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

AverageInterest Score 4.2 / 10

8 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

174 trains165 passenger0 freight4 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 174 movements at Sittingbourne 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

174 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:00–11:0013 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

10:00arr8Y73
TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS → TONBRIDGE ENGINEERS SIDINGS
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
Other
10:06arr2D22
SHEERNESS-ON-SEA → SITTINGBOURNE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:08arr1C25
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:14arr1K14
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → DOVER PRIORY
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:14arr1P24
DOVER PRIORY → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:17arr1C18
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:23dep2D25
SITTINGBOURNE → SHEERNESS-ON-SEA
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:40arr1F27
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:40arr1K16
LONDON VICTORIA (E) → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:44arr1P26
RAMSGATE → LONDON VICTORIA (E)
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:47arr1F20
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:49pass5Y20
RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE → CM&EE T&RSMD
Southeastern · EMU
Other
10:59pass5Y17
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
Southeastern · EMU
Other

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12:15–13:1512 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 types

11:00–12:0011 trains

10 passenger0 freight1 other2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallWednesday11:45–12:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyWednesday11:45–12:45

Most unusualWednesday11:45–12:45

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

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.2	174	10:00–11:00
Sunday 18	3.7	147	12:45–13:45
Monday 19	4.4	236	11:45–12:45
Tuesday 20	4.4	240	11:45–12:45
Wednesday 21	4.7	233	11:45–12:45

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

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

Trains a day233typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 9.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 08:00, 16:00, 18:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday231 on average
Tuesday236 on average
Wednesday234 on average
Thursday235 on average
Friday234 on average
Saturday174 on average
Sunday137 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

EMU364 workings
Class 395 EMU108 workings
Diesel-hauled22 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern472 workings
GB Railfreight38 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 47 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 Oct6U82
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W74
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct8Y73
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GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y85
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct1Y31
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
17 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct1Y54
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y46
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct1Y48
—
GB Railfreight · Class 47 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6C01
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct3W74
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct8Y73
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1Y92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3W75
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled

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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11.1 km, straight line

FAVERSHAM

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11.4 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	7	6
01:00	2	1
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	0	0
05:00	8	2
06:00	11	3
07:00	12	6
08:00	15	8
09:00	13	8
10:00	12	11
11:00	10	9
12:00	12	9
13:00	11	9
14:00	13	9
15:00	12	9
16:00	14	10
17:00	13	9
18:00	14	10
19:00	14	9
20:00	13	8
21:00	10	8
22:00	8	8
23:00	9	6

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