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What's running through Richmond today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 66 diesel locomotive.

236 trains224 passenger2 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 236 movements at Richmond 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

236 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:45–10:4514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other1 types

09:48arr2K15
WATERLOO MAIN → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:52arr1Z21
WATERLOO MAIN → BRACKNELL
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:57arr2O19
WATERLOO MAIN → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
09:57arr2U22
WINDSOR & ETON RIVERSIDE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:05arr2C23
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:14arr2C24
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:16arr1Z23
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:18arr2K17
WATERLOO MAIN → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:22arr2U23
WATERLOO MAIN → WINDSOR & ETON RIVERSIDE
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:27arr2O21
WATERLOO MAIN → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:27arr2U24
WINDSOR & ETON RIVERSIDE → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:33arr5Q20
CLAPHAM YARD SIDINGS → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Other
10:35arr2C25
WATERLOO MAIN → READING PLATFORMS 4A&B
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger
10:44arr2C26
READING PLATFORMS 4A&B → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · EMU
Passenger

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12:45–13:4514 trains

13 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

14:15–15:1514 trains

10 passenger2 freight2 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday13:45–14:45

Best for freightMonday13:45–14:45

Best for varietyMonday13:45–14:45

Most unusualThursday13:45–14:45

The weekend is quieter — around 44% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	236	2	13:30–14:30
Sunday 18	3.5	109	0	22:15–23:15
Monday 19	5.0	312	3	13:45–14:45
Tuesday 20	4.9	309	3	13:45–14:45
Wednesday 21	4.9	310	3	13:45–14:45

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

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

Trains a day308typical weekday

Freight1%3 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayMondaySaturday at weekends

Around 12.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 18:00, 10:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday309 on average
Tuesday305 on average
Wednesday306 on average
Thursday307 on average
Friday307 on average
Saturday238 on average
Sunday171 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

EMU496 workings
Diesel-hauled22 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive8 workings

Planned operators

South Western Railway496 workings
GB Railfreight30 workings
Freightliner5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 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 Oct4Y19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4Y20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S85
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct6O03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct8Y83
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct4Y19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4Y20
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1O92
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1O03
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6X44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6Y44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1O00
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
15 Oct4Y19
—
Freightliner · Class 66 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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1 km, straight lineOn this line

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SMG

1.7 km, straight lineOn this line

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KWG

2 km, straight line

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TWI

2.4 km, straight lineOn this line

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MTL

2.4 km, straight lineOn this line

SYON LANE

SYL

2.8 km, straight line

BRENTFORD

BFD

2.9 km, straight line

ISLEWORTH

ISL

2.9 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	5	0	7
01:00	0	0	1
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	0	0	0
05:00	9	0	3
06:00	13	0	6
07:00	16	0	10
08:00	21	0	10
09:00	16	0	11
10:00	18	0	12
11:00	17	0	12
12:00	17	0	13
13:00	14	0	12
14:00	17	2	11
15:00	15	0	11
16:00	17	0	11
17:00	18	0	11
18:00	20	0	12
19:00	18	0	12
20:00	16	0	12
21:00	17	1	10
22:00	14	0	10
23:00	10	0	10

What's running through Richmond today?

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

Uncommon in the timetable

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week