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What's running through Southend Central on 22 October 2026?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Southend Central on 22 October 2026. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 22 October 2026

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3 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

261 trains229 passenger2 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 261 movements at Southend Central on 22 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

261 booked timetable movements at this location on Thursday 22 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:30–10:3019 trains

12 passenger0 freight7 other2 types

09:31arr2B87
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:35dep2D35
SOUTHEND CENTRAL → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:37arr1F68
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:44arr1B45
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:45arr2F30
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
09:50pass5S12
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D.
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
09:54arr5P91
SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D. → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
09:55pass5S90
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D.
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
09:58arr2B70
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:01arr2B89
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:03arr2D16
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SOUTHEND CENTRAL
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:05dep2D37
SOUTHEND CENTRAL → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:09arr5S40
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D.
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
10:13arr1B47
SHOEBURYNESS → FENCHURCH STREET LONDON
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:14arr1B36
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger
10:19pass5S16
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D.
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
10:23pass5G10
SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D. → LIVERPOOL STREET LONDON
c2c · EMU
Other
10:25pass5S14
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS C.S.D.
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Other
10:29arr2D18
FENCHURCH STREET LONDON → SHOEBURYNESS
c2c · Class 357 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

18:30–19:3017 trains

15 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

05:45–06:4516 trains

14 passenger0 freight2 other1 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday12:00–13:00

Best for freightTuesday12:00–13:00

Best for varietyMonday12:00–13:00

Most unusualMonday12:00–13:00

The weekend is quieter — around 52% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.3	167	0	04:15–05:15
Sunday 18	2.3	85	0	12:30–13:30
Monday 19	4.5	260	1	12:00–13:00
Tuesday 20	4.4	263	2	12:00–13:00
Wednesday 21	4.3	261	1	14:00–15:00

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

167 trains are booked here today — 27% fewer than a typical Saturday (230).

Trains a day267typical weekday

Freight1%2 movements

Busiest hour10:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.1 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 10:00, 19:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday264 on average
Tuesday267 on average
Wednesday265 on average
Thursday268 on average
Friday272 on average
Saturday215 on average
Sunday132 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 357 EMU847 workings
EMU8 workings
Diesel-hauled5 workings

Planned operators

c2c855 workings
GB Railfreight9 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU Class 66 diesel 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 Oct3B02
—
c2c · EMU
16 Oct3S70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct3S70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct6L98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct6V98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
15 Oct3S40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct6V98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
14 Oct3S40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct6L98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct6V98
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
13 Oct3S40
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct3S70
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
12 Oct2Q11
—
GB Railfreight · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU

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
00:00	4	0	6
01:00	4	0	3
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	0	0	0
04:00	4	0	3
05:00	12	0	4
06:00	15	0	6
07:00	12	0	7
08:00	11	0	8
09:00	15	0	9
10:00	17	0	9
11:00	14	0	10
12:00	15	1	9
13:00	14	0	10
14:00	15	1	9
15:00	14	0	9
16:00	13	0	9
17:00	12	0	10
18:00	14	0	9
19:00	16	0	9
20:00	12	0	10
21:00	13	0	9
22:00	12	0	10
23:00	9	0	7

What's running through Southend Central on 22 October 2026?

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

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What runs here

Most common train types

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

Trains booked by day of week