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

GoodInterest Score 7.6 / 10

10 unusual movements expected today, including Class 60 diesel locomotive.

1277 trains1168 passenger63 freight11 classes7 operators

The selected timetable contains 1,277 movements at Stratford 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

1277 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:45–12:4574 trains

68 passenger4 freight2 other8 types

11:45arr2K53
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:45dep2O30
STRATFORD → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:48arr9W14
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:48arr9Y39
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:49arr2N20
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:51dep2Y76
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:51arr9B12
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
11:52arr1F37
BRAINTREE → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:53arr2L21
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:54arr1F22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → BRAINTREE
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:54arr9Y41
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:56arr2O27
WALTHAM CROSS → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:56arr9W16
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
11:57arr2K40
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
11:57arr9B15
SHOEBURYNESS → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
11:59pass0Z70
IPSWICH YARD → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
11:59dep2N76
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:00arr9C18
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:00arr9Y43
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:02arr2K55
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:03arr2N21
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:03dep9M24
STRATFORD → MERIDIAN WATER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:05arr1Y37
IPSWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:06pass1P26
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:06dep2Y77
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:06arr9W20
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:06arr9Y45
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr1Y16
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → IPSWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr2L22
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:08arr9M23
MERIDIAN WATER → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:10pass1P29
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:12pass4L97
MANCHESTER TRFD PK FRGHTLR DEP → FELIXSTOWE NORTH QUAY
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:12arr9T47
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:12arr9W22
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:13dep2O32
STRATFORD → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:14dep2N77
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:16pass5V54
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → A SHOP BOGIE STORE NO.1
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Other
12:18arr2N22
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
12:18arr9W24
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:18arr9Y49
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:19arr1K57
SOUTHEND VICTORIA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:19arr2K42
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:21dep2Y78
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:22arr1N35
CLACTON-ON-SEA → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:22arr9B14
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
12:23arr2L23
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:24arr1N22
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → CLACTON-ON-SEA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:24arr9Y51
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:26arr2O29
WALTHAM CROSS → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:26arr9W26
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:27arr9B17
SHOEBURYNESS → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
12:29dep2N78
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 710 EMU
Passenger
12:30arr9C28
PADDINGTON EL → GIDEA PARK
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:30arr9Y53
SHENFIELD → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:31pass4M23
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → HAMS HALL GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:31pass4M29
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → BIRCH COPPICE GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:31pass4M55
FELIXSTOWE NORTH GBRF → DITTON (O'CONNOR) GBRF
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:33arr2N23
RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:33dep9M26
STRATFORD → MERIDIAN WATER
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:35arr1F39
COLCHESTER TOWN → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:36arr1P28
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → NORWICH
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:36dep2Y79
STRATFORD → CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:36arr9W30
PADDINGTON EL → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:36arr9Y55
GIDEA PARK → PADDINGTON EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:38arr1P31
NORWICH → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 745 EMU
Passenger
12:38arr2L24
CLAPHAM JUNCTION PLATS 0-2 → STRATFORD
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
12:38arr9M25
MERIDIAN WATER → STRATFORD
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:39arr1K44
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND VICTORIA
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:42arr1F24
LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON → COLCHESTER TOWN
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:42arr1F95
COLCHESTER → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:42arr9T57
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:42arr9W32
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:43dep2O34
STRATFORD → WALTHAM CROSS
Greater Anglia · Class 720 EMU
Passenger
12:44dep2N79
STRATFORD → RICHMOND NORTH LONDON LINE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger

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15:30–16:3072 trains

66 passenger4 freight2 other8 types

12:45–13:4571 trains

67 passenger1 freight3 other7 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday22:15–23:15

Best for freightTuesday22:15–23:15

Best for varietyWednesday22:15–23:15

Most unusualSaturday05:45–06:45

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.6	1278	63	05:45–06:45
Sunday 18	6.0	759	3	19:15–20:15
Monday 19	7.7	1425	84	22:15–23:15
Tuesday 20	7.8	1472	118	22:15–23:15
Wednesday 21	8.0	1467	117	22:15–23:15
Thursday 22

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

1,277 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day1,439typical weekday

Freight7%95 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 60.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,416 on average
Tuesday1,442 on average
Wednesday1,441 on average
Thursday1,436 on average
Friday1,444 on average
Saturday1,243 on average
Sunday818 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

Class 345 EMU1,700 workings
Class 720 EMU1,022 workings
Class 378 EMU689 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive262 workings
Class 710 EMU192 workings
Class 745 EMU164 workings
Class 357 EMU130 workings
EMU37 workings

Planned operators

Elizabeth line1,700 workings
Greater Anglia1,193 workings
London Overground881 workings
GB Railfreight255 workings
c2c

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 86 electric locomotive Class 172/0, 172/1 or 172/2 DMU Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 60 diesel locomotive Class 59 diesel locomotive Class 90 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 Oct7V12
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4L89
—
GB Railfreight · Class 86 electric locomotive
17 Oct4M28
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct6V83
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M03
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M34
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V85
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4V87
—
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct4M82
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L28
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
16 Oct5G30
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
16 Oct5S14
—
c2c · Class 357 EMU
16 Oct6M69
—
Direct Rail Services · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6L48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 90 electric 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

MARYLAND

MYL

0.8 km, straight line

TEMPLE MILLS EAST JN.

XTA

1.2 km, straight line

BOW JUNCTION

XOW

1.7 km, straight line

HACKNEY WICK

HKW

1.9 km, straight lineOn this line

FOREST GATE

FOG

2.1 km, straight line

WANSTEAD PARK

WNP

2.4 km, straight line

LEYTONSTONE HIGH ROAD

LER

2.6 km, straight line

HOMERTON

HMN

2.8 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	27	5	21	1
01:00	8	6	4	2
02:00	5	4	3	3
03:00	8	8	3	2
04:00	16	8	7	3
05:00	42	12	18	4
06:00	68	4	34	4
07:00	79	0	40	2
08:00	91	0	45	1
09:00	83	4	51	1
10:00	72	3	55	1
11:00	73	3	58	1
12:00	68	0	61	2
13:00	71	5	61	1
14:00	67	4	60	2
15:00	73	6	60	2
16:00	76	1	63	2
17:00	90	0	60	0
18:00	80	1	62	1
19:00	72	3	62	1
20:00	71	7	61	2
21:00	71	1	57	1
22:00	70	6	48	0
23:00	58	4	45	1

What's running through Stratford today?

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