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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

Freight only

12:30–13:308 trains

0 passenger8 freight2 types

12:36pass4O50
LONDON GATEWAY PORT LINE 2 → FREIGHTLINERS (MARITIME TERML)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:41pass4M06
SOTON W DOCKS BERTH 109 → NORTHAMPTON GATEWAY DBC
DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:47pass6M91
THEALE LAFARGE FHH → HENDON
Freightliner · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
12:51pass7Z75
WEST DRAYTON YARD → ACTON(ML) MARSHALLING YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:11pass6L75
TARMAC → TILBURY2 (GBRF)
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
13:17pass6V28
WEST DRAYTON FRAYS SIDINGS → WHATLEY QUARRY F LINER H HAUL
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Freight
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

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08:45–09:456 trains

0 passenger6 freight1 types

14:30–15:306 trains

0 passenger6 freight1 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
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct7Z34
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1C52
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GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
17 Oct0Z14
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct4M06
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DB Cargo · Class 66 diesel locomotive
17 Oct7Z75
—
GB Railfreight · Class 60 diesel locomotive
17 Oct5Q66
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Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
17 Oct1A98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct2P03
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Great Western Railway · Class 165/1 or 166 DMU
17 Oct5Q65
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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
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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

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