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What's running through Southall today?

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

GoodInterest Score 7.5 / 10

12 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

944 trains856 passenger54 freight11 classes6 operators

The selected timetable contains 944 movements at Southall 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

944 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

12:30–13:3060 trains

51 passenger8 freight1 other7 types

12:31arr9R42
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:33pass1T53
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:34pass9W42
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:35pass0Z14
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → WEMBLEY LOCO SIDINGS P
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
12:35pass1A47
SWINDON → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:36pass4O50
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:37pass1C14
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:37arr9U43
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:38pass1Y51
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:39pass1G15
PADDINGTON LONDON → GLOUCESTER
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:40arr9H44
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:41pass4M06
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:42pass2P39
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:43pass1C81
PADDINGTON LONDON → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:44arr9U45
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:45pass1D21
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:45arr9N46
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:46pass2N38
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:47pass1K15
NEWBURY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:47pass6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:49pass1T54
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:49pass9T47
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:50pass1L72
GLOUCESTER → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:51pass7Z75
WEST DRAYTON YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:53pass1Y52
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
12:54arr9U47
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:55pass1B15
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
12:55arr9H48
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
12:57pass1A18
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
12:59arr9U51
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:00pass1W25
PADDINGTON LONDON → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
13:01arr9R52
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:03pass1T55
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:04pass1L16
SWANSEA → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
13:04pass9W52
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:07pass1C15
PADDINGTON LONDON → BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
13:07arr9U53
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:08pass1Y53
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:10pass1C82
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
13:10pass2P41
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:10arr9H54
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:11pass6L75
TARMAC → TILBURY2 (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:13pass1K14
PADDINGTON LONDON → NEWBURY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:14arr9U55
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:15arr9N56
ABBEY WOOD EL → MAIDENHEAD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:16pass2N40
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:17pass1P22
GREAT MALVERN → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
13:17pass6V28
WEST DRAYTON FRAYS SIDINGS → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:18pass1T56
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:19pass9T57
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:20pass1A80
PENZANCE → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
13:20pass6A97
ARC → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:20pass6A99
ARC → DAGENHAM DOCK AMEY ROADSTONE
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:23pass1C47
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWINDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:23pass1Y54
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
13:25arr9H58
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:25arr9U57
MAIDENHEAD → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
13:27pass1A19
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
13:29pass1D26
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
13:29arr9U61
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

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09:00–10:0058 trains

53 passenger4 freight1 other5 types

11:30–12:3057 trains

53 passenger4 freight5 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday12:15–13:15

Best for freightWednesday12:15–13:15

Best for varietySaturday12:30–13:30

Most unusualTuesday12:15–13:15

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	7.5	944	54	12:30–13:30
Sunday 18	6.1	537	12	21:30–22:30
Monday 19	7.7	1082	127	14:15–15:15
Tuesday 20	7.8	1083	123	12:15–13:15
Wednesday 21	7.8	1092	128	12:15–13:15

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

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

Trains a day1,084typical weekday

Freight11%124 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 45.2 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 12:00, 08:00, 13:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday1,075 on average
Tuesday1,084 on average
Wednesday1,089 on average
Thursday1,088 on average
Friday1,092 on average
Saturday938 on average
Sunday610 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

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 Oct3J43
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct7Z34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Z14
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M06
—
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7Z75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
—
Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2P03
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5Q65
—
Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5R65
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct2P07
—
Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
16 Oct5V81
—
GB Railfreight · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
16 Oct6M26
—
DB Cargo · 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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4.7 km, straight line

HEATHROW EXP 4

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4.7 km, straight line

HOUNSLOW

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5.1 km, straight line

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend	of which freight
00:00	15	2	14	1
01:00	8	4	5	2
02:00	4	3	2	2
03:00	7	5	3	1
04:00	11	3	5	1
05:00	32	8	18	2
06:00	50	4	28	2
07:00	58	2	33	2
08:00	63	6	41	2
09:00	58	7	44	2
10:00	59	7	46	2
11:00	59	6	43	1
12:00	62	11	46	2
13:00	61	7	45	3
14:00	59	7	45	1
15:00	58	7	45	2
16:00	57	4	44	1
17:00	59	4	45	2
18:00	58	3	44	0
19:00	58	5	42	0
20:00	56	7	41	0
21:00	52	7	38	0
22:00	49	3	35	1
23:00	31	2	29	0

What's running through Southall today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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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

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Recent booked movements

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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