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What's running through Southall tomorrow?

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

GoodInterest Score 6.1 / 10

7 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

537 trains507 passenger12 freight7 classes5 operators

The selected timetable contains 537 movements at Southall 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

537 booked timetable movements at this location on Sunday 18 October

At a glance

Most trains

08:30–09:3032 trains

30 passenger0 freight2 other5 types

08:30arr9R38
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:34pass1T37
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:34arr9U27
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:36arr9H41
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:37arr9U31
HEATHROW T5 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:38pass1Y35
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:40pass1B15
PADDINGTON LONDON → SWANSEA
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:40pass1D19
OXFORD → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
08:44pass2N19
PADDINGTON LONDON → DIDCOT PARKWAY
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:46arr9T42
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:48pass1T38
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:48arr9W32
HEATHROW EXP 4 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
08:51pass1C76
PADDINGTON LONDON → PENZANCE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:53pass1Y36
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
08:54pass1W35
PADDINGTON LONDON → GREAT MALVERN
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
08:57pass3Z55
PADDINGTON LONDON → WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Other
08:58pass6Q75
CE SIDING → ACTON MAIN LINE
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
08:59arr9H44
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:03arr9W36
HEATHROW T5 → SHENFIELD
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:04pass1T39
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:07pass1C07
PADDINGTON LONDON → WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:08pass1Y37
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:09arr9U37
READING → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:13pass2P32
DIDCOT PARKWAY → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:15arr9R48
ABBEY WOOD EL → READING
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:16pass1A07
BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS → PADDINGTON LONDON
Great Western Railway · Class 802 DMU
Passenger
09:18arr9T49
SHENFIELD → HEATHROW T5
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:22pass1T40
PADDINGTON LONDON → HEATHROW T5
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:23pass1Y38
HEATHROW T5 → PADDINGTON LONDON
Heathrow Express · Class 387 EMU
Passenger
09:23arr9U41
HEATHROW EXP 4 → ABBEY WOOD EL
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger
09:24pass1D18
PADDINGTON LONDON → OXFORD
Great Western Railway · Class 802 EMU
Passenger
09:29arr9H50
ABBEY WOOD EL → HEATHROW EXP 4
Elizabeth line · Class 345 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

10:15–11:1532 trains

31 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

12:00–13:0031 trains

31 passenger0 freight4 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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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 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

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week

The week ahead

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable