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What's running through Sole Street today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

118 trains113 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 118 movements at Sole Street 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

118 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:15–12:158 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

11:32arr2K64
GILLINGHAM (KENT) → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:34arr2K16
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:46pass1P28
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:54pass1K22
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
12:01pass1Y30
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → GILLINGHAM (KENT)
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
12:01pass1Y85
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
Passenger
12:11pass1K24
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
12:14pass1P30
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger

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22:15–23:158 trains

7 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

08:30–09:307 trains

6 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallThursday09:00–10:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday22:15–23:15

Most unusualTuesday09:00–10:00

The weekend is quieter — around 36% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	118	0	22:15–23:15
Sunday 18	2.9	76	0	09:45–10:45
Monday 19	3.9	150	0	09:00–10:00
Tuesday 20	3.9	150	0	09:00–10:00
Wednesday 21	3.9	151	0	09:00–10:00

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

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

Trains a day151typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour17:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.3 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 07:00, 08:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday149 on average
Tuesday150 on average
Wednesday151 on average
Thursday152 on average
Friday150 on average
Saturday117 on average
Sunday76 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

EMU250 workings
Class 47 diesel locomotive19 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern250 workings
GB Railfreight36 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Diesel-hauled

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 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y30
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive

Recent booked movements

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00:00	3	3
01:00	2	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	1	1
05:00	3	1
06:00	8	3
07:00	11	4
08:00	11	5
09:00	10	6
10:00	7	6
11:00	8	5
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16:00	6	6
17:00	13	6
18:00	9	5
19:00	10	5
20:00	6	5
21:00	6	5
22:00	6	6
23:00	5	4

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What's worth watching

At a glance

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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What tends to happen here

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What runs here

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Uncommon in the timetable

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