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What's running through Swanscombe today?

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

QuietInterest Score 3.6 / 10

One unusual movement today — Class 66 diesel locomotive isn't commonly seen here.

158 trains157 passenger0 freight3 classes3 operators

The selected timetable contains 158 movements at Swanscombe 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

158 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

21:45–22:459 trains

8 passenger0 freight1 other3 types

21:47arr1N40
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
22:05arr9P86
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
22:09arr1D58
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
22:10arr9P63
KENTISH TOWN LONDON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
22:17arr1N44
SIDCUP → GRAVESEND CENTRAL
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
22:35arr9P88
RAINHAM KT → WEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINK
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
22:39arr1D62
GRAVESEND CENTRAL → SIDCUP
Southeastern · EMU
Passenger
22:40arr9P65
KENTISH TOWN LONDON → RAINHAM KT
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
22:43arr6N31
SIDCUP → HOOJ JUNCTION UP YARD
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
Other

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06:00–07:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

07:00–08:008 trains

8 passenger0 freight2 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday19:00–20:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySaturday21:45–22:45

Most unusualSaturday21:45–22:45

The weekend is quieter — around 9% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.6	158	0	21:45–22:45
Sunday 18	3.1	135	0	08:45–09:45
Monday 19	3.3	160	0	17:45–18:45
Tuesday 20	3.7	162	0	19:00–20:00
Wednesday 21	3.3	161	0	17:45–18:45

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

158 trains are booked here today — 6% more than a typical Saturday (149).

Trains a day161typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour06:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 6.7 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 06:00, 18:00, 19:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday155 on average
Tuesday157 on average
Wednesday156 on average
Thursday156 on average
Friday157 on average
Saturday151 on average
Sunday94 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

EMU137 workings
Class 700 EMU123 workings

Planned operators

Southeastern137 workings
Thameslink123 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 Oct6N31
—
GB Railfreight · Class 66 diesel locomotive
16 Oct6G27
—
GB Railfreight · 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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NORTHFLEET

NFL

1 km, straight lineOn this line

GREENHITHE

GNH

2.2 km, straight lineOn this line

GRAYS

GRY

3 km, straight line

STONE CROSSING

SCG

3.3 km, straight lineOn this line

TILBURY TOWN

TIL

3.3 km, straight line

GRAVESEND CENTRAL

GRV

3.9 km, straight line

LONGFIELD

LGF

5.9 km, straight line

DARTFORD

DFD

6.4 km, straight lineOn this line

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	5	4
01:00	2	2
02:00	0	0
03:00	0	0
04:00	2	1
05:00	5	2
06:00	9	4
07:00	8	5
08:00	8	6
09:00	8	7
10:00	8	7
11:00	8	7
12:00	8	7
13:00	8	7
14:00	8	7
15:00	8	7
16:00	8	7
17:00	8	7
18:00	9	7
19:00	9	7
20:00	8	7
21:00	8	7
22:00	8	7
23:00	8	6

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What's worth watching

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Most trains

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What tends to happen here

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What tends to happen here

What runs here

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What runs here

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Recent booked movements

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What runs here

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The week ahead

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Trains booked by day of week