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What's running through Sydenham today?

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

AverageInterest Score 5.3 / 10

4 unusual movements expected today, including Diesel-hauled.

840 trains812 passenger0 freight5 classes4 operators

The selected timetable contains 840 movements at Sydenham 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

840 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

11:00–12:0048 trains

47 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

11:00pass9R15
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:03pass1F20
CENTRAL → ORE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:03pass1P22
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:04arr9A21
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:05arr9B23
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:06pass9S20
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:08pass9J21
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:10arr9C21
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:11pass9R24
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:13arr9D23
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:13pass9T23
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:16pass1E21
CENTRAL → UCKFIELD
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:17pass1H21
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:18pass1P25
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:19arr9A22
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:20arr9B24
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:21pass9J28
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:23pass1F21
ORE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:23pass9S21
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:25pass1H22
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:25arr9C22
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:26pass9T20
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:28arr9D24
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:28pass9R17
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:30pass5F19
CENTRAL → STREATHAM HILL SHED
Southern · EMU
Other
11:33pass1F22
CENTRAL → EASTBOURNE
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:33pass1P24
CATERHAM → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:34arr9A23
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:35arr9B25
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:36pass9S22
BRIGHTON → CAMBRIDGE
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:38pass9J23
PETERBOROUGH → HORSHAM
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:40arr9C23
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:41pass9R26
THREE BRIDGES → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:43arr9D25
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:43pass9T25
BEDFORD MIDLAND → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:44pass1E24
UCKFIELD → CENTRAL
Southern · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
11:47pass1H23
LITTLEHAMPTON → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:48pass1P27
CENTRAL → CATERHAM
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:49arr9A24
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → CRYSTAL PALACE
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:50arr9B26
CRYSTAL PALACE → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:51pass9J30
HORSHAM → PETERBOROUGH
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:53pass1F23
EASTBOURNE → CENTRAL
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:53pass9S23
CAMBRIDGE → BRIGHTON
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:55pass1H24
CENTRAL → LITTLEHAMPTON
Southern · EMU
Passenger
11:55arr9C24
HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL → WEST CROYDON
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:56pass9T22
BRIGHTON → BEDFORD MIDLAND
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger
11:58arr9D26
WEST CROYDON → HIGHBURY AND ISLINGTON ELL
London Overground · Class 378 EMU
Passenger
11:58pass9R19
BEDFORD MIDLAND → THREE BRIDGES
Thameslink · Class 700 EMU
Passenger

Other windows

16:15–17:1548 trains

46 passenger0 freight2 other5 types

07:00–08:0047 trains

46 passenger0 freight1 other4 types

The week ahead

Best day overallMonday17:00–18:00

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietySunday16:00–17:00

Most unusualTuesday17:00–18:00

The weekend is quieter — around 18% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Best hour
Saturday 17	5.3	840	16:15–17:15
Sunday 18	5.5	665	16:00–17:00
Monday 19	5.6	906	17:00–18:00
Tuesday 20	5.6	930	17:00–18:00
Wednesday 21	5.6	928	17:00–18:00

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

840 trains are booked here today — 38% more than a typical Saturday (610).

Trains a day903typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayTuesdaySaturday at weekends

Around 37.6 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 17:00, 08:00, 09:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday893 on average
Tuesday902 on average
Wednesday902 on average
Thursday901 on average
Friday891 on average
Saturday667 on average
Sunday409 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 378 EMU647 workings
EMU482 workings
Class 700 EMU444 workings

Planned operators

London Overground647 workings
Southern529 workings
Thameslink444 workings
GB Railfreight27 workings
Southeastern5 workings

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMUDiesel-hauled

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 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3W90
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
17 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S95
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct3S96
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct5Y77
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y78
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y79
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5Y80
—
Southeastern · EMU
16 Oct5E88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
16 Oct5O88
—
GB Railfreight · EMU
15 Oct3S92
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
15 Oct1Q76
—
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

Nearby places to spot trains

PENGE EAST

PNE

0.9 km, straight line

PENGE WEST

PNW

1.2 km, straight lineOn this line

FOREST HILL

FOH

1.3 km, straight lineOn this line

LOWER SYDENHAM

LSY

1.5 km, straight line

CRYSTAL PALACE

CYP

1.6 km, straight line

KENT HOUSE

KTH

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Hour	Weekday	Weekend
00:00	13	12
01:00	3	2
02:00	1	0
03:00	1	0
04:00	1	0
05:00	22	6
06:00	44	19
07:00	47	27
08:00	56	27
09:00	53	30
10:00	47	29
11:00	47	29
12:00	48	30
13:00	46	30
14:00	49	30
15:00	47	30
16:00	48	31
17:00	56	31
18:00	50	31
19:00	49	30
20:00	51	30
21:00	45	30
22:00	44	28
23:00	35	25

What's running through Sydenham today?

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

Nearby places to spot trains

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

Nearby places to spot trains