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What's running through Shortlands tomorrow?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Shortlands tomorrow. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 18 October 2026

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6 unusual movements expected today, including Class 92 electric locomotive.

452 trains435 passenger7 freight6 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 452 movements at Shortlands on 18 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

452 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

16:45–17:4533 trains

28 passenger3 freight2 other6 types

16:46pass2Y88
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:46arr9Y45
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
16:48pass3W75
TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF → TONBRIDGE WEST YARD GBRF
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
16:53arr2M04
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:54pass2G50
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:56pass1S44
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:58pass2K80
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
16:58pass3S73
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
17:00pass2Y40
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:01arr9Y44
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:03pass1H02
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:04pass2C50
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:05pass1Y44
FOLKESTONE WEST → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
17:05pass1Y87
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
17:07arr2D12
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:09pass2N52
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ASHFORD (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:13pass1H56
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:16pass2Y90
SEVENOAKS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:16arr9Y47
BLACKFRIARS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:19pass2A50
ASHFORD (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:23arr2M08
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → ORPINGTON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:24pass2G52
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:30pass2Y42
CHARING CROSS LONDON → SEVENOAKS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:31pass1P50
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:31arr9Y46
SEVENOAKS → BLACKFRIARS LONDON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
17:33pass1H04
CHARING CROSS LONDON → HASTINGS
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:33pass2K36
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:34pass2C52
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:37arr2D16
ORPINGTON → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
17:39pass6B38
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → DB CARGO FAN A AND B SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
Freight
17:41pass6M73
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP RFD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:42pass6M73
DOLLANDS MOOR SIDINGS → DAVENTRY INT RFT RECEP RFD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
17:43pass1H58
HASTINGS → CHARING CROSS LONDON
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

Other windows

12:30–13:3031 trains

29 passenger2 freight4 types

09:30–10:3027 trains

27 passenger0 freight3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday20:00–21:00

Best for freightFriday18:45–19:45

Best for varietyMonday20:00–21:00

Most unusualFriday18:45–19:45

The weekend looks much like the rest of the week here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.9	592	16	22:00–23:00
Sunday 18	5.6	452	7	16:45–17:45
Monday 19	6.8	533	42	20:00–21:00
Tuesday 20	6.7	527	41	18:30–19:30
Wednesday 21	6.8	531	41	20:00–21:00

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

592 trains are booked here today — 79% more than a typical Saturday (330).

Trains a day523typical weekday

Freight8%40 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 21.8 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 18:00, 07:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday523 on average
Tuesday523 on average
Wednesday525 on average
Thursday526 on average
Friday529 on average
Saturday395 on average
Sunday277 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

EMU498 workings
Class 700 EMU202 workings
Class 92 electric locomotive148 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive130 workings
Diesel-hauled72 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern498 workings
GB Railfreight387 workings
Thameslink202 workings
Freightliner9 workings
Direct Rail Services

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 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 Oct6D23
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
17 Oct6O51
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6O62
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6M95
—
Direct Rail Services · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct4B55
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct1Y44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y44
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6V38
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6B61
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B63
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B71
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6B73
—
GB Railfreight · Class 92 electric locomotive
16 Oct6Y83
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

SHORTLANDS JUNCTION

XOR

0.5 km, straight line

BROMLEY NORTH

BMN

1.1 km, straight line

RAVENSBOURNE

RVB

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

BROMLEY SOUTH

BMS

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

SUNDRIDGE PARK

SUP

1.5 km, straight line

BECKENHAM JUNCTION

BKJ

2.2 km, straight line

BECKENHAM HILL

BEC

2.5 km, straight lineOn this line

EDEN PARK

EDN

2.6 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	13	0	12	0
01:00	2	0	1	0
02:00	1	1	0	0
03:00	0	0	0	0
04:00	5	1	2	1
05:00	14	2	4	0
06:00	26	0	9	0
07:00	31	1	15	0
08:00	30	1	17	0
09:00	28	2	18	0
10:00	26	2	18	0
11:00	25	0	19	0
12:00	23	3	19	1
13:00	23	2	20	1
14:00	25	4	18	0
15:00	30	2	19	0
16:00	27	2	19	0
17:00	33	3	20	1
18:00	32	3	18	0
19:00	29	3	18	0
20:00	30	5	18	0
21:00	24	2	17	0
22:00	25	0	19	1
23:00	21	1	16	0

What's running through Shortlands tomorrow?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

Other windows

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

Nearby places to spot trains

Nearby places to spot trains

Keep a favourite railway in view.

Keep exploring

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable