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What's running through Rochester today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

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

266 trains245 passenger0 freight5 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 266 movements at Rochester 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

266 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:4517 trains

14 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

09:52arr1K14
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
09:56arr1C18
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
09:59arr5P20
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → GILLINGHAM MAINTENANCE DEPOT
EMU
Other
10:01arr1F23
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:01arr9P13
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:05arr1P22
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:13arr9P22
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:19arr1K16
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:22arr2K62
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:26arr1F20
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:31arr1C25
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:31arr9P15
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:37arr1P24
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:39pass5Y17
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
Southeastern · EMU
Other
10:42arr2K14
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:43arr9P24
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:44pass5Y21
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
EMU
Other

Other windows

11:15–12:1517 trains

16 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

22:15–23:1515 trains

13 passenger0 freight2 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday19:00–20:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday19:00–20:00

Most unusualThursday19:00–20:00

The weekend is quieter — around 32% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	266	22:30–23:30
Sunday 18	4.2	185	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	5.0	326	19:00–20:00
Tuesday 20	4.8	329	19:00–20:00
Wednesday 21	5.1	329	19:00–20:00

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

264 trains are booked here today — 5% more than a typical Saturday (251).

Trains a day326typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 13.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday319 on average
Tuesday322 on average
Wednesday324 on average
Thursday326 on average
Friday326 on average
Saturday255 on average
Sunday170 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

EMU302 workings
Class 700 EMU134 workings
Class 395 EMU92 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern394 workings
Thameslink134 workings
GB Railfreight43 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauledClass 47 diesel 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 Oct1Y30
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y54
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S72
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Y46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Y47
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Y85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Y92
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

CHATHAM

CTM

0.9 km, straight lineOn this line

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SOO

1.4 km, straight line

GILLINGHAM (KENT)

GLM

2.8 km, straight lineOn this line

CUXTON

CUX

3.6 km, straight line

HIGHAM

HGM

4.9 km, straight line

HALLING

HAI

6 km, straight line

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

What's running through Rochester today?

What's worth watching

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Most trains

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The week ahead

What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

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Recent booked movements

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

What tends to happen here

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The week ahead

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