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What's running through Petts Wood Junction today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.2 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Class 700 EMU.

329 trains296 passenger9 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 329 movements at Petts Wood Junction 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

329 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

13:00–14:0021 trains

17 passenger3 freight1 other2 types

13:01pass2G34
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:05pass2M60
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:08pass1H34
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:08pass2Y86
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:11pass2Y34
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:12pass1H80
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:25pass2D72
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:28pass2G80
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:28pass4Y82
MOUNTFIELD SIDINGS FLHH → SOUTHAMPTON W.DOCKS FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:31pass2G36
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:31pass4Y19
MOUNTFIELD SIDINGS FLHH → SOUTHAMPTON W.DOCKS FLHH
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:31pass4Y20
MOUNTFIELD SIDINGS FLHH → SOUTHAMPTON MILLBROOK F/LNR.TL
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:35pass2M64
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:38pass1H36
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:38pass2Y88
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:41pass2Y36
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:42pass1H82
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:49pass5D02
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Other
13:55pass2D76
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:57pass2G38
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
13:58pass2G82
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

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09:15–10:1519 trains

16 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

07:15–08:1518 trains

16 passenger1 freight1 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:30–13:30

Best for freightMonday12:30–13:30

Best for varietySaturday13:00–14:00

Most unusualSunday16:30–17:30

The weekend is quieter — around 52% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.2	329	9	13:00–14:00
Sunday 18	4.9	269	2	16:30–17:30
Monday 19	6.5	620	26	12:30–13:30
Tuesday 20	6.3	624	26	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	6.3	630	26	12:30–13:30

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

329 trains are booked here today — 13% fewer than a typical Saturday (377).

Trains a day626typical weekday

Freight4%26 movements

Busiest hour07:00on a weekday

Best dayWednesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 26.1 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

Monday620 on average
Tuesday620 on average
Wednesday626 on average
Thursday625 on average
Friday625 on average
Saturday365 on average
Sunday258 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

EMU816 workings
Diesel-hauled73 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive72 workings
Class 700 EMU49 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive32 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern816 workings
GB Railfreight161 workings
Thameslink49 workings
Freightliner15 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 Oct6D23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6O62
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive

Recent booked movements

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	14	0	12	0
01:00	3	0	3	0
02:00	1	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	6	1	0	0
05:00	23	3	3	0
06:00	32	0	8	0
07:00	42	1	12	0
08:00	39	0	16	0
09:00	35	0	18	0
10:00	32	2	19	0
11:00	28	0	18	0
12:00	27	3	18	0
13:00	29	3	18	1
14:00	28	3	17	0
15:00	32	2	17	0
16:00	32	1	18	0
17:00	37	0	17	0
18:00	39	0	17	0
19:00	34	1	18	0
20:00	30	1	17	0
21:00	32	3	16	0
22:00	27	1	16	1
23:00	24	1	14	0

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

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What runs here

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