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What's running through Strood today?

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

AverageInterest Score 4.5 / 10

2 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

230 trains198 passenger1 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 230 movements at Strood 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

230 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

10:30–11:3015 trains

12 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

10:33dep2T26
STROOD → PADDOCK WOOD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:34arr1C25
RAMSGATE → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:36pass5Y17
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
Southeastern · EMU
Other
10:40pass5Y21
CM&EE T&RSMD → RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE
EMU
Other
10:46arr9P24
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
10:50arr2T25
PADDOCK WOOD → STROOD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
10:53arr1C22
ST PANCRAS → RAMSGATE
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
10:57arr9P17
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:03dep2T28
STROOD → PADDOCK WOOD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:04arr1F27
FAVERSHAM → ST PANCRAS
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
11:16arr9P26
RAINHAM KT → LUTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:20arr2T27
PADDOCK WOOD → STROOD
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
11:21pass5Y20
RAMSGATE TRACTION MTNCE → CM&EE T&RSMD
Southeastern · EMU
Other
11:23arr1F24
ST PANCRAS → FAVERSHAM
Southeastern · Class 395 EMU
Passenger
11:27arr9P19
LUTON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

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13:00–14:0015 trains

11 passenger1 freight3 other5 types

08:15–09:1514 trains

11 passenger0 freight3 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday10:45–11:45

Best for freightTuesday12:30–13:30

Best for varietyMonday10:45–11:45

Most unusualMonday10:45–11:45

The weekend is quieter — around 30% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	4.5	230	1	13:00–14:00
Sunday 18	4.0	151	0	09:15–10:15
Monday 19	5.4	269	6	10:45–11:45
Tuesday 20	5.2	272	7	12:30–13:30
Wednesday 21	5.2	270	7	12:30–13:30

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

230 trains are booked here today — 11% more than a typical Saturday (208).

Trains a day278typical weekday

Freight3%7 movements

Busiest hour19:00on a weekday

Best dayThursdaySaturday at weekends

Around 11.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 19:00, 10:00, 11:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday272 on average
Tuesday275 on average
Wednesday274 on average
Thursday277 on average
Friday277 on average
Saturday214 on average
Sunday146 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

EMU147 workings
Class 700 EMU135 workings
Class 395 EMU96 workings
Diesel-hauled28 workings
Class 66 diesel locomotive22 workings

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 Oct0H85
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct0Y85
—
Freightliner · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct6Y85
—
Colas Rail · Class 66 diesel locomotive

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Hour	Weekday	of which freight	Weekend
00:00	5	0	5
01:00	2	0	1
02:00	0	0	0
03:00	1	0	0
04:00	4	0	1
05:00	9	0	4
06:00	15	0	7
07:00	16	0	7
08:00	15	0	9
09:00	14	0	10
10:00	15	1	10
11:00	16	2	11
12:00	12	0	9
13:00	15	2	10
14:00	13	0	10
15:00	14	0	9
16:00	15	1	11
17:00	13	0	10
18:00	16	1	10
19:00	17	0	10
20:00	15	0	9
21:00	14	0	9
22:00	12	0	9
23:00	10	0	9

What's running through Strood 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

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Recent booked movements

Nearby places to spot trains

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Keep a favourite railway in view.

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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

Recent booked movements

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