arr5G07
NORTH POLE IEP DEPOT → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
08:10arr1L04
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:10dep1T36
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:13dep1U06
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:16arr5C73
NORTH POLE IEP DEPOT → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
08:17arr1Y33
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:18dep5D09
PADDINGTON LONDON → NORTH POLE IEP DEPOT
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
08:20dep1D16
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:21arr2P21
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:22arr1P10
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:25dep1T37
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:29arr3A41
COCKLEBURY EMU SIDINGS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Other

Other windows

10:45–11:4535 trains

32 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

11:45–12:4534 trains

33 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallFriday11:15–12:15

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday07:00–08:00

Most unusualFriday11:15–12:15

The weekend is quieter — around 25% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.4	606	07:00–08:00
Sunday 18	4.8	393	23:00–00:00
Monday 19	5.4	652	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	5.4	662	22:15–23:15
Wednesday 21	5.4	664	22:15–23:15

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

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

Trains a day669typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 27.9 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 14:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday661 on average
Tuesday669 on average
Wednesday671 on average
Thursday670 on average
Friday676 on average
Saturday607 on average
Sunday438 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

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 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2P03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5E02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Q17
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q19
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct1Q21
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
16 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2G02
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
16 Oct2G65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct5R65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 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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3.2 km, straight line

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3.3 km, straight line

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3.3 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	18	17
01:00	4	4
02:00	1	1
03:00	3	1
04:00	14	6
05:00	30	20
06:00	28	21
07:00	36	30
08:00	40	29
09:00	33	25
10:00	37	29
11:00	37	28
12:00	38	28
13:00	36	25
14:00	39	27
15:00	32	27
16:00	36	28
17:00	34	27
18:00	32	28
19:00	33	26
20:00	29	25
21:00	28	25
22:00	30	25
23:00	21	27

What's running through Paddington London 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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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